Introdução: a Tuberculose é uma doença infecto contagiosa que se propaga através do ar. É sabido o mundo vive grande epidemia causada pelo M. tuberculosis, dentro desse contexto torna um gravíssimo problema para saúde pública. Metodologia: O presente perfil epidemiológico desenvolvido trata-se de estudo transversal, retroativo ano 2021, quantitativa com números estatísticos e discutidos qualita...

background : there is little evidence about the role of zafirlukast (a highly selective ltd4 antagonist) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). the zafirlukast can reduce the need for short-acting rescue β2 agonists, produce fewer exacerbations of asthma and increased quality of life as possible benefits treatment for asthma. the aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of zafirlu...

conclusions although we found a trend towards decreasing spah and improving 6mwd, no statistically significant shift were detected in our outcomes due to inadequate sample size. patients and methods a registered (irct201108257411n1), triple-blind, randomized controlled trial was performed in rasoule akram hospital, tehran, from 2009 to 2011. forty five patients with secondary pulmonary hyperten...

background: hyponatremia has poor outcomes in other cardiopulmonary disorders, but its predictive value in predicting mortality of patients with acute pulmonary embolism is unknown. so, we evaluate the mortality of inpatients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (pe) who had hyponatremia at the time of admission. materials and methods: by conducting a cohort study in patients with acute pulmonary ...

introduction: delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis increases the risk of death and enhances the transmission of disease in the community. this study aims to determine the patient and health service delay and factors affecting it in tuberculosis diagnosis. materials & methods: a cross-sectional survey that included all the public health centers was conducted in markazi province from march 2009...

the purpose of this investigation was to assess the effect of captopril on both systemic (p.a) and pulmonary arterial pressures (ppa) in patients with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (haph). seventeen patients (mean age 44±6.8 years) with haph and mild to moderate systemic arterial hypertension were included in the study. all patients underwent right heart catheterization with measurements...

introduction pulmonary vein stenosis includes narrowing of one or more pulmonary veins that may have congenital or acquired causes. congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare condition and also a rare cause for pulmonary hypertension. since identifying the etiology of pulmonary hypertension plays a crucial role in medical and surgical planning, we decided to introduce a rare case of pulmonary...

abstract horseshoe lung is a congenital pulmonary malformation that is usually associated with scimitar syndrome. this malformation consists of fusion of both pulmonary lobes from the posterobasal segments. the fusion appears in the retrocardiac area, in front of the esophagus and thoracic aorta. pleural separation of pulmonary lobes distinguishes pseudohorseshoe appearance from a true horsesho...

abstract   objective: to evaluate the surgical treatment of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (tapvc) and determination of predictors for postoperative death. methods: between 1995 and 2005, 80 patients aged from 1 month to 12 years underwent surgical repair for supracardiac (39), cardiac (34), infracardiac (3) or mixed (4) type of tapvc. systemic pulmonary hypertension (ph) in 53.8% ...

Lupus vulgaris (LV) is the most frequent cutaneous tuberculosis, representing more than 55% of the tuberculoses with this location. Malignization can occur after a long latency (10-30 years), in 1-2% of the cases, and it is mainly in squamous cell carcinoma. The histological exam is highly important in the observation of neoplasic transformations. The authors present a 59-years-old female patie...