Contribution of Hospital-Based Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Titration to the Treatment of Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) Patients.

Objectives: This retrospective study aims to evaluate the efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in treating severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), based on polysomnographic parameters, and to highlight the importance of hospital-based titration in optimizing treatment and guiding choices of alternative ventilation modes.

Methods: Sixty-nine patients (n=69, 100%), predominantly female (n=49, 71%), were included in the study. Polysomnographic data were collected during hospital-based CPAP titration.

Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study.

Background: Dyspnoea is a common symptom of respiratory disease. However, data on its prevalence in general populations and its association with lung function are limited and are mainly from high-income countries. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of dyspnoea across several world regions, and to investigate the association of dyspnoea with lung function.

Hydatid pulmonary embolism secondary to a right ventricular hydatid cyst: A case report.

Hydatid pulmonary embolism is an exceptional but serious condition. It complicates the rupture of a hydatid cyst in the venous return circulation, often of hepatic origin, or the endo-cavitary rupture of a hydatid cyst in the right heart. We report the case of a young patient with hydatid pulmonary embolism revealed by recurrent episodes of hemoptysis.

Pseudotumor pulmonary sarcoidosis: A case report.

Sarcoidosis is a benign multisystem granulomatosis of unknown etiology. The mediastino-hilar sphere is a preferred site for the disease. It can sometimes reveal a confusing pseudotumoral presentation, constituting a diagnostic trap to be considered.

A lepidic adenocarcinoma mimicking an eosinophilic lung.

Lepidic adenocarcinoma is a cancer with atypical radiological presentation making its diagnosis difficult and late. Here,we report the case of a 64-year-old man, who presented with respiratory distress his thoracic CT showed ground glass areas and diffuse condensations with blood hypereosinophilia. He was diagnosed to have eosinophilic lung and was placed on corticosteroid therapy but he did not show any improvement.

Association between obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Moroccan adults: Evidence from the BOLD study.

Objective: The Moroccan cross-sectional study aimed to investigate obesity in association to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Fez city.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in Moroccan adults. Anthropometric and spirometry measurements were performed using standardized guidelines.

Association between chronic airflow obstruction and socio-economic position in Morocco: BOLD results.

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is the third most common cause of death in the world. Factors other than smoking, such as socio-economic status, could be involved in the development of COPD. To investigate the association between chronic airflow obstruction and socio-economic status in Morocco.

Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Fez, Morocco: results from the BOLD study.

Objective: To present population-estimated prevalence of spirometrically confirmed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults (age ⩾40 years), living in the city of Fez, Morocco.

Design: Following the Burden of Lung Disease (BOLD) methodology, population-based sampling plans were used for the recruitment of eligible adults. The study collected questionnaire data on respiratory symptoms, medical history, health status, exposure to risk factors for COPD and quality of life.

[Hydatic pulmonary embolism: a rare complication of hepatic hydatid cyst].

Hepato-pulmonary hydatidosis is a parasitic disease common in Mediterranean countries. Hydatid pulmonary embolism is extremely rare and is due to rupture of a cardiac hydatid cyst or, more rarely, rupture of a hepatic hydatid cyst. We report three cases of hydatid pulmonary embolism secondary to rupture of a hydatid cyst into the inferior vena cava.

[Acute pulmonary edema, new complication of sclerosing mediastinitis].

Sclerosing mediastinitis is a rare and benign disease, which can cause obstruction of mediastinal structures, this determines the clinical presentation and prognosis. The obstruction of pulmonary venous structures secondary to mediastinal fibrosis has been rarely reported, clinically it mimics mitral stenosis. We describe the clinical case of a young patient with idiopathic sclerosing mediastinitis.

Pseudotumoral tracheobronchial amyloidosis mimicking asthma: a case report.

Introduction: Tracheobronchial amyloidosis is an uncommon localized form of amyloidosis that can simulate a tracheal tumor. Clinical signs are not specific and the diagnosis is rarely given before performing a bronchoscopy with multiples biopsies.

Case Presentation: We report the case of a 60-year-old Moroccan woman, complaining of dyspnea and wheezing for three years, who was treated at our institution for management of severe asthma.

[Desmoid tumor of mediastinum revealed by superior vena cava syndrome and tamponade].

Desmoid tumors are rare forms of low grade malignancies. They are characterized by a strong potential of local invasion. Although they are considered histologically benign they behave aggressive locally.

[Tripe palms and a hypertrophic osteoarthropathy syndrome revealing a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung].

Background: Tripe palms is a rare cutaneous paraneoplastic syndrome, primarily evocative of lung and gastric neoplasia. Association of many paraneoplastic diseases has also been reported.

Patients And Methods: A 49-year-old man with a history of alcoholism and smoking addiction reported haemoptysis and thoracic pains present for one year.

[Cardiac hydatidosis with dissemination to the pulmonary parenchyma and the pulmonary artery].

Multiple thoracic hydatic disease involving a cardiac and pulmonary localization is exceptional and prognosis is poor. We report a case in a 21-year-old male who presented repeated episodes of hemoptysis. The chest x-ray showed multiple opacities.

Variation of T-cell activation in allergic subjects during natural pollen exposure.

Background: Allergic inflammation is characterized by a Th2 activation. However, little is known about dynamics of T-cell cytokine production during natural allergen exposure. The aim of this study was to assess the Th1/Th2 balance in cypress allergic patients compared with controls, and variations of this balance over the pollen season.

[Mediastinal paraganglioma with pleural metastasis. A case report].

Paraganglioma is rare tumor arising from chromaffine cells. We report a 39-year-old man who was diagnosed with anterior mediastinal paraganglioma. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a solid mass in the anterior mediastinum.

[Amoebic infections of the lung and pleura].

Introduction: Pleuropulmonary involvement is the second most common extra-intestinal manifestation of entamoeba histolytica infection after liver abscess.

Case Report: We report 2 cases of pleuropulmonary disease occurring in two men aged 32 and 48 years following an episode of dysentery. Purulent pleural infection was noted in one case.