Maurer, C. Nozick, M. Lahmek, P. Bonhour, G. Kabbani, J. Kangue, P. Smahi, F. Tecucianu, L. Piquet, J.
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IntroductionThe correct use of medication and the ability to assess the severity of the disease and to react appropriately in the case of exacerbation are essential objectives in the management of asthma patients. This study, conducted in a school of asthma in Seine-Saint-Denis, aims to measure the influence of socio-demographic and clinical factor...
Berkani, Kamel Dimet, Jérôme
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IntroductionCompliance with continuous positive pressure treatment (CPAP) is a determining factor in the management of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Long-term compliance has been poorly studied. MethodsThe probability of long-term continuation of CPAP was evaluated retrospectively by an analysis of survival in 252 patients treated by...
Sesé, L. Didier, M. Rousseau-Bussac, G. Crequit, P. Masanes, M.J. Chouaid, C.
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RationaleFew studies have analyzed the aggressiveness of the care (continuation of active treatments) at the end of life in patients with lung cancer. The objective of this study was to assess practices in this setting in a university department of respiratory medicine. Patients and methodsThis retrospective study has consecutively included all pat...
Toffart, A.-C. Sakhri, L. Girard, N. Couraud, S. Merle, P. Fournel, P. Perol, M. Souquet, P.-J. Timsit, J.-F. Moro-Sibilot, D.
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BackgroundIn response to questions regarding the appropriate intensity of care for some patients, “a decision support aid regarding the intensity of care in case of worsening condition of a patient with a chronic disease” has been established at the Grenoble university hospital. According to patient's wishes and the experience of the medical and pa...
Merson, F. Perriot, J. Underner, M. Peiffer, G. Fieulaine, N.
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Smoking is a major of public health policy issue; one in two lifelong smokers will die from a disease related to tobacco use. In France, smoking is responsible for more than 70,000 deaths every year. The benefits linked to stopping smoking include reduced mortality and morbidity related to the use of tobacco. Recent data show an increase in the pre...
Dahou-Makhloufi, Chafia
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Osteo-articular tuberculosis was frequent throughout the world a decade ago but antituberculous chemotherapy and prophylactic measures have clearly contributed to the reduction of its frequency. However Pott's disease is frequently complicated by an abscess and some locations are exceptional on account of their gravity. We report a case of dorsal s...
Vella-Boucaud, J. Chouabe, S. Bourin, F. Nardi, J. Perotin, J.-M. Lebargy, F. Deslee, G.
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IntroductionBullous emphysema is defined as an airspace of more than 10mm in diameter. The spontaneous regression or disappearance of a bulla is unusual, described as an “autobullectomy”. Case reportWe report the case of a 37-year-old man with a 10-pack/year history of smoking, a history of pneumothorax surgically treated in 2005, and emphysema wit...
Cadelis, G. Ehret, N. Da Cunha, S. Dranebois, S. Saillard, E.
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Bazarbachi, T. Haddad, Y. Irani, C. Salameh, P. Khoury, D. Khayat, G. Aoun, Z. Riachy, M. Dabar, G. Ibrahim, I.
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IntroductionThe aim of this study was to evaluate the profile of skin prick-test reactivity to different aeroallergens in patients with rhinitis and asthma in Lebanon and its geographic variation within the country. It was also to suggest a minimal panel of allergens that should be used to detect sensitized patients. MethodsAll patients who underwe...
Gerfaud-Valentin, M. Ahmad, K. Piegay, F. Fabien, N. Raphanel, B. Cordier, J.-F. Cottin, V.
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IntroductionAmyopathic dermatomyositis associated with anti-MDA5 autoantibodies is a rare and very recently described clinical entity. Case reportA 58-year-old woman was admitted with subacute onset of dyspnea (NYHA class IV) associated with cough, oligoarthritis of the wrists, myalgia and intermittent fever. Examination demonstrated skin lesions w...
