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The roentgenographic appearance of eosinophilic lung (tropical eosinophilia)

Khoo FY, Danaraj TJ

Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med, 1960 Feb;83:251-9.

PMID: 14408899

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology*

Fulltext Open lung biopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung disease in children

Chan PWK, Ramanujam TM, Goh AYT, Lum LCS, Debruyne JA, Chan L

Med J Malaysia, 2003 Dec;58(5):636-40.

PMID: 15190646

An open lung biopsy was performed in 12 children with diffuse parenchymal lung disease. A definitive histopathological diagnosis was obtained from all procedures but determined treatment options in only 10 children (83%). Three (25%) children were ventilated for respiratory failure prior to the procedure. Four (44%) of the other 9 children required ventilatory support after the procedure. Three (25%) children developed post-op pneumothorax that resolved fully with chest tube drainage. There were no deaths as a direct result of the procedure. Open lung biopsy is useful in providing a definitive diagnosis in children with diffuse parenchymal lung disease and determining treatment in the majority of cases. The procedure was well-tolerated with minimal complications.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology*

Fulltext Localised nodular pulmonary amyloidosis in a patient with sicca syndrome

Srinivas P, Liam CK, Jayaram G

Med J Malaysia, 2000 Sep;55(3):385-7.

PMID: 11200724

A 52 year old Chinese woman with a 25 year history of sicca syndrome (primary Sjogrens syndrome) was investigated for 3 episodes of haemoptysis. Clinical examination was unremarkable except for the presence of dry eyes and xerostomia. Computed tomography of the chest revealed a lobulated mass in the posterior basal segment of the left lower lobe. Histopathological examination of this resected nodule confirmed the diagnosis of nodular amyloidosis. The normal radiolabelled serum amyloid P component scintigraphy and the absence of monoclonal plasma cell dyscrasia in the bone marrow strongly support the diagnosis of localised nodular pulmonary AL amyloidosis in this patient. Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis can be associated with sicca syndrome and often simulates bronchogenic carcinoma, bronchiectasis or pulmonary tuberculosis.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Fulltext Intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst presenting with haemoptysis

Liam CK

Med J Malaysia, 1994 Dec;49(4):404-5.

PMID: 7674976

A 36-year-old man presented with haemoptysis and his admission chest radiograph showed a large thin walled cystic lesion with an air-fluid level in the left lower lobe. The pathological diagnosis of the lesion, which was removed by a left lower lobe resection, was an intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Interleukin-13: A pivotal target against influenza-induced exacerbation of chronic lung diseases

Shastri MD, Allam VSRR, Shukla SD, Jha NK, Paudel KR, Peterson GM, et al.

Life Sci, 2021 Oct 15;283:119871.

PMID: 34352260 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119871

Non-communicable, chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) affect millions of individuals worldwide. The course of these CRDs (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cystic fibrosis) are often punctuated by microbial infections that may result in hospitalization and are associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality, as well as reduced quality of life. Interleukin-13 (IL-13) is a key protein that regulates airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion. There has been much interest in IL-13 from the last two decades. This cytokine is believed to play a decisive role in the exacerbation of inflammation during the course of viral infections, especially, in those with pre-existing CRDs. Here, we discuss the common viral infections in CRDs, as well as the potential role that IL-13 plays in the virus-induced disease pathogenesis of CRDs. We also discuss, in detail, the immune-modulation potential of IL-13 that could be translated to in-depth studies to develop IL-13-based therapeutic entities.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Post mortem computed tomography (PMCT) guided lung biopsy: A preliminary case report

Abdul Hadi D, Mansharan Kaur CS, Effat O, Siew SF

Trop Biomed, 2019 Dec 01;36(4):850-854.

PMID: 33597457

Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly infectious disease on the rise caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis and health care workers working in emergency departments, medical wards and autopsy rooms are in danger of contacting this disease. We present a case of a 42 year old man found dead under a pedestrian bridge with no medical history available. Post mortem computed tomography showed multiple cavities involving upper lobes of both lungs and areas of consolidation in both lung fields raising the suspicion of pulmonary tuberculosis. This was followed by a computed tomography guided lung biopsy and a limited conventional autopsy done in situ in a special high risk autopsy suite with appropriate ventilation. This case highlights the importance of cross sectional imaging which can be coupled with image guided biopsy in cases of infectious disease to reduce the risk of transmission to health care workers.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Pulmonary actinomycosis masquerading as aspergilloma

Rosdina Z, Nurul Yaqeen ME, Hanafiah M, Nor Salmah B

Med J Malaysia, 2017 04;72(2):147-149.

