sociated with pneumonitis. This report consists of a review of three patients1’3” with transient paralysis of a hemidiaphragm associated with pneumonitis on the same side, two patients4’5 with an improving paralysis of one hemidiaphragm soon after their infections, and one patient2 with a permanent paralysis which cleared partially with resolution of her pneumonitis. All of these patients were ...

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an immunologic reaction to an inhaled antigen, with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. The most common manifestations are fever, cough, and dyspnea. We describe a case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis with marked alveolar lymphocytosis; the patient presented with respiratory failure and shock requiring mechanical ventilation and vasopressive agents. We hy...

Radiation pneumonitis is an acute-phase response to radiation therapy and a common complication that affects a patient's quality of life. Under the need to reduce the incidence and severity of radiation-induced pulmonary complications as well as to identify patients at risk, several investigations on potential predictive markers of radiation pneumonitis have been conducted. The present study re...

The role of chronic nontuberculous infections as a cause of human misery and disability has not been adequately appreciated. The Initial, causative factor, primarily seemingly insignificant and justifying scant consideration, may eventually pass through a series of conditions, leading in the end to invalidism and even death. It Is my purpose In this paper briefly to sketch the course of chronic...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of dose-volume factors on the development of radiation pneumonitis in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who received twice-daily radiotherapy concurrently with carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy. METHODS Radiotherapy consisted of twice-daily fractionation of 1.2 Gy, to a total dose of 60 Gy. Weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel were used as a concurre...

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an inflammatory disease of the lungs and airways that develops in response to repeated inhalation a wide range aerosol antigens. The clinical picture course HP are highly variable depend on such factors as nature antigen, intensity duration exposure well characteristics patient's immune response. annual incidence HAP 1.28 -1.94 cases per 100 000. Currently, ...

BACKGROUND Herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) has been described to cause respiratory tract infections in critically ill patients or in individuals that are immunocompromised. It is a continuing matter of debate under which circumstances HSV-1 is a relevant pathogen for pneumonitis. While its role during critical illness has been investigated by prospective interventional studies, comparativel...

A protein profile disclosed no abnormalities except for mild hypoalbuminaemia (30 g/W). Antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigens and hepatitis B core antigens were positive. A test for hepatitis surface B antigen was negative. Complement C3 and C4 were normal. Immunoglobulin A was 5 g/l (normal <3-75). Tests for IgG and IgM, rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibodies, the Veneral Disease ...

Osimertinib is a third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor that became the preferred first-line treatment option for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor mutations. Drug-induced pneumonitis known to occur osimertinib. In case of severe pneumonitis, discontinuation and therapy corticosteroids recommended, switch usually performed. We herein rep...