Pulmonary manifestations of leptospirosis.

Background: Pulmonary manifestations in leptospirosis are considered a major complication and are related to a poor prognosis. We present a large series of patients with pulmonary involvement using a practical approach based on the presence of acute respiratory failure (ARF).

Methods: A retrospective study of patients with confirmed leptospirosis.

[Characteristics and management of acute exacerbations of COPD in hospital. EABPCO-CPHG study by the college of general hospital respiratory physicians].

Introduction: A cohort was formed to explore the evolution of COPD patients treated in general hospitals for acute exacerbations (AE). The present article describes and compares patient characteristics according to whether COPD was diagnosed before the AE or not.

Methods: Data were analyzed for 1,824 patients admitted between October 2006 and June 2007 to 68 departments of respiratory medicine.

[Pulmonary manifestations of leptospirosis].

Background: Pulmonary manifestations in leptospirosis are considered a major complication, and are related to a poor prognosis. We present a large series of patients with pulmonary involvement using a practical approach based on the presence of acute respiratory failure (ARF).

Methods: A retrospective study of patients with confirmed leptospirosis.

A solitary bronchial papilloma with unusual endoscopic presentation: case study and literature review.

Background: Solitary endobronchial papillomas (SEP) are rare tumors and most of them are described by case report. A misdiagnosis is common with viral related papillomas. A histopathological classification has recently permitted a major advancement in the understanding of the disease.