A review of the literature reveals that sarcoidosis is rarely associated with isolated middle-lobe atelectasis. The present report describes a case of middle-lobe atelectasis in which evidence of ...

There was no significant hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy. No pleural effusion was evident but slight shadowing on the lingular segment of the left upper lobe of the lungs indicated possible ...

Neoplasms can affect host defenses in numerous ways due to underlying immunologic impairment, weight loss, malnutrition, and/or as a consequence of therapy. For example, neutropenia can be ...

In this study, we presented a male neonatal case of severe congenital MP pneumonia complicated with atelectasis and macrolide resistance. Empirical treatment with conventional antibiotics proved ...

Respiration after birth draws meconium firstly into the major airways and subsequently into the smaller airways, where it may cause obstruction, atelectasis, air trapping, and pneumothorax. Meconium ...

Figure 4. PET-CT on January 27, 2024: 1. Post-treatment findings related to lung cancer:Hypermetabolic lesion resembling residual tumor in the lingular segment of the left upper lobe, involving ...

Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. Figure 1. Lingular mass abutting the mediastinum along the left ventricle free wall. Figure 2. Coronal section of lingular mass abutting ...

The most common complications are atelectasis, pneumonia and respiratory failure. Prevention of respiratory complications must start immediately, irrespective of the level of the spinal cord injury.

Introduction Pneumonia is one of the leading complications and causes of death after a spinal cord injury (SCI). After a cervical or thoracic lesion, impairment of the respiratory muscles decreases ...

Four patients died. Atelectasis, low pH and low forced vital capacity (FVC) upon extubation were the main predictors for reintubation. Myasthenia gravis may affect different muscle groups to very ...

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