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Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in fatal asthma: case report and histopathological review
(BioMed Central, 2018)
Abstract
Background
Mortality related to asthma has decreased worldwide since the introduction of inhaled corticosteroid therapy in the past decades. However, there are ...
The outer wall of small airways is a major site of remodeling in fatal asthma
(MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2009)
Background: Structural and inflammatory changes in asthma involve both the large and small airways, with involvement of the distal lung being related to disease severity. We have previously shown that changes in the ...
Increased myoepithelial cells of bronchial submucosal glands in fatal asthma
(B M J PUBLISHING GROUP, 2010)
Background: Fatal asthma is characterised by enlargement of bronchial mucous glands and tenacious plugs of mucus in the airway lumen. Myoepithelial cells, located within the mucous glands, contain contractile proteins which ...
Airway smooth muscle thickness in asthma is related to severity but not duration of asthma
(EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2009)
Asthma is characterised by an increased airway smooth muscle (ASM) area (ASMarea) within the airway wall. The present study examined the relationship of factors including severity and duration of asthma to ASMarea. The ...
[Spontaneous pneumomediastinum related to near-fatal asthma. A report of a case]
(2009)
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an infrequent condition in children under 18 years old, of various etiologies, and benign clinical course. Acute asthma is among the main reasons for medical care in the emergency room, but ...
[Spontaneous pneumomediastinum related to near-fatal asthma. A report of a case]
(2009)
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an infrequent condition in children under 18 years old, of various etiologies, and benign clinical course. Acute asthma is among the main reasons for medical care in the emergency room, but ...
Extracellular matrix components and regulators in the airway smooth muscle in asthma
(EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2008)
There is an intimate relationship between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and smooth muscle cells within the airways. Few studies have comprehensively assessed the composition of different ECM components and its regulators ...
Characterization of autopsy-proven fatal asthma patients in Sao Paulo, Brazil
(PAN AMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2008)
Few data are available on autopsy-proven fatal asthma patients in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We characterized 73 asthma patients who were autopsied at the Servico de Verificacao de Obitos do Universidade de Sao Paulo between 1996 ...
Severe asthma associated with myasthenia gravis and upper airway obstruction
(Brasil, 2007)
An unusual association of asthma and myasthenia gravis (MG) complicated by tracheal stenosis is reported. The patient was a 35-year-old black woman with a history of severe asthma and rhinitis over 30 years. A respiratory ...
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum related to near-fatal asthma. A report of a case [Neumomediastino espont�neo asociado con asma casi mortal. Comunicaci�n de un caso]
(2009)
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an infrequent condition in children under 18 years old, of various etiologies, and benign clinical course. Acute asthma is among the main reasons for medical care in the emergency room, but ...