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9762803

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
Respiratory bronchiolitis (RB) is defined by the accumulation of pigmented macrophages in the lumen and wall of respiratory and membranous bronchioles of smokers. The aim of this study was to determine whether spontaneous pneumothorax was associated with a high prevalence of RB. Seventy-nine consecutive patients who underwent a surgical procedure (thoracotomy or thoracoscopy) for recurrence or persistence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax despite thoracic drainage were studied retrospectively. RB was found in 70 of 79 (88.6%) smokers operated for spontaneous pneumothorax. Associated interstitial pathological abnormalities were present in 53 of 79 cases (67.1%). In nine patients, the pathological lesions were severe and resembled desquamative interstitial pneumonia. Emphysematous lesions were present in about one-third of the patients. Although the possible pathophysiological consequences of respiratory bronchiolitis remain speculative, this study demonstrates the high prevalence of this pathological abnormality in patients with pneumothorax requiring surgical treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0903-1936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
702-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Respiratory bronchiolitis in smokers with spontaneous pneumothorax.
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique Louis Pradel, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't