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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the spectrum and the relative frequencies of different pulmonary diseases in chronic renal failure (CFR) patients, we reviewed autopsy records from 46 chronic hemodialysis patients with end-stage renal disease of various etiologies. Pathological abnormalities were observed in the lungs of all but one patient. Acute and chronic lung diseases were found in 95.7% and 80.4% of subjects respectively. The most common acute diseases were pulmonary infections (pneumonia, lung abscess, empyema) and fluid overload. The most common chronic process was interstitial fibrosis. Other relatively common chronic diseases included pleural fibrosis and/or pleuritis as well as pulmonary arteriosclerosis, hemorrhage, thromboembolism and calcification. The incidences of granulomatous lung diseases, pulmonary amyloidosis and metastatic lung tumors were also higher than expected. Relative incidences of the different pulmonary diseases did not appear to be related to the etiology of CFR; rather, lung abnormalities were common in CFR of all etiologies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0391-3988
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-100
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Lung pathology in chronic hemodialysis patients.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article