[A clinical review of pleurodesis for patients with poor performance status].

Background: Although pleurodesis is an effective treatment for malignant pleural effusion, we hesitate to use in patients with poor performance status (PS) because of its side effects.

Methods: Of 46 pleurodesis cases in our institution between 2006 and 2010, 24 poor PS cases (>3) were classified into 2 groups according to survival (beyond 3 months) or non-survival, and 3 groups according to condition: PS improved after pleurodesis, remained stable, or was exacerbated and we analyzed their backgrounds.

Results: Among the 24 cases (66.

[The efficacy of shortening an administration period with omalizumab].

A 64-year old male who had been treated with oral predisolone for severe bronchial asthma had started the treatment of omalizumab administration every 4 weeks since December 2009 and his symptoms had prominently improved. However, he complained the recurrence of his symptoms 4 weeks after administration of omalizumab and the mean times of SABA use had also increased from 0.61/day (1-2w) to 0.

A case of asthma-complicated influenza myocarditis.

A 36-year-old man with a history of asthma visited an outpatient clinic complaining of high fever and general fatigue, and was diagnosed as having influenza type A by influenza antigen test. Laboratory findings revealed mild inflammation, mild acidemia, and hypercapnea with radiologic infiltrations in the right lung, and remarkable wheezes in both lungs were heard on auscultation. He was diagnosed with asthma exacerbation and having influenza pneumonia, and was referred to us.