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PubMed1995

[Evaluation of respiratory tract disease accompanying malignant lymphoma in the elderly].

We studied the usefulness of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary complications in elderly patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). The subjects were 12 patients 65 or older with NHL. Two of these patients underwent transbronchial lung biopsies (TBLB), all of them underwent bronchiolavage (BAL) and 2 with tumors underwent transbronchial biopsies of the tumors. Diagnosis was obtained in 8 out of 12 patients (66.7%). Two patients showed infiltration of lymphoma cells, 2 had cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, 1 had pneumocystosis (P. carinii), 2 had fungal infections and 1 had a bacterial infection. TBLB was performed in 2 patients with platelet counts of over 5 x 10(4)/microliters. Lymphoma cell infiltration was diagnosed in one of these patients and a fungal infection in the other. BAL was performed on all patients. CMV was detected in 2 cases by the PCR method, P. carinii was detected in 1 case and aspergillus in 1 case. Klebsiella pneumonia was diagnosed in 1 patient. Since respiratory tract complications are often serious in NHL and the prognosis depends on early diagnosis and treatment, it is important to perform bronchoscopy on elderly patients and obtain a definitive diagnosis.

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PubMed1990

[Detection of respiratory tract diseases among rural population during the team-work mass screening].

A screening complex for the examination of the rural population has been worked out to detect bronchopulmonary pathology and form groups of risk for respiratory diseases. The complex of methods included compulsory questionnaires and ++fluoro-functional examination, spirometry if indicated and bacterial tests. Out of 1, 131 persons examined, 328 were found to have respiratory diseases. Chronic non-specific respiratory diseases were detected in 103 subjects, including 62 of them having obstructive bronchitis. A risk group developing chronic non-specific respiratory diseases, including 202 persons with disturbed ventilation activity of the lungs, post-tuberculous inadequate changes and other pathology. Pulmonary tuberculosis was registered in 7 subjects. The given data indicate the necessity of a complex examination of the population.

Humans↗
PubMed2001

[Interreg II--European regional study of chronic respiratory tract diseases in children in the Germany-Netherlands border zone].

AIM OF THE STUDY: In Westelijke Mijnstreek (WM), Midden-Limburg (ML), both The Netherlands, and Kreis Heinsberg (HS), Germany, the relationship between quality of the indoor environment and respiratory symptoms in children was studied, finally resulting in proposals for prevention of respiratory symptoms in the three regions. This paper presents the results of the first part of the study, investigating prevalences of respiratory complaints. METHODS AND RESULTS: A brief questionnaire was used to document prevalences of respiratory complaints, physicians diagnoses and treatment in about 7,000 children 5-6 resp. 7-8 years of age from HS, ML and WM, in 1995 and 1997. Prevalences of respiratory symptoms differed slightly between the regions, but there were differences in physician-diagnosed asthma and bronchitis and treatment of the children. PERSPECTIVES: The brief questionnaire is a useful instrument to get an overview on respiratory symptoms. Since 1995, it is used by several German Municipal Health Services for Public Health Reports.

Air Pollution, Indoor↗
PubMed1991

[C-reactive protein, SR and white blood cell count in acute lower respiratory tract diseases. The usefulness of blood tests in diagnosis of pneumonia].

C-reactive protein (CRP) analysis, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white blood cell count were evaluated as tests in the diagnosis of pneumonia in 84 patients with acute lower respiratory disease. Marked elevated values of CRP were frequently found in pneumonia patients, whereas in most patients with acute asthma, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive bronchitis and acute bronchitis the values were within the normal range. The combined sensitivities and specificities of the tests were best for CRP, followed by erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white blood cell count.

Adolescent↗