110 search results for: Pathophysiology
Exacerbations Lead to Worsening Lung Function
Dr. Mario Castro discusses how COPD exacerbations can predict future exacerbations and lead to progressive lung function loss in COPD patients.
Clinical Manifestations Associated With Airway Remodeling in Asthma
Join Dr. Hanania to understand how to identify patients at risk of fixed airway obstruction in clinical settings.
Tailored Medicine in COPD: Understanding Phenotypes, Endotypes, and Genotypes
This infographic outlines how endotyping, phenotyping, and genotyping are interrelated concepts that are crucial for improving the way patients with COPD are characterized and how understanding these concepts can better optimize patient care
Blisters and Beyond: Autoimmunity Meets Type 2 Inflammation in Bullous Pemphigoid
Join Dr. Victoria Werth in exploring the clinical presentation of BP and how type 2 inflammation contributes to the development of disease signs and symptoms
Identifying BP: How do symptoms of BP and their severity alter patient diagnosis?
Dr. Victoria Werth explains how diagnosing BP can pose many difficulties in patients due to the variation of symptoms and symptom severity. Dr. Werth also discusses what burden and challenges BP patients might expect as a result.
Importance of Early Diagnosis in Bullous Pemphigoid
Join Dr. Werth as she outlines how early diagnosis and treatment are critical to minimize risk and improve long term outcomes in patients with BP.
Risk of Mortality and Infections in Bullous Pemphigoid
Dr. Victoria Werth walks through the serious comorbidity risks associated with BP diagnosis
AANP 2025 | Atopic Diseases & a Case-Based Panel of Nurse Practitioners
Experts from different specialties use a case-based discussion to understand type 2 inflammatory diseases from a nurse practitioner perspective.
Type 2 Cytokines Have Multiple Critical Roles in BP That Contribute to Inflammation and Itch
In this soundbite video from the April 2025 ADVENT Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, Prof. Enno Schmidt highlights the role of type 2 cytokines involved in the dysregulated Type 2 immune responses that contribute to inflammation and subsequent itch in bullous pemphigoid.
Underlying Type 2 Inflammation Drives a Chronic Itch-Scratch Cycle in Atopic Dermatitis
In this soundbite video from the April 2025 ADVENT Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, Dr. Brian Kim explains how underlying type 2 inflammation sustains the chronic itch-scratch cycle in atopic dermatitis, highlighting the interplay of barrier dysfunction, cytokine signaling, and neuronal activation.
ADVENT On-Air Podcast: The Multifaceted Patient Burden and Drivers of Disease in Prurigo Nodularis
In this episode, Dr. Sarina Elmariah and Dr. Brian Kim explore prurigo nodularis (PN), with a focus on severe itch, fibrotic skin lesions, and their impact on patients’ quality of life. They discuss PN epidemiology, common comorbidities, and the challenges of managing multimorbid patients, while breaking down the neuroimmune mechanisms, highlighting the role of type 2 cytokines in itch and lesion development.
The Shared Path: Type 2 Inflammation As a Driver of Chronic Itch
Professor Matthias Augustin highlights the role of type 2 inflammation in chronic itch across distinct pruritic skin diseases and the cumulative burden of chronic itch and skin lesions in PN.
