Prevalence of depression and anxiety in obstructive sleep apnea.

Introduction: Organic comorbidities of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been widely studied. However, psychiatric disorders, especially depression and anxiety, have not attracted so much attention.

Aim: The primary aim was to determine the prevalence and the predictive factors of depression and anxiety in OSA patients.

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica : a rare cause of hemoptysis.

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare and benign pathological condition of the upper pulmonary tract of unknown cause. Often diagnosed after 50 years of age, it is more common in men. Clinical manifestations are variable and unspecific.

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes that adversely impacts glycemic control. However, there is little evidence about the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on glycemic control in patients with diabetes.

Aim: Assess the effect of CPAP on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes and OSA.

Spontaneous hemothorax and neurofibromatosis type 1: How to explain it, how to explore it and how to treat it?

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), also known as Von Recklinghausen's disease is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. It is the most common of phacomatoses. Pulmonary complications have been rarely described in the literature.

Granzyme B induced by Rv0140 antigen discriminates latently infected from active tuberculosis individuals.

Nearly two billion people are latently infected with Mtb (LTBI). Detection of LTBI with high risk to develop active tuberculosis (aTB) is considered the cornerstone to control the disease. The current challenge is to identify markers that better classify LTBI versus aTB.

The utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in the evaluation of interstitial lung diseases: A clinicopathological perspective.

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a noninvasive and well-tolerated procedure that is performed with a fiberoptic bronchoscope in the wedged position within a selected bronchopulmonary segment. After it was introduced to clinical practice, BAL rapidly gained acceptance in a large number of centers as a procedure that could be applied to the clinical evaluation of patients with various pulmonary disorders, especially the group of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Cytological and flow cytometric analysis of BAL fluid in ILD is done with knowledge of the clinical presentation and radiological findings.

Spontaneous Right Hemothorax in the Elderly.

Rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysm is a life threatening condition. Rupture in the right pleural cavity is extremely rare. We report the case of an 80-year-old man with a spontaneous right hemothorax.

Metabolic and cardiorespiratory response in swimmers during head-out immersion: a prospective study.

Background: Sport represents a stress for the body. Many metabolic and cardiorespiratory changes are known during physical activity.However, litte is known in swimmers particularly during head-out immersion.

The syndrome of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.

A syndrome associating an upper-lobe emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis of the lower lung was recently characterized. Few cases were identified in the literature. We report a case of a 68 year- old smoker man presented for exacerbation of a severe dyspnea.

[Asthma control status in Tunisia].

Aim: Transversal study during hospital allergology visit which aim is to evaluate asthma control levels in Tunisia.

Methods: Questionnaire issue of global initiative for asthma (GINA) guidelines.

Results: 400 asthmatics were included (70% of women and 30% men), aged 32 +/- 11 years old.