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S Azzabi

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PubMed2002

[Smoking cessation program in Tunisia: experience of a respiratory service].

A tobacco cessation programme was recently introduced into medical practice in Tunisia. The medical staff in the pulmonary disease ward at Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, has been the first to implement such a programme for people motivated to quit smoking. This programme has been run for 3 years in the respiratory disease out-patient department. It acts essentially against psychological and pharmacological dependence on tobacco. The results obtained were very encouraging: 298 smokers have participated in this programme. The global success rate at 12 months of tobacco withdrawal was about 25% for people who were followed up, and 17% for the whole sample. Medical help for smoking cessation should be more widely promoted in Tunisia to increase the number of smokers who consult and improve the quality of medical intervention.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1999

[Reexpansion pulmonary edema].

Reexpansion pulmonary edema is an uncommon complication which sometimes occurs after evacuation of a large amount of air or fluid from the pleural space. We report two cases that illustrate the diversity of the clinical expression, severe in one case and latent in the other. The pathophysiology of reexpansion pulmonary edema remains obscure. Increased pulmonary capillary permeability, favored by previous atelectatic parenchyma and rapid reexpansion appears to be the main cause. Treatment is basically preventive. Curative treatment is based on adequate oxygenation and circulation. Lower aspiration pressure and oxygenation were sufficient in our patients. Severe clinical prognosis has been reported in the literature with a 15 to 20% mortality despite use of mechanical ventilation in particularly serious situations.

Adult↗
PubMed1998

[Broncho-pulmonary cancer associated with pulmonary tuberculosis. Report of 4 cases].

The association between bronchopulmonary carcinoma and pulmonary tuberculosis would not be fortuitous but related to increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and tuberculosis in cancer patients. We present four cases demonstrating the gravity of the situation and the difficulties encountered in diagnosis and treatment. Diagnosis of tuberculosis in patients with bronchopulmonary carcinoma requires pathological evidence from histology biopsies or bacteriology samples. The diagnosis is further complicated in early stage neoplasms. In case of tuberculosis, surgical treatment of bronchopulmonary carcinoma may have to be postponed or even contraindicated. Inversely, chemotherapy and radiotherapy may favor extension of the tuberculosis.

Aged↗
PubMed1995

[Bronchiectasis in hemorrhagic rectocolitis. Apropos of a case].

Bronchectasis is a rare complication of haemorrhagic rectocolitis, 28 case have been reported in the literature. We report a case in a 40-year-old patient who presented respiratory signs 13 years after the onset of haemorrhagic rectocolitis. The diagnosis was confirmed on the bronchogram showing involvement of the lower lobes on the right and the left. Local corticosteroids given by inhalation decreased the volume of the expectorations and improved bronchial obstruction. Abundant bronchorrhoea is characteristic of bronchectasia in haemorrhagic rectocolitis as in primary bronchectasia. Response to inhaled or systemic corticosteroids is good.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
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[The etiology of hypercalcemia: a study of 47 cases in a hospital internal medicine service].

In this study, we are presented the clinical and the aetiologic features of 47 patients having hypercalcemia (total serum calcium > or = 2.7 mmol/l). Our results show a positive significantly correlation between the degree of the hypercalcemia and the severity of the clinical symptomatology. As for to the aetiology, the multiple myeloma, the hyperparathyroid and the neoplastic process constituted 78% of the total aetiology.

Aged↗
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[Serum copper levels in obesity: a study of 32 cases].

Abnormalities of copper distribution in tissues and serum has been described in obese subjects. In this prospective study, we evaluated the seric level of copper by atomic absorption in a group of 32 obese (BMI > or = 30 kg/m2) compared to a group of 32 healthy subjects. We have noted an elevation of serum copper in obese with a middle level of 133 mg/dl significantly superior to the middle level of serum copper of healthy subjects, 108 mg/dl (p < 0.001). In another hand, we have noticed that the levels of serum cooper rise with the BMI. In fact, 58.3% of the obese that have a BMI > or = 40 kg/m2 show a high concentration of serum copper although only 5% of obese with BMI < 40 kg/m2 show this high concentration. This work must be completed by the determination of ceruloplasmin levels in a larger group of obese in order to establish correlations between the serum ceruloplasmin levels, the serum copper levels and the obesity.

Adult↗