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Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis associated with common variable hypogammaglobulinaemia treated with cyclosporin A
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis (LIP) is a rare clinicopathological entity that may be associated with common variable immune deficiency (CVID) and may lead to respiratory failure and death. Some ...
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Revisiting tuberculous pleurisy: pleural fluid characteristics and diagnostic yield of mycobacterial culture in an endemic area
1 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan 2 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, ...
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Paradoxical reactions during tuberculosis treatment in patients with and without HIV co-infection
1 Department of Thoracic and HIV Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK 3 Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, ...
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the older adult: what defines abnormal lung function?
1 Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA 2 Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, ...
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Ambient heat and hospitalisation for COPD in Brazil: a nationwide case-crossover study
Background Heat exposure has been related to increased morbidity and mortality for several health outcomes. There is little evidence whether this is also true for COPD. This study quantified the ...
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British Thoracic Society guidelines on diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy
Superseded By 2013 Guideline: British Thoracic Society Guidelines on Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy. Thorax 2001 Feb; 56(Suppl 1): 1–21.
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A case of cough, lymphocytic bronchoalveolitis and coeliac disease with improvement following a gluten free diet
1 Institute for Lung Health, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK 2 Department of Integrated Medicine, University Hospitals ...
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Dietary factors and pulmonary function: a cross sectional study in middle aged men from three European countries
BACKGROUND Results of epidemiological studies relating individual dietary factors to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are inconsistent. To evaluate the cross sectional association of ...
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Pulmonary function during pregnancy in normal women and in patients with cardiopulmonary disease
Cardiology Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York Pulmonary Disease Unit of the Department of Medicine, University of ...
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Intermediate respiratory intensive care units in Europe: a European perspective
aDivision of Pneumology, Piacenza Hospital, Italy, bRespiratory Intensive Care Unit, Centro Medico di Montescano, Fondazione S Maugeri, Italy Dr S Nava, Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Centro Medico ...
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Providing better asthma care: what is there left to do?
aAsthma Research Unit, Tayside Centre for General Practice, University of Dundee, Dundee DD2 4AD, UK, bDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN, UK Dr R G ...
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Peak flow diaries in childhood asthma are unreliable
BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to investigate the compliance with and accuracy of peak flow diaries in childhood asthma. METHODS Forty asthmatic children (5–16 years) were asked to perform peak ...