PMID: 28473686 MyJurnal

We report a case of a 34-year-old man who was initially treated as community acquired pneumonia following a three-month-history of productive cough, loss of weight and loss of appetite. However, three months after discharged from the hospital, he presented again with worsening respiratory symptoms and radiological evidence of a lung cavitation with intracavitary lesion resembling an aspergilloma associated with surrounding consolidation. Unfortunately, he remained symptomatic despite on antifungal therapy. The repeat computed-tomography demonstrated persistent cavitating lesion with development of necrotising pneumonia. He underwent lobectomy and the histopathological analysis of the resected specimen however revealed the diagnosis of actinomycosis.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Clinico-radiologic-pathologic conference. Abnormal findings on chest radiographs of an asymptomatic patient

Staples CA, Brown MJ, Bai TR, Chan NH

Can Assoc Radiol J, 1996 Apr;47(2):136-9.

PMID: 8612087

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Pedunculated parietal pleural lesion: a rare presentation of bronchogenic cyst

Abdul Rahman MR, Yaman MN, Dimon MZ, Zabir AF, Min JO, Hamid HA

Ann Thorac Surg, 2011 Aug;92(2):714-5.

PMID: 21801925 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.028

We present a 35-year-old man with a preoperative diagnosis of a right lower lobe cystic mass. Misled by a radiological suggestion of an intraparenchymal lesion, he had a thoracotomy and right lower lobectomy. An intraoperative finding of a pedunculated cyst arising from the parietal pleural with subsequent histopathology confirmation of a benign bronchogenic cyst, however, would have made a less invasive surgical excision more appropriate.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Aerosol-based delivery of fibroblast cells for treatment of lung diseases

Kardia E, Yusoff NM, Zakaria Z, Yahaya B

J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv, 2014 Feb;27(1):30-4.

PMID: 23409833 DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2012.1020

Cell-based therapy has great potential to treat patients with lung diseases. The administration of cells into an injured lung is one method of repairing and replacing lost lung tissue. However, different types of delivery have been studied and compared, and none of the techniques resulted in engraftment of a high number of cells into the targeted organ. In this in vitro study, a novel method of cell delivery was introduced to investigate the possibility of delivering aerosolized skin-derived fibroblasts.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Aerosol-Based Cell Therapy for Treatment of Lung Diseases

Kardia E, Halim NSSA, Yahaya BH

Methods Mol Biol, 2016;1516:243-255.

PMID: 27062596 DOI: 10.1007/7651_2016_327

Aerosol-based cell delivery technique via intratracheal is an effective route for delivering transplant cells directly into the lungs. An aerosol device known as the MicroSprayer(®) Aerosolizer is invented to transform liquid into an aerosol form, which then can be applied via intratracheal administration for drug delivery. The device produces a uniform and concentrated distribution of aerosolized liquid. Using the capability of MicroSprayer(®) Aerosolizer to transform liquid into aerosol form, our group has designed a novel method of cell delivery using an aerosol-based technique. We have successfully delivered skin-derived fibroblast cells and airway epithelial cells into the airway of a rabbit with minimum risk of cell loss and have uniformly distributed the cells into the airway. This chapter illustrates the application of aerosol device to deliver any type of cells for future treatment of lung diseases.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Fulltext Clinicopathological and radiographic features in 40 cats diagnosed with pulmonary and cutaneous Rhodococcus equi infection (2012-2018)

Aslam MW, Lau SF, Chin CSL, Ahmad NI, Rahman NA, Kuppusamy K, et al.

J Feline Med Surg, 2020 Aug;22(8):774-790.

PMID: 32400257 DOI: 10.1177/1098612X19886395

OBJECTIVES: This retrospective study aimed to describe clinical manifestations, diagnostic options, radiological features, therapeutic plans and outcomes for cats infected with Rhodococcus equi.

METHODS: Forty cats aged between 2 months and 11 years old (median 6 months) that were definitively diagnosed with rhodococcosis between 2012 and 2018 were recruited in this study. Medical records were reviewed for information on signalment, history, clinical presentation, diagnostic testing, treatment plans and clinical outcomes.

RESULTS: Of the 40 cats, 36 showed the pulmonary form of the disease, with 35 (87.5%) presenting with dyspnoea, while four cats presented with only cutaneous lesions. Mean body temperature was 38.7 ± 0.2°C. Dyspnoea was noted in 87.5% of the cats. Leukocytosis (58.3%) with band neutrophilia (83.3%), monocytosis (58.3%) and thrombocytopenia (55.5%) were prominent findings in the haematology reports. Hyperproteinaemia (61.1%) with hypoalbuminaemia (22.2%) and hyperglobulinaemia (63.8%) with a low albumin:globulin ratio (38.9%) were prominent features of blood biochemistry reports. An alveolar-interstitial pattern was noted in 75% of pre-thoracocentesis radiographs. Pleural effusion, hepatomegaly, thoracic lymphadenopathy and atelectasis of any lung lobe were seen in 88.9%, 75%, 41.7% and 36.1% of cats, respectively. Overall, the mortality rate was 67.5% in both forms.

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Clinicians should be aware that feline rhodococcosis manifests as a pulmonary disease at a much higher rate than previously reported. Further studies are required to address the epidemiology, pathophysiology, disease management and prognosis of feline rhodococcosis. The role of immunosuppression as a predisposing factor in feline rhodococcosis requires further investigation.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

A previously unknown reovirus of bat origin is associated with an acute respiratory disease in humans

Chua KB, Crameri G, Hyatt A, Yu M, Tompang MR, Rosli J, et al.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2007 Jul 03;104(27):11424-9.

PMID: 17592121

Respiratory infections constitute the most widespread human infectious disease, and a substantial proportion of them are caused by unknown etiological agents. Reoviruses (respiratory enteric orphan viruses) were first isolated from humans in the early 1950s and so named because they were not associated with any known disease. Here, we report a previously unknown reovirus (named "Melaka virus") isolated from a 39-year-old male patient in Melaka, Malaysia, who was suffering from high fever and acute respiratory disease at the time of virus isolation. Two of his family members developed similar symptoms approximately 1 week later and had serological evidence of infection with the same virus. Epidemiological tracing revealed that the family was exposed to a bat in the house approximately 1 week before the onset of the father's clinical symptoms. Genome sequence analysis indicated a close genetic relationship between Melaka virus and Pulau virus, a reovirus isolated in 1999 from fruit bats in Tioman Island, Malaysia. Screening of sera collected from human volunteers on the island revealed that 14 of 109 (13%) were positive for both Pulau and Melaka viruses. This is the first report of an orthoreovirus in association with acute human respiratory diseases. Melaka virus is serologically not related to the different types of mammalian reoviruses that were known to infect humans asymptomatically. These data indicate that bat-borne reoviruses can be transmitted to and cause clinical diseases in humans.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

Actinomycosis of the vocal cord: a case report

Fernandez SH

Malays J Pathol, 1999 Dec;21(2):111-5.

PMID: 11068416

A 30-year-old Chinese lady was admitted for hoarseness of voice of one month's duration. Clinical examination revealed a granuloma of the left vocal cord while chest X-ray showed an opacity in the lower lobe of the right lung. The provisional clinical diagnosis was tuberculous laryngitis. A biopsy of the vocal cord lesion revealed inflamed tissue with actinomycotic colonies. Cultures and sputum smears did not reveal any tuberculous bacilli. The patient responded to a 6-week course of intravenous C-penicillin, regaining her voice on day 5 of commencement of antibiotics. A subsequent CT scan of the neck and thorax revealed multiple non-cavitating nodular lesions in both lung fields, felt to be indicative of resolving actinomycosis. She was discharged well after completion of treatment. It was felt that this is a case of primary actinomycosis of the vocal cord with probably secondary pulmonary actinomycosis.

Matched MeSH terms: Lung Diseases/pathology

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