background: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a chronic respiratory disease, which reduces the lung function and causes respiratory symptoms over time, and it is primarily associated with shortness of breath, cough and sputum production. roflumilast, which is a long-acting selective inhibitor, reduces the anti-inflammatory effect of the main symptoms of copd. the aim of this study...

introduction: α1-antitrypsin deficiency (α1-atd) is one of the most common genetic disorders in white race, a usual cause of liver disease in children, and hepatopulmonary involvement in children and adult. the aim of this case description is presenting a child with early lung disease without liver parenchymal disorder. case presentation: we describe a 13 year old boy because of exertional dysp...

background: the vascular response to recurrent tissue hypoxia and reperfusion following red blood cell sickling causes acute chest syndrome and chronic lung disease. the purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of chronic lung lesions and possible risk factors in sickle cell patients in lagos, nigeria.methods: from july 2012 to april 2013, pulmonary function test (pft) and chest-x-ray...

Smoking is a risk factor for disease that contributes the most to lung and respiratory diseases. Lung related with cigarette smoke can be classified as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) several types of interstitial such pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis, bronchiolitis, desquamative pneumonitis fibrosing disease. This literature review aims shed light not only causes inflammati...

introduction: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) secondary to sulfur mustard gas poisoning, known as mustard lung, is a major late pulmonary complications in chemical warfare patients. serious comorbidities like dyslipidemia are frequently encountered in copd. the aim of this study was to measure the serum lipid profile and evaluate the relation of lipid parameters with the severity o...

Chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF) and interstitial lung diseases (ILD), affect many individuals worldwide. Patients with these chronic lung diseases are susceptible to respiratory lung infections and some of these viral infections can contribute to disease pathogenesis. This review highlights the associations of lung infect...

  Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disease, which reduces the lung function and causes respiratory symptoms over time, and it is primarily associated with shortness of breath, cough and sputum production. Roflumilast, which is a long-acting selective inhibitor, reduces the anti-inflammatory effect of the main symptoms of COPD. The aim of ...