Images in Medicine-Bronchiectasis

Images of bronchiectasis in thoracic surgery

The bronchial dilations also called bronchiectasis are permanent and irreversible increase in the bronchial tubes. They can be extended or localized especially in pulmonary tuberculosis sequelae. This affection is serious, because it is at the origin of an embarrassing obstructive pulmonary disease, leading to social discomfort and preferentially in Côte d'Ivoire, it affects young subjects betw...

Images in Reproductive Medicine

Natalie Z. Burger, M.D., Y. Elizabeth Hung, M.D., M.P.H., Alexandra N. Kalof, M.D., and Peter R. Casson, M.D. a Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York; and c Department of Pathology, University of Ve...

The Etiology of Bronchiectasis in Iran

BackgroundBronchiectasis is defined by permanent and abnormal widening of the bronchi. Although this process occurs in the context of chronic airway infection and inflammation, since there is no accurate estimation of the etiology of the disease. This study aimed to determine the most important cause of bronchiectasis in Tehran, Iran.Materials and MethodsIn this retrospective cohort study we us...

Images in Emergency Medicine: Dermatomyositis

A 41-year-old Guatemalan woman with a history of remote uterine cancer presented to an urban community Emergency Department complaining of a pruritic, initially painful rash on her chest, eyelids, thighs, and elbows for three weeks. She also stated she had weakness in her thighs and shoulders with difficulty standing. She denied any new exposures (ex. foods, clothes, soaps, fragrances, medicine...

Images in Emergency Medicine: Sporotrichosis