The effectiveness and pharmacoeconomic study of using different corticosteroids in the treatment of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Purpose: Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are caused by inflammation and/or fibrosis of alveolar walls resulting in impaired gas exchange. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is the third most common type of ILDs. Corticosteroids are the mainstay treatment for HP.

Study of nasal mucosa histopathological changes in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease that develops after inhalation of a variety antigens in susceptible individuals. The nasal mucosa is constantly exposed to these antigens that can irritate the respiratory mucosa. So, the purpose of this study was to study nasal histopathological changes in order to identify any shared pathological changes between the upper airways and the well-known pathological features of HP.

Clinico- pathologic presentation of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in Egyptian patients: a multidisciplinary study.

Background: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is a common diffuse parenchymal lung disease in Egypt which can be difficult to recognize due to the dynamic symptoms & associated environmental factors.

Methods: Forty-three Egyptian patients were enrolled in this study, presenting with dyspnea and cough, predominant ground-glass opacity (GGO) in high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) where lung biopsy was needed to establish the diagnosis.

Results: The age range was 15 to 60 years.

The effect of ivabradine on functional capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Increased sympathetic tone and use of bronchodilators increase heart rate and this may worsen functional capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to look at the short-term effect of the heart rate lowering drug ivabradine on clinical status in COPD patients.We randomised 80 COPD patients with sinus heart rate ≥90 bpm into either taking ivabradine 7.

Epidemiology of mesothelioma in Egypt. A ten-year (1998-2007) multicentre study.

Introduction: Mesothelioma is a cancer strongly linked to exposure to carcinogenic minerals, especially asbestos. The aim of the study was to detect the incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in Egypt, to clarify the impact of occupational and environmental risk factors, and to characterise its demographic features.

Material And Methods: They were 584 cases diagnosed as MPM detected in Cairo University Hospitals and National Cancer Institute from 1998 to 2007.

A case series: Egyptian experience in using chemical pleurodesis as an alternative management in refractory hepatic hydrothorax.

Introduction: Chemical pleurodesis is an effective treatment for malignant effusion and pneumothorax. Although this mode of therapy is less widely accepted in treatment of patients with hepatic hydrothorax, the need for palliative treatment in such patients encouraged us to do this work. The aim of study was analysing the outcome of chemical pleurodesis using bovoiodine, Vibramycin and talc slurry in treatment of hepatic hydrothorax.