{"title":"Ankylosing spondylitis lung disease and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum","authors":"H. Levy, M.D. Hurwitz, M. Strimling, S. Zwi","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90013-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90013-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The development of apical pulmonary fibrosis and bullous disease is a rare but well recognized extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (1–5). The fibro-bullous disease is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed at an incidental radiological examination. When symptoms do develop, they are usually due to superimposed colonization or infection by bacteria, fungi or mycobacteria (1, 3, 4).</p><p>Only six cases of non-tuberculous mycobacterial superinfection in AS have been reported (2–5). We report a patient with AS and progressive apical fibrobullous disease in whom <em>Mycobacterium scrofulaceum</em> was repeatedly cultured over a 12-year period.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 84-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90013-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14296517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fundamental techniques in pulmonary and oesophageal surgery","authors":"K. Jeyasingham","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90050-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90050-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 202-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90050-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52756713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practical Bronchoscopy","authors":"I.C. Paterson","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90052-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90052-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 203-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90052-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52756800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulmonary disease reviews vol. 6","authors":"J. Cookson","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90107-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90107-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"46 1","pages":"447-448"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90107-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52757359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Essentials of thoracic surgery","authors":"K.M. Pagliero","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90017-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90017-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 97-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90017-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52755960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B.J. Chapman , C. McDonald , S. Capewell , M.H. Frame , G.K. Crompton
{"title":"Enprofylline in chronic asthma","authors":"B.J. Chapman , C. McDonald , S. Capewell , M.H. Frame , G.K. Crompton","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90088-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90088-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A double-blind crossover study has been performed in 14 patients with moderately severe chronic asthma to compare the bronchodilator efficacy of two dosage regimens of intravenous enprofylline (high dose=2 mg/kg bolus and 1 mg/kg/hour infusion; low dose=1 mg/kg bolus and 500 μg/kg/hour infusion) with aminophylline (5 mg/kg/bolus and 500 μg/kg/hour infusion) and placebo. The bolus injections were given over 20 minutes and infusion over 160 minutes. Twelve subjects completed the study. High dose enprofylline was more effective than aminophylline in increasing PEF (<em>P</em>=0.008) and FEV<sub>1</sub> (<em>P</em>=0.004). Low dose enprofylline and aminophylline were of similar efficacy. Side-effects, notably headaches and nausea, were more common with enprofylline; three out of 14 subjects receiving the high dose regimen developed severe nausea. The plasma enprofylline levels achieved with the high dose regimen were greater than anticipated. Further studies are required in acute severe asthma to clarify the therapeutic role of intravenous enprofylline and the most appropriate dosage regimen.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 354-359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90088-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14208295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis: a case report and review of literature","authors":"S. Holmes, J.B. Desai, R.N. Sapsford","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90097-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90097-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Since 1974, 20 new cases of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis have been reported in the English literature. We present a new case and a review of the literature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 414-417"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90097-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14209471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The assessment of a computer administered questionnaire in the differential diagnosis of asthma and chronic airflow limitation","authors":"J. Bennett, J. Osman, A.D. Blainey, R.J. Davies","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90067-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90067-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We have tested a computer administered respiratory symptom questionnaire in patients with asthma, chronic airflow limitation, and subjects with no evidence of respiratory disease. The questionnaire was highly effective at distinguishing patients with respiratory disease from those without. However, the responses of asthmatic patients and patients with CAL to the majority of questions were similar though the responses to four out of 11 questions were significantly different. We conclude that such a computer administered questionnaire is of limited value in distinguishing patients with asthma and CAL, underlining the importance of objective tests in this differential diagnosis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 268-273"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90067-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14206721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transbronchial aspiration of subcarinal lymph nodes","authors":"A.D. Blainey , M. Curling , Malcolm Green","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90035-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90035-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Transbronchial needle aspiration of subcarinal lymph nodes has been undertaken in 60 consecutive patients with pulmonary malignancies undergoing routine fibreoptic bronchoscopy. Four aspirates from the subcarinal nodes contained malignant cells; three squamous cell carcinoma and one adenocarcinoma. Four of 40 (10%) of patients with non-small-cell carinoma of the lung had a positive aspirate. We have not confirmed the high positive rate previously reported, but nevertheless transbronchial needle aspiration provided useful staging information in some patients.</p><p>The techniques is rapid, safe and simple, and can easily be applied in a routine bronchoscopy service for all patients with suspected cancer, or selected patients under active consideration for surgery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 149-154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90035-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14298066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Selman Waksman (1888–1973), discoverer of streptomycin: A centenary review","authors":"Alex Sakula","doi":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90005-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0007-0971(88)90005-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75618,"journal":{"name":"British journal of diseases of the chest","volume":"82 ","pages":"Pages 23-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0007-0971(88)90005-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14181033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}