Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews - Volume 19, Issue 1, 2023

Coronavirus diseases, from SARS to MERS and now COVID-19, have major implications for the aviation industry and international travels. Although many cities and countries are adopting ‘live with COVID’ strategies, various rules and regulations are still in place. Documents demonstrating COVID-19 vaccination or recovery from the disease have now become a basic requirement to enter many travel destinations, while som Read More

The current molecular advances in lung fibrosis pathogenesis distend beyond the cellular to involve subcellular and molecular levels. Lung fibrogenesis and autophagy impairment are tightly associated. Autophagy is involved in cell cycle control and regulation of the intracellular microenvironment. Degradation of impaired intracellular organelles and biproducts is crucial to maintaining a healthy cell and preventin Read More

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disease and also a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The frequent readmissions of patients with COPD may reduce lung function, mental health, and quality of life; it also increases the cost of treatment and mortality rate. Some common factors that may increase the readmission frequency of COPD patients include delay of diagnosis, ad Read More

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV 2) has become a global threat that has led to tremendous societal instability. The SARS-CoV- 2 can exhibit a drastic variation in terms of the signs and symptoms in the patient’s body. This virus manifests its existence through cough, fever, sore throat, body aches, chest pain, headaches, and dyspnoea. These can lead to life-threatening respiratory insufficiency, Read More

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of mortality globally. It is associated with a low quality of life and socio-economic burden. Airway destruction in COPD pathogenesis is primarily due to the three mechanisms: protease-antiprotease imbalance, chronic airway inflammation, and oxidative stress, which is triggered by exposure to harmful particles, such as cigarette smoking. Neutrophil Ela Read More

Background: Among First Nations adults living in OECD nations bronchiectasis appears at a particularly heightened rate, due to high childhood incidence, and high prevalence of associated risk factors. To date, however, the extent of the bronchiectasis disease burden among adult First Nations people has not been formally assessed. Methods: Two databases (Pubmed and Scopus) were reviewed for English literature publ Read More

Background: Lung cancer patients have a higher chance of getting infected and showing severe outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This infection influences the respiratory system, albeit other organs are also involved with high risk related to health. The blend of COVID-19 disease and lung cancer predicts a higher mortality rate and more serious clinical results. Objective: This research reports the Systemati Read More

Background: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a disorder caused by the repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep. The pathophysiology of health problems related to OSA is most strongly linked to irregular hypoxia, which results in cell function damage. In our investigation, no determinants of the OSA were found. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess obstructive sleep apnea among adult hypertensive Read More

Background: Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FENO) is currently used as a biomarker of airway inflammation in patients with asthma. However, the role of alveolar nitric oxide (CANO) in asthmatic children has not been clearly demonstrated. Methods: It was a prospective and descriptive study. The measurement of FENO and CANO, spirometry, blood eosinophil counts (BEC), and total IgE levels were performed for each study su Read More

Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 made the world stop its activities, and the only chance of returning to normal life is the vaccine. But like any vaccination, some complications have been reported. We report the case of a patient who presented a myositis following the administration of the Covishield* (AZD1222, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, AstraZeneca) COVID-19 vaccine. Case Report: 12 hours after his first dose, an 84-year-old pat Read More

Background: Intrathoracic teratoma is a form of germ cell tumors and is mostly found in the anterior mediastinum. Isolated intrapulmonary teratoma (IPT) is by far a rarity. The clinical presentation is often non-specific and radiological images - in most cases-are not sufficient to establish a final diagnosis. Surgical resection is the gold standard curative treatment after proper preoperative assessment. Case Presentation: In Read More