... the research and their consent was obtained while completing the files. They were divided into two positive and negative groups in terms of having anthracosis and two positive and negative ... bronchial anthracosis andpulmonary tuberculosis was statistically significant (P<0.001). DISCUSSION This study showed a significant correlation between sex and anthracosis and also a meaningful ... weaving. Chung and his colleagues performed a study on 28 patients with bronchial anthracosis and reported that 39 to 61% of them had pulmonary tuberculosis as well (8 men and 20 women)(1)....
... Carcinoma and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Same Lobe:Radiologic Findings and Clinical SignificanceObjective: Bronchogenic carcinoma can mimic or be masked by pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), and the ... radiologic findings and clinical significance of bronchogenic carcinoma andpulmonary TB whichcoexist in the same lobe.Materials and Methods: The findings of 51 patients (48 males and threefemales, ... Coexisting bronchogenic carcinoma and pulmonary TB. Ann Thorac Surg 1970;9:431-4356. Mok CK, Nandi P, Ong GB. Coexistent bronchogenic carcinoma and active pulmonary TB. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg...
... in relation to edema. The observation of cyclic edema demonstrated the success of the treat-ment and the need for its control, but we had no idea of the high prevalence of edema in the more ... noted that many with edema with Grade II and III cellulite also had idiopathic cyclic edema which constituted the main reason for treatment failure. When the idiopathic cyclic edema is not previously ... Concomitant Idiopathic Cyclic Edemaand Cellulite José Maria Pereira de Godoy1, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro de Godoy2 1. Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery and Professor of postgraduate...
... (4X4 and 16X16 mile urban and rural grids respectively, using zip codes as the base source for information) positive rela-tionships between COPD charges and age, percentage Hispanics, and number ... Categorical and Directional Data. New York: John Wiley and Sons. 1989 24. Upton GJG, Fingleton B. Spatial Data Analysis by Example, Vol. 1, Point Pattern and Qualitative Data. New York: John Wiley and ... between COPD charges and both median income and number of tobacco outlets. Table 6. Statistics for spatial model describing differences between 1993 and 1999 COPD charges and independent vari-ables...
... throughoutthe study period. All new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending Mwananyamala, Amana and Temeke District Hospitals, and Tandale, Magomeni and Mnazi Mmoja health centres, were counseled ... pulmonary tuberculosispatients in Dar es Salaam.MethodsStudy setting, design and populationThe study was conducted in Dar es Salaam at Amana,Temeke and Mwananyamala District Hospitals, and Tandale, ... attending the selectedhealth facilities, and who were diagnosed, by standardsmear microscopy, to have smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis at baseline and who agreed to participate inthe study....
... failure, and one patient had aspiration pneumonia. Other diagnoses included severe anemia, pulmonary embolism, severe ascitis, malignancy, and sepsis. Also three patients in addition to pulmonary ... provided and patient outcome.Setting: Data were collected from the ICU database and microbiology laboratory records.Patients and participants: Thirty-three patients were diagnosed with active pulmonary ... presentation to the hospital, and was seen in one-half (51%) of patients. Fever was indicative of a high grade of infection that required immediate attention. Cough, dyspneaand other respiratory...
... respiratoryfailure and oedema; died after 12 days.34 Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy in Pulmonary TBTanaffos 2003; 2(7): 33-39INTRODUCTIONThe two surgical procedures of lobectomy and pneumonectomy ... and Belsey (2)performed large number of lobectomies and pneumonectomies for benign and malignant lesionsof the lung. They performed these procedures bydissecting and ligating the vessels and ... procedures of lobectomy and pneumonectomy in patients suffering from pulmonary TB is associatedwith good results and complications that are "tolerable". However, mortality and morbidity rates'...
... (median) of PM10 and NO2: 48.3 mg/m3 and 46.6 μg/m3bExposure decline (average) of PM10 and NO2:20μg/m3 and 10 μg/m3cFEV1/FVC < 0.7dFEV1/FVC < 0.7 and FEV1< 80% ... prevalence of20.6% and 26.5% at baseline and at follow-up, respec-tively. The prevalence of mild COPD assessed withFEV1/FVC < 0.7 at baseline was 8.6% and 18.2% a t fol-low-up and, therefore, ... exposure and change ofprevalence of respiratory health outcomesThe association of decline in PM10 and NO2pollutionbetween baseline and follow-up with the prevalence ofrespiratory symptoms and...
... morbidity and mortality world-wide and results in an economic and social burden that is both substantial and increasing. COPD prevalence, morbidity, and mortality vary across countries and across ... Women's Heart and Health Study and a metaanalysis. Thorax 43. MacNee W. Pulmonaryand systemic oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ... underrecognition and underdi-extent of the underreporting varies across countries and depends on the level of awareness and understanding of...
... and DuWayneSchmidt and colleagues[52,74,75]. D uWayneSchmidt and colleagues included patients ages 20 to94 and found that decline in FEV1 and FVC with agewas linear (À31 mL/year in men and ... FEV1/FVC are lessthan 70% for men ages 80 and older and women ages92 and older (see Box 1) [74].Flow-volume curves and peak expiratory flowFowler and colleagues r eport characteristic modi-fications ... mL/year in women and 27 mL/year for men and, forFVC, 33 mL/year in women and 20 mL/year in men(Box 1) [13,74,108,113,117]. Regression equationssuggest a linear relationship between age and declinein...
... of our study was the inclusion of randomlyselect ed non-TB controls at baseline, and the large num-berofTBpatientsandhighfollow-uprates,i.e.9 0and 80% at 2 and 5 months, respectively. Therefore, ... loads and CD4 levels remained unchanged through-out the study period. A recently published, retrospectivestudy from Italy including 125 HIV coinfected TBpatients (both pulmonaryand extra pulmonary ... Data analysis and drafting of manuscript. GH: Data analysis and drafting of manuscript. FH: Design of study, interpretation of results and manuscript preparation. All authors read and approved...