A vitamin found in eggs and milk could hold the key to curing the potentially fatal lung disease emphysema, new research has revealed. British scientists have found that retinoic acid, a ...

[7] Asthma with partially reversible airflow obstruction – that is, based on change in FEV 1 with bronchodilators – with or without emphysema or reduced carbon monoxide diffusing capacity ...

Autoimmune bullous diseases are often associated with significant morbidity and some can even cause mortality, if left untreated. Multiple therapies are now available to treat these blistering ...

Introduction There is increasing evidence that cannabis smoking, combined with tobacco, increases the risk of emphysema and bullous lung disease (BLF Report 2012). The aim of this retrospective case ...

Subcutaneous emphysema is commonly associated with patients who sustain blunt or penetrating trauma and rarely becomes extensive enough to compress the airway. The underlying pathophysiology involves ...

Results Pack-years smoked and FEV1 exhibited a negative correlation in PiSZ and ZZ patients (both r=−0.43), with emphysema and COPD occurring more commonly in PiZZ patients at <20 pack-year exposure.