August 2020 - 14 articles
Sarcoidosis is a chronic multiorgan granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, which most often involves the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes [...]
In early December 2019, in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province, China, the first infections by a novel coronavirus were reported. Since then, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been spreading to other cities and countrie...
A 62 year old male non-smoker diagnosed with pulmonary nocardiosis was initiated on Cotrimoxazole therapy at a dose of 20 mg/kg per day in three divided doses. He developed hyponatremia (serum sodium 105 mEq/L) on day 3 of therapy. The potential caus...
A 60-year-old male presented with the acute onset of breathlessness and dry cough. He had a documented weight loss of 5 kgs with the lack of appetite [...]
Introduction: There is an association between the activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling and aggressive tumor growth in multiple forms of cancer,including adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). ACCs are uncommon yet a malignant form of...
Introduction: While exercise has been shown to improve respiratory symptoms, exercise tolerance, and bone mineral density in many populations, no supervised exercise training interventions have been undertaken in patients with lymphangioleiomyo-matos...
Introduction: The “Maps of Health Needs” project has been carried out in Poland since 2016 and its purpose is to implement quality-promoting and organisational solutions in the Polish healthcare system. This paper is the analysis of hospitalisations...
Introduction: To investigate whether or not the threshold for subjectively detecting an increase in the resistance to airflow (LDT) during tidal breathing at rest rises in older age in patients with COPD, as it does in healthy people and asthmatics i...
Introduction: Asthma diagnosis in young children may represent a clinical challenge. There are no standard prognostic and dia-gnostic methods. The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical and prognostic assessment of IL-4 and IL-13 concentration...
Introduction: Physiological changes in pregnancy increase the vulnerability of antenatal women to develop obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). It is a known cause of several adverse health outcomes in pregnancy. Objectives: To assess the risk status of OS...
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