Alveolar microbiota profile in patients with human pulmonary tuberculosis and interstitial pneumonia.

Background: The presence of the human lung microbiota has been demonstrated in patients with different lung diseases, mainly in sputum samples. However, for study of the alveolar microbiota, a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) sample represents the lower respiratory tract (LRT) environment. It is currently unknown whether there is a specific alveolar microbiota profile in human lung diseases, such as pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and interstitial pneumonia (IP).

[Systemic loxoscelism presented in a pregnant patient].

Background: Loxoscelism is a condition caused by the inoculation of a series of proteolytic enzymes through the loxosceles spider bite (violinist). Morbidity and mortality is unknown in our country. The loxoscelism toxi-syndrome of local expression may have a good prognosis; however, viscera-cutaneus or systemic form has a serious and often fatal evolution.

[Diagnostic evaluation of fiberopticbronchoscopy in bronchogenic carcinoma in neoplasic-suspicious cases].

Unlabelled: Fiberopticbronchoscopy (FOB) is a well established method for diagnosis in bronchogenic cancer (CABR).

Objective: To evaluate sensitivity and specificity of FOB in suspicious cases of lung neoplasia.

Material And Methods: A total of 119 suspicious cases of CABR were subjected to FOB under local anesthesia with lidocaine and sedation and bronchial brushing and lavage were carried out.