Publications by authors named "Bogumila Cynowska"
Background: Poor self-management constitutes a risk factor for COPD deterioration. Patients from rural areas located at a considerable distance from large medical centers frequently need home-support in advanced stages of the disease. Integrated care has been proposed as a comprehensive model for appropriate treatment, coordination and holistic support.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica—case report and literature review.
Pneumonol Alergol Pol
January 2017
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TBO) is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterised by a formation of multiple, cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous submucosal nodules in the trachea and major bronchi. The course of the disease is usually benign but the narrowing of the respiratory tract can lead to chronic non-specific clinical symptoms. We present a case of a 50-year old man with chronic exertional dyspnoea and stenosis of the trachea visible in imaging tests, in whom the symptoms were caused by TBO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cellular composition of induced sputum (IS) in sarcoidosis and its role in assessing the disease activity. The safety of the procedure was also determined.
Material And Methods: Sputum induction by inhalation of hypertonic saline was performed.
Article Synopsis
- Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare lung disease caused by the bacteria Actinomyces, making diagnosis challenging due to non-specific symptoms and imaging results.
- A case study details a 59-year-old man whose condition stemmed from poor dental hygiene, leading to lung and chest wall infections with osteolysis and skin fistulas.
- Diagnosis was confirmed through histopathological analysis of samples from the fistulas, showing Actinomyces, and after six months of antibiotics, the patient improved and experienced healing of skin lesions and partial lung recovery.
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. In sarcoidosis almost all organs can be involved but the disease most often affects the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes. Isolated extrapulmonary organs involvement occurs very seldom.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of a combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Twenty-five patients were included (13--IIIB, and 12--IV stage). Gemcitabine--1000 mg/m2 was given intravenously on days 1, 8, and 15, and cisplatin--100 mg/m2 on day 2.
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