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Open Respiratory Archives
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Bronchial Anthracostenosis: A Rare Entity
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Symptomatic Pneumoperitoneum After Percutaneous Radiological Gastrostomy in Patient With Duchenne Disease Dependent on Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
Pneumoperitoneum secondary to gastrostomy is a rare, usually benign complication, often due to air insufflation. It can occur after both endoscopic and radiological techniques, though less frequently with the latter. Percutaneous radiological gastrostomy is preferred […]
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Pleural Empyema Due to Gemella morbillorum: A Rare Etiology in a High-risk Patient
Pleural empyema is a severe complication of pneumonia, tipically caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or Staphylococcus aureus. We present a rare case of empyema due to Gemella morbillorum, an orophrarynx commensal. Risk factors include alcoholism, immunocompromised […]
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Use of Rifampicin as a Cytochrome Inducer in Acute Tacrolimus Poisoning
Tacrolimus is an essential immunosuppressive drug in lung transplantation. It is metabolized by cytochrome P450, which can cause interactions with many drugs. We present a case of acute tacrolimus poisoning in a lung transplant patient […]
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Pulmonary Metastasis From Glioblastoma: An Uncommon Clinical Entity
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive who grade IV primary brain tumor, yet extracranial metastasis occurs in less than 2% of cases due to the protective effects of the blood–brain barrier and lack of lymphatic […]
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Pulmonary Amyloidosis as a Differential Diagnosis in Interstitial Lung Diseases
Pulmonary amyloidosis is an uncommon condition that can mimic interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), leading to diagnostic delays. We describe two cases of diffuse alveoloseptal amyloidosis initially misdiagnosed as ILD. The first involved a 47-year-old woman […]
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Synthetic Lung-cancer Cohorts Generated by a Large Language Model: Epidemiological Validity Assessment
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used in medicine for clinical reasoning and educational simulation. This study assessed the epidemiological plausibility of a synthetic lung-cancer cohort generated by ChatGPT-4.0. A total of 102 virtual cases […]
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Interventions in Pulmonology: What Factors Influence Patient Participation in This Type of Study?
This study evaluated the differential characteristics between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbator patients who accepted or declined participation in a telemonitoring program based on the virtual assistant “Lola” at Virgen Macarena University Hospital (HUVM). […]