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Tuberculosis Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: To prove a positive tuberculosis culture report to be erroneous is extremely difficult in a TB ward setting. A successful investigation case is presented. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Chi Fong Wong, See Wan YanNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Epidemiology & Physiology PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Common techniques used to measure lung volumes may yield inaccurate results in patients with large bullae. Plethysmography may overestimate while gas dilution may underestimate functional lung volumes. Auto Smart Segmentation (SS) is used by radiation physicists to accurately map lung portions receiving radiation therapy. It uses contouring methodology to trace and accurately measure volume of contoured anatomic structures. Hypothesis. Contouring of bullae on thoracic Computed Tomography (CT) and digital subtraction of contoured volumes using SS will yield accurate lung volumes unaffected by technical limitations or patient effort. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Basim Dubaybo, Sikandar AnsariNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Infectious Disease Case Reports Posters IIISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: The Hyper IgE Syndrome (HIES) is a rare, complex primary immunodeficiency. Here we report a case of HIES combined with natural killer cell deficiency, which has not been documented in the literature before. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Xiaolei Zhang, Huaping Dai, Yan LiuNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ILD Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic vasculitis that usually involves the lungs, upper respiratory tract and kidneys. Histological manifestations in the lung are typically characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation alongwith extensive parenchymal necrosis and necrotizing vasculitis. Several histological variants have been recognized and are characterized by bronchocentric inflammation, marked eosinophil infiltrate, alveolar hemorrhage or interstitial fibrosis. A more uncommon variant of Wegener's is a "BOOP-like" variant primarily consisting of bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia like fibrosis; only 16 such cases have been described in the literature to date. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deepankar Sharma, Neil AggarwalNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Pleural Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Thoracic splenosis should be suspected in a patient with pulmonary nodules and history of splenic trauma. ⋯ In conclusion, thoracic splenosis is considered a benign process, and should be suspected in a patient with any CT or MRI demonstrating left pulmonary nodules with history of splenic trauma. Though new non invasive studies are available and are preferred to the invasive studies, the CT guided biopsy was done to rule out malignancy found on the initial chest CT.Reference #1: Malik U (2010). Parenchymal Thoracic Splenosis: history and nuclear imaging without invasive procedures may provide diagnosis. J Clin Med Res. 2(4),180-184.Reference #2: Mancano A (2012). Thoracic splenosis after thoracoabdominal trauma presenting as pleural nodules. Lung. 190(6), 699-701.Reference #3: Sahin E. (2009). Thoracic