Neglected obstructive pneumonia

Neglected obstructive pneumonia.

To cite: Boattini M, Costa N, Murinello N, et al. BMJ Case Reports Published online: 14 December 2012 doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007270 DESCRIPTION A 68-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and history of laryngeal cancer surgery with tracheostomy was operated on in 1993 and right chest rib chondrosarcoma surgery was performed in 1997. The patient presented with fever and acute rig...

Childhood pneumonia: a neglected, climate-sensitive disease?

Obstructive emphysema in pneumonia simulating cavity.

The occurrence of obstructive emphysema complicating various forms of pneumonia has been known for many years. Prior to the era of the sulfonamides and the antibiotics large intra-pulmonary bullae and subpleural blebs were frequently noted by pathologists in children dying of pneumonia. Snow and Casassai presented the radiological and clinical picture of this condition in 1937. The occurrence o...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Growing but Neglected Global Epidemic

C hronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major and increasing global health epidemic that has received insuffi cient attention from the health-care profession, governments, and the pharmaceutical industry. Urgent action is now required to recognise the disease, predicted to soon become one of the major causes of death and disability, and to develop more effective prevention and treatm...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity is associated with severe pneumonia

CONTEXT Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disorder, and various aspects of COPD may be associated with the severity of pneumonia in such patients. AIMS We examined the risk factors associated with severe pneumonia in a COPD population. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective observational study using a prospectively collected database of pneumonia pa...