[The comparison of selected spirometric parameters with functional muscles exercise evaluation in patients with myasthenia].

Unlabelled: Pathological skeletal muscle weakness is an axial clinical symptom of myasthenia (MG). Diminished respiratory muscular force can be manifested by decreased peak expiratory flow (PEF) value.

Material And Methods: Patients aged 13-77 years were studied at which according to Osserman classification ocular form (the type I) or generalized form (the type II) was diagnosed (n = 68).

[Pulmonary masks of achalasia cardiae].

In this article, the literature regarding the effects of achalasia cardiae on pulmonary disorders is reviewed. We specifically focused on the issue how achalasia may be associated with: airway obstruction, stridor, cough and recurrent pneumonia. Authors suggested it is necessary to carry out full differential diagnosis considering achalasia cardiae in patients with unsatisfactory treatment of recurrent respiratory tract diseases.

[Spirometric evaluation of lung function in patients with myasthenia].

Unlabelled: Effort dyspnoea or dyspnoea at rest are predominating among subjective complaints in patients with myasthenia (myasthenia gravis--MG). THE AIM of the study was to evaluate the airway function in patients with MG by means of the chosen spirometric parameters analysis.

Material And Methods: We observed 68 patients with MG in which type I (the ocular myasthenia), type IIA (the mild generalized form), type IIB (the subacute generalized form) and type IIC (the acute generalized form) was diagnosed based on Osserman classification and on 20 healthy volunteers (control group--CG).

[Pseudoasthmatic syndrome due to achalasia cardiae].

The authors present a case of an 18-year-old woman, were referred to an allergologist because of a suspicion of bronchial asthma. She had complained of respiratory symptoms: chronic bronchitis for three years, cough and dyspnoea. Auscultation revealed wheezies and rales.

[Acarofauna in the apartments of patients with perennial atopic rhinitis and functional tests of the respiratory system].

Prolonged exposure to house dust mites (HDM) of the Pyroglyphidae family leads to the development of perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) in sensitized subjects. In PAR patients bronchial hyperreactivity--the clinical manifestation of allergic inflammation in the lower airways is often observed. The aim of the study was to estimate the influence of the exposure to HDM in PAR patients on selected functional parameters of the lower airways.