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Three weeks after starting treatment with the antidepressant trimipramine a 55-year-old man developed increasing cough, fatigue and lack of appetite. The blood count revealed marked eosinophilia (15%) and the chest X-ray showed bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Later a left spontaneous pneumothorax
The typical clinical presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis is defined by a long-term respiratory and constitutional semiology. However, the overlapping of acute symptomatology may occur, with secondary pneumothorax being a rare but documented presentation. The authors present the case of a
We reported a case of 64 a year-old male patient of miliary tuberculosis associated with ARDS, DIC and pneumothorax, who had a history of gastric ulcer and pulmonary tuberculosis. On admission his chief complaints were fever, fatigue, palpitation, appetite loss and weight loss, and most noticeable
Respiratory impairment is present in almost all adult cystic fibrosis patients and makes the prognosis. Viscous, infected and abundant secretions, inflammation and bronchial oedema, bronchoconstriction and respiratory muscle fatigue lead to airway obstruction, bronchiectasis and respiratory failure.
A 69-year-old man was admitted with general fatigue, dyspnea, cough, fever and right pulmonary infiltrations on a chest X-ray films. He had suffered from myocardial infarction 8 years before. Since September 1987, he had been given Aprindine in addition to previous drugs. In early November 1987, he
Mechanical ventilation in 75 out of 560 status asthmaticus episodes during a five-year period (1984-1988) at Chulalongkorn Hospital were analyzed. There were 58 patients with an average age of onset of first asthmatic attack of 18.5 years and an average age when requiring mechanical ventilation of
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death, and constitutes a major medical and an increasing economic problem for acute and long term care. A low level of irreversible airway obstruction when in stable condition, hypercapnia, hypoxia, the presence of comorbid heart
This study evaluated the feasibility of achieving high response rates in stage II or III breast cancer by tailoring neoadjuvant therapy using clinical and histopathological features and the Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score. Genomic determinants of response and resistance were also Morbidity and mortality derived from asthma continue to be a main public health problem in many countries, in spite of the advances in the knowledge on the disease and its treatment. There are several risk factors for asthma attack which have to be considered in the management of patients in order
Late-onset bronchopleural fistula (BPF) induced by chemotherapy after lobectomy for lung cancer is rarely reported, lacking reliable preventive approaches. A timely identification and individualized treatment is essential for prognosis.A 52-year-old female Ramucirumab is a fully human immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody receptor antagonist designed to block the ligand-binding site of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2). An initial phase I study evaluated ramucirumab administered weekly in advanced cancer patients. BACKGROUND
Ramucirumab is a fully human immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody receptor antagonist designed to block the ligand-binding site of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2). An initial phase I study evaluated ramucirumab administered weekly in advanced cancer patients. This
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The safety of air travel in patients with pneumothorax-prone pulmonary diseases, such as lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), has not been studied to any great extent. A questionnaire-based evaluation of air travel in patients with LAM was conducted to determine experiences aboard commercial
A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'is radiofrequency ablation more effective than stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in patients with early stage medically inoperable non-small cell lung cancer?' Altogether, over 219
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In the Study of (E7080) Lenvatinib in Differentiated Cancer of the Thyroid (SELECT) phase 3 trial on advanced radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (rDTC), lenvatinib improved median progression-free survival over placebo by almost 15 months and induces an objective