Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) as a chemical warfare agent, increases permeability of bronchial vessels and damages airway epithelium. SM exposure causes debilitating respiratory complications. This study was designed to evaluate clinical respiratory manifestations, and to compare chest X ray (CXR) and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan of chest in SM exposed patients with respira...

conclusions respiratory distress is more common in eos whereas jaundice, fever and seizure are more likely to be observed in los infants. considering the results, clinical manifestations should be regarded as an important part of early diagnosis of sepsis. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate, record and rank the clinical manifestations and lab data of neonates with clinical sepsis....

Background: Organophosphorus (OP) poisoning is a major public health problem in developing world. OP pesticides inhibit carboxylic esterase enzymes including plasma cholinesterase (PChE). Clinical manifestations following OP poisoning can be associated with the extent of decrease of PChE. This study was designed to investigate the relevance of PChE level to clinical manifestations in OP poisoni...

background: organophosphorus (op) poisoning is a major public health problem in developing world. op pesticides inhibit carboxylic esterase enzymes including plasma cholinesterase (pche). clinical manifestations following op poisoning can be associated with the extent of decrease of pche. this study was designed to investigate the relevance of pche level to clinical manifestations in op poisoni...

background: sulfur mustard (sm) as a chemical warfare agent, increases permeability of bronchial vessels and damages airway epithelium. sm exposure causes debilitating respiratory complications. this study was designed to evaluate clinical respiratory manifestations, and to compare chest x ray (cxr) and high resolution computed tomography (hrct) scan of chest in sm exposed patients with respira...

During the worldwide outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-2003, there were 664 probable SARS patients reported in Taiwan. SARS patients usually present with symptoms related to the respiratory system while neurological manifestations have rarely been described. There were three patients who developed axonopathic polyneuropathy 3-4 weeks after onset of SARS; their clinica...