Publications by authors named "Teodora Mihalova"
The current case report presents a 59-year-old man with imaging studies of the thorax showing nodular lesions in the lungs bilaterally. Based on radiographic and CT images, preliminary diagnoses for possible granulomatosis (tuberculosis) or pulmonary metastatic dissemination of a neoplastic process were made. An ultrasound-controlled transthoracic true-cut needle biopsy of a subpleural lesion was performed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Diaphragmatic dysfunction is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of impaired diaphragmatic movement at rest and after exercise.
Methods: This was a prospective study of patients with stable COPD.
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- The case highlights a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome who developed chronic kidney disease leading to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and underwent hemodialysis.
- During treatment, the patient contracted Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections, but later received a successful kidney transplant from a living donor.
- Afterward, the patient was diagnosed with early-stage adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and experienced complications from immunosuppressive therapy, including bilateral pleural hemorrhage, all of which were successfully treated.