Nephrotoxicity issues of organophosphates.

Organophosphates are a large class of chemicals, initially invented in 1850 and since then they have been applied in numerous aspects of science to serve our purposes. Their mechanism of action in living organisms involves the irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, therefore they interfere with neuromuscular signal transmission. Due to the systematic and exaggerated use of these chemicals, there is massive exposure to them, hence there is great concern regarding the ramifications to all mammalian organisms.

Erratum - Osteophytes may be a rare cause of recurrent pleural effusions.

This corrects the article published on Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 2013;79(2):87-89.

Haemoptysis as a primary manifestation of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP).

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), previously called bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is a clinicopathological disorder of unknown aetiology but increasingly reported. It usually presents with symptoms of dyspnea, cough, fever, weight loss accompanied by the presence of alveolar opacities on chest radiograph. Haemoptysis, described as blood streaking has only rarely been reported as primary presentation of COP.