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Original Source: Familial hypomagnesemia, hypercalciuria with nephrocalcinosis syndrome: report of a case.
Familial hypomagnesemia and hypercalciuria with nephrocalcinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by renal calcium and magnesium wasting, evolving in the progressive decrease of renal function, eventually requiring kidney transplant. Clinical findings include urinary infection, polyuria, polydipsia, cramps, tremors, convulsions, among others; these, asociated to ocular and/or auditive abnormalities. We present a 4 year-old female with the syndrome, which was manifested by typical signs an...
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Viral pleuritis is a viral infection of the pleurae. Viral pleuritis is most commonly caused by infection with coxsackie B virus. Occasionally, echovirus causes a rare condition known as epidemic...
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American College of Chest Physicians Awarded $1 Million Grant
The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) today announced that it is the recipient of a $1 million educational grant by the Boston Scientific Corporation in support of the organization's newly f...
Severity of emphysema predicts mortality
Severity of emphysema, as measured by computed tomography (CT), is a strong independent predictor of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in ever-smokers with or without chronic obstru...
Effectiveness of Manual Chest Physiotherapy on COPD
Is chest PT still relevant for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - months after acute episodes? BMC Pulmonary Medicine
[Clinical Picture] Dendriform pulmonary ossification
A 49-year-old man was sent to our outpatient service because of abnormal radiographical findings. Except for a sporadic dry cough, he had no symptoms. He had worked as a nursing assistant for the past...
Degree of emphysema predicts mortality in ever-smokers with or without COPD
Severity of emphysema, as measured by computed tomography (CT), is a strong independent predictor of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in ever-smokers with or without chronic obstru...
Management of Interstitial Lung Disease in Elderly Patients
What are the ageing-associated risks for developing interstitial lung disease? Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
Rehab ups QOL, function in patients with interstitial lung disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pulmonary rehabilitation improves functional status and quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), even when they're on a transplant waiting list...
Fainting after air travel may indicate pulmonary embolism
Fainting after recent air travel could be a sign of pulmonary embolism (PE), a potentially fatal blockage in the lungs. Syncope or fainting is an uncommon symptom of pulmonary embolism; however, new r...
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Diffuse persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema treated by lobectomy.
Persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema is a rare condition that occurs in preterm infants on mechanical ventilation, characterized by abnormal accumulation of air in the pulmonary interstitium, d...
Lung volumes and emphysema in smokers with interstitial lung abnormalities.
Cigarette smoking is associated with emphysema and radiographic interstitial lung abnormalities. The degree to which interstitial lung abnormalities are associated with reduced total lung capacity and...
Wright J L, Tazelaar H D & Churg A (2010) Histopathology Fibrosis with emphysema The concept of fibrosis with emphysema is confused by the existence of two very different clinical/pathological scena...
Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema Complicating Pneumonia in an Unventilated Term Infant.
A case of pulmonary interstitial emphysema with pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum complicating pneumonia in a 6-week-old infant is reported. The patient had no history of resuscitation, bag and mask...
OBJECTIVES: To compare the diagnostic performance of tomosynthesis with that of chest radiography for the detection of pulmonary emphysema, using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) as reference....
