[An acute complication following emphysema reduction with coils].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
[Out of standard dyspnea].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
[Therapeutic adherence in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A literature review].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
In France, only a small number of studies have focused on therapeutic adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD) despite its impact in terms of multimorbidity. The objective of this literature review was a better understanding of adherence as a whole, and the identification of the effects of non-adherence, in order to op...
[Allergic respiratory diseases related to mould in the home].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Exposure to mould is a potential risk factor for asthma in both adults and children. In adult, the relation between exposure, sensitization and symptoms has been demonstrated in severe asthmatics sensitized to Alternaria. For children, exposure to mould in childhood is a risk factor for asthma in both atopic and non-atopic individuals. Exposure or ...
[Lung metastases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Watch for the second train!]
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Pulmonary metastases due to a pancreatic cancer are difficult to diagnose and demonstrate a wide range of radiological patterns. We report the case of a 37-year-old female patient, without past medical history, with multicystic lung disease in a context of chronic abdominal pain, fatigue and weight loss. After several months of diagnostic delay, pa...
[Asthma and cocaine use].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Cocaine use can be responsible for many respiratory complications including asthma. Systematic literature review of data on asthma in cocaine users. PubMed/Medline search, on the period 1980-2017 with the following keywords: "asthma*" or "bronchospasm" and "cocaine" or "freebase*" or "crack", limits "title/abstract"; the selected languages were Eng...
[The current situation with sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Niamey (Niger)].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Tuberculosis is a major public health problem and the main reason for hospital admission in developing countries. No study of tuberculosis has been undertaken in the pulmonary/tuberculosis service of Lamordé National Hospital in Niamey since its foundation in April 2009. The aim of our study is to assess the current situation of sputum positive new...
[Surgery of primary tracheal tumours of the salivary gland type].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Primary tumours of the trachea are very rare and may develop from the tracheal salivary glands. We describe four patients operated on in our service between 2010 and 2017 of whom two had an adenocystic carcinoma, one a mucoepidermoid carcinoma and one a pleomorphic adenoma of the trachea. All were treated by resection and tracheal anastomosis with ...
[Factors associated with poor acceptance of illness in patients with COPD].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
In patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the acceptance of the illness is probably a major factor in the improvement of quality of life. The aim of this study is to identify the criteria associated with a good or bad acceptance of the disease and to identify means of improving it. We have undertaken a telephone enqui...
[A case of bronchopulmonary sequestration].
Published in Revue des maladies respiratoires
Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by the presence of a non-functioning mass of lung tissue which receives an aberrant arterial supply from systemic circulation. We describe the case of a 30-year-old man who presented with recurrent episodes of mild hemoptysis. CT angiography revealed a right inferior loba...
