Women are more likely to experience certain lung-related symptoms than men. Mercy Medical Center pulmonologist Dr. Anthony ...

Pneumonia symptoms can vary based on the cause and severity of the lung infection. For some, it might feel similar to the flu or be barely noticeable. For others, pneumonia can cause severe ...

Pleural empyema is most often seen in people with severe bacterial pneumonia or who develop an infection after a chest injury or chest surgery. It is as also a possible complication of hemothorax.

Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is a rare respiratory ... a patient who experienced severe cavitating lung disease and pneumothorax following kerosene poisoning, showcasing how high-volume ...

Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children <5 years of age globally. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are known to provide protection against ...

Background: A study was undertaken to validate the modified American Thoracic Society (ATS) rule and two British Thoracic Society (BTS) rules for the prediction of ICU admission and mortality of ...

Only one patient in the series had a parapneumonic pleural effusion. When complications of pneumonia do develop in the pregnant patient, they usually are a consequence of delayed diagnosis.

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs which is usually caused by an infection. Most people who contract it get better in two to four weeks but it can be dangerous in babies, older people and ...

Mother-of-two Lynn Nelson - who was suffering from flu, pneumonia and a collapsed lung - said she believed she was going to ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most common congenital infections. We present a case of an infant who presented with respiratory distress since birth with a normal antenatal history. The ...

7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; jywang{at}ntu.edu.tw Background Tuberculous pleurisy is traditionally indicated by extreme lymphocytosis in pleural fluid and low yield of effusion ...