Use of low-dose computed tomography to assess pulmonary tuberculosis among healthcare workers in a tuberculosis hospital [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organization, China is one of 22 countries with serious tuberculosis (TB) infections and one of the 27 countries with serious multidrug-resistant TB strains.
Chen, Bu-Dong +10 more
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Upper Airway Obstruction due to Kaposi Sarcoma—Presenting Sign of HIV: Case Report and Review
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This study presents a case of undiagnosed HIV presenting with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) of the head and neck with acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) and provides an updated scoping literature review to examine the patient characteristics, lesion characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of KS cases with UAO from the pharynx, larynx, and/or trachea.
Zachary A. Wykoff +3 more
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Choice and Death: Analysis of Medical Assistance in Dying for Head and Neck Cancer in Ontario
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.The uptake of MAiD for head and neck cancer (HNC) has been steadily increasing since 2016, when MAiD first became available in Canada. Our study projects a substantial increase in the future use of MAiD for patients with HNC. As such, our health system needs to re‐evaluate and implement the necessary infrastructure to support the projected increase in ...
Tanika Curry +8 more
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Thirty‐Year Prevalence of Spontaneous Hemoptysis in Palliated Single Ventricle Circulation
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular DiseaseBackground Spontaneous hemoptysis is a well‐recognized risk of palliated single ventricle circulation, yet published literature is limited to case reports and small case series.
Anna K. Dibbs +3 more
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Hemoptysis: Beyond routine chest computed tomography and bronchoscopy
Lung India, 2017 Hemoptysis is considered as a medical emergency which requires urgent stabilization with identification and correction of underlying etiology. Diagnosis of the cause of hemoptysis is not always readily identified after bronchoscopy and conventional ...
Saurabh Mall +4 more
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The Patient Perspective of Living With Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This study was conducted to better understand the perspectives and real‐world impact of the disease burden on patients diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) and caregivers who experience the disease daily. RRP results in clinical, financial, and psychosocial burdens. Increased public awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
Sara I. Pai +7 more
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Temporal patterns in severe hemoptysis requiring bronchial artery embolization
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2012 Background Although some authors have suggested that there is some seasonal periodicity in hemoptysis, temporal patterns of hemoptysis have been poorly investigated.
Garcia-Olivé Ignasi +8 more
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Morphologic Spectrum of Undetermined Causes of Hemoptysis- A Pathologist's Role
Türk Patoloji Dergisi, 2020 Objective: Hemoptysis is the expectoration of blood or blood-streaked sputum from the tracheobronchial tree. The etiology may derive from nonneoplastic conditions such as infections, chronic pulmonary diseases, and vasculitis or neoplastic causes ...
Nidhya GANESAN, Umamaheswari GURUSAMY
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Vascular Supply of Laryngeal Paragangliomas: Case Report and Systematic Review
World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Laryngeal paragangliomas are rare, highly vascularized, neuroendocrine tumors. Although surgical resection of these vascular neoplasms is associated with a known risk of significant hemorrhage, the vascular supply of laryngeal paragangliomas has been poorly characterized. Data Sources MEDLINE Ovid, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar.
Jane Y. Tong +3 more
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Bronchial artery embolization being the therapy of choice for massive hemoptyses in bronchiectases [PDF]
, 2009 Introduction. Hemoptyses may be very often due to bronchiectases. Although these bleedings are usually spontaneously resolved recurrent and massive hemoptyses may vitally endanger a patient.
Považan Đorđe +4 more
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