The association between tobacco and alcohol use and health outcomes in individuals living with diabetes and prediabetes in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by S J Mulder, T Chivese, C O Egbe

“…Current smoking was significantly associated with 40% increased odds of shortness of breath (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.40; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1 - 1.7; p<0.001) and 67% increased odds of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)/asthma (aOR 1.67; 95% CI 1.2 - 2.2; p<0.001). Problem/risky alcohol use was significantly associated with 40% increased odds of COPD/asthma (aOR 1.40; 95% CI 1.1 - 1.7; p=0.001) and 92% increased odds of having cancer (aOR 1.92; 95% CI 1.5 - 2.5; p<0.001). …”
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Allergen immunotherapy in atopic dermatitis by Agnieszka Bogacz-Piaseczyńska, Andrzej Bożek

“…AIT is a commonly accepted treatment for selected allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, allergy to venom, and sometimes food allergy. …”
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Ectopic Intratracheal Thyroid: A Rare Cause of Airway Obstruction by Waheed Rahman, Nafil Ishaq Arimbrathodi, Faisal Abdulkader, Hussain Al-Enazi, Zeynel A. Dogan

“…The presenting symptoms can be very similar to those of bronchial asthma. We discuss the case of a 29-year-old man with subglottic ectopic thyroid, with a history of thyroid surgery for goiter, which has been managed with laser-assisted endoscopic approach. …”
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Ice Hockey Lung – A Case of Mass Nitrogen Dioxide Poisoning in The Czech Republic by Kristian Brat, Zdenek Merta, Marek Plutinsky, Jana Skrickova, Miroslav Stanek Ing

“…None of the 15 patients developed asthma-like disease or chronic cough. Corticosteroids appeared to be useful in treatment. …”
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Multiple pregnancy. Case report. by Práxedes Regla Rojas Quintana

“…We present a case of a 34-year-old white female patient, of rural origins, with a history of 3rd degree bronchial asthma and respiratory arrests for that cause, who has required several admissions in the ICU. …”
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Dyspnea and Wheezing after Adenosine Injection in a Patient with Eosinophilic Bronchitis by Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Marie Christine Aubry, Kaiser Lim

“…Eosinophilic bronchitis is differentiated from asthma. In addition, the patient developed dyspnea, flushing, and wheezing after the administration of adenosine during a cardiac stress test in spite of a negative methacholine challenge. …”
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Implementation of a Targeted Screening Program to Detect Airflow Obstruction Suggestive of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease within a Presurgical Screening Clinic by Chantal Robitaille, Esther Dajczman, Andrew M Hirsch, David Small, Pierre Ernst, Dana Porubska, Mark Palayew

“…A targeted spirometry screening program was implemented within a presurgical screening (PSS) clinic to detect undiagnosed airways disease and identify patients with COPD/asthma in need of treatment optimization.…”
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Continuous Dual Resetting of the Immune Repertoire as a Basic Principle of the Immune System Function by Silvana Balzar

“…Idiopathic chronic inflammatory conditions (ICIC) such as allergy, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and various autoimmune conditions are a worldwide health problem. …”
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Chorioamnionitis and Lung Injury in Preterm Newborns by Gustavo Rocha

“…Recent data suggest susceptibility for subsequent asthma to be increased on long-term followup. Additional research on this field is needed.…”
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Abdominal Ectopic Pregnancy. A Case Report by Tahiluma Santana Pedraza, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Bárbara Rafael Truy

“…We report the case of a patient with a history of bronchial asthma, who attended the Emergency Department of the health center of Montalbán, in the municipality Libertador, in the capital district of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela because of abdominal pain with nausea and gastric fullness. …”
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Peripheral neuropathy as initial manifestation of Churg-Strauss Syndrome by Antonio Villa, Marianna Gregorio, Francesca Bassi, Ignazio Santilli

“…The diagnosis was established based on the hypereosinophilia, nasal polyposis, a positive biopsy and ANCA serology, without a history of asthma. In this case report, the peripheral neuropathy was the initial manifestation of the Churg-Strauss syndrome.…”

Using Health Utility Index (HUI) for Measuring the Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Among Individuals with Chronic Diseases by Frank Mo, Bernard C.K. Choi, Felix C.K. Li, Joav Merrick

“…Food allergy, allergy other than food, asthma, migraine headaches, and other remaining chronic diseases have a relatively mild effect. …”
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Mendelian randomization studies of risk and protective factors for osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wenhao Ji, Wenhao Ji, Bin Pan, Bin Pan, Xin Chen, Xin Chen, Zhaobai Lao, Zhaobai Lao, Wanlei Yang, Wanlei Yang, Yu Qian, Yu Qian

“…The combined findings from these 30 studies revealed that rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, sex hormone binding globulin, depression, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis and asthma are associated with increased risk of osteoporosis, while basal metabolic rate and gut microbiota (NB1n) serves as a protective factor. …”
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Multiple cranial neuropathies in Churg-Strauss syndrome: case report by G. Rutkauskaitė, R. Masaitienė, J. Dadonienė, D. Jatužis

“… Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS), known as eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, is a systemic small- to medium-sized vasculitis, characterized by chronic rhinosinusitis, asthma and eosinophilia. Churg and Strauss first described this syndrome in 1951. …”
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Periodontal Diseases: Major Exacerbators of Pulmonary Diseases? by Bakey Kouanda, Zeeshan Sattar, Patrick Geraghty

“…Pulmonary diseases, such as pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, tuberculosis, COVID-19, and bronchiectasis, significantly contribute to poor quality of life and mortality. …”
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Successful Use of Plasma Exchange in the Treatment of Corticosteroid-Refractory Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Associated with Gastrointestinal Manifestations by Kohei Tsujimoto, Masato Yagita, Masashi Taniguchi, Masaaki Fujita

“…We describe the case of a 33-year-old woman having corticosteroid-refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) who presented with abdominal pain and responded dramatically to plasma exchange. Eosinophilia, asthma history, neuropathy, pulmonary infiltrates, and paranasal sinus abnormalities confirmed the diagnosis of EGPA. …”
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Ectopic thyroid tissue in the airway: a case report by Qun Zhang, Lin Zhou, Wei Li, Yanling Xu

“…This condition can lead to diagnostic challenges, especially when located within the airway, as it mimics other respiratory disorders such as asthma. Case presentation We report the case of a 69-year-old man with endotracheal ETT presenting with severe dyspnea, and the lesion was initially suspected to be malignant. …”
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Hamman syndrome. A case report by Osvaldo Barrios Viera, Marleny González Machín

“…The case of a 19-years-old male patient, referred to the General Surgery Service of the Leopoldito Martínez General Teaching Hospital, presenting with moderate intensity dyspnea, accompanied by a sudden increase in volume of the neck and anterior region of the thorax, after a coughing fit during an acute attack of bronchial asthma is presented. The physical examination identified subcutaneous emphysema in the neck, thorax, anterior wall of the abdomen and upper limbs. …”
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Guiding Inspiratory Flow: Development of the In-Check DIAL G16, a Tool for Improving Inhaler Technique by Mark Jeremy Sanders

“…Use of the tool has been shown to be contributory to significant improvements in asthma care and control, and it is being advocated for assessment and training in irreversible lung disease.…”
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Sleeptalking! Sleepwalking! Side Effects of Montelukast by Samer Alkhuja, Natalya Gazizov, Mary Ellen Alexander

“…A 16-year-old Caucasian female presented to the pulmonary clinic for a followup on her asthma. Due to the worsening of allergy-related symptoms, therapy with montelukast 10 mg daily was started and resulted in good relief of the patient’s symptoms. …”
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