the relationship between mycoplasma pneumoniae (mp) infection and asthma has rarely been explored through examination of airway reactivity. the aim of this study was to determine airway reactivity changes after mp infection in children. first, 106 children were divided into four groups according to the existence of mp infection and/or asthma. then children with only mp belonged to the mp group;...

bronchial asthma is a multifactorial disease whereby both environmental and genetic factors contribute to its aetiology and/or clinical severity. the aim of this study was to examine the association of 22 cytokine gene polymorphism in the macedonian population with bronchial asthma (ba). the sample of the population comprised of 301 normal unrelated individuals and 74 patients with ba. cytokine...

Background: Analog radiography has been replaced with digital radiography for canine diagnostic imaging in many veterinary clinics. There is no data comparing these modalities in a veterinary clinical setting to detect bronchial pattern signs in dogs. Objectives: In this study, computerized digital radiography (CR) and analog radiography were compared for diagnosis of bronchial pattern in dogs....

introduction: to assess the efficacy and safety of bronchial artery embolization in the treatment of massive hemoptysis.   materials and methods: a retrospective study on 46 patients (26 males and 20 females) who were referred to the razavi hospital from april 2009 to may 2012 with massive hemoptysis and had bronchial artery embolization procedures. general characteristics of the patients inclu...

airway remodelling is characterized by the thickening and reorganization of the airways seen in mustard  lung patients. mustard lung is the  general description  for  the  chronic obstructive  pulmonary  disease induced  by  sulfur  mustard(sm). pulmonary  disease was diagnosed as the most important  disorder in individuals that had been exposed to sulfur mustard. sulfur mustard is a chemical w...

background: coverage of the bronchial stumps (bss) with adjacent tissues can improve healing and reduce bronchial complications in complex thoracic surgery. there is no evidence for the application of human amnion allograft for prevention of air leak from the bs. the comparison of the amniotic membrane (am) and pleural patch for bs healing after lobectomy in dogs was our aim in this study. mate...

Plastic bronchitis (PB) refers to the presence of inspissated Bronchial casts (BC) is uncommon in children.Our case presented with subcutaneous emphysema as the dominant manifestation and was suspected to have foreign body in airway, but bronchoscopy revealed a bronchial cast. Subcutaneous emphysema as the initial/sole manifestation of plastic bronchitis is very rare in children.

plastic bronchitis (pb) refers to the presence of inspissated bronchial casts (bc) is uncommon in children.our case presented with subcutaneous emphysema as the dominant manifestation and was suspected to have foreign body in airway, but bronchoscopy revealed a bronchial cast. subcutaneous emphysema as the initial/sole manifestation of plastic bronchitis is very rare in children.

  Introduction: To assess the efficacy and safety of bronchial artery embolization in the treatment of massive hemoptysis.   Materials and Methods: A retrospective study on 46 patients (26 males and 20 females) who were referred to the Razavi Hospital from April 2009 to May 2012 with massive hemoptysis and had bronchial artery embolization procedures. General characteristics of the patients inc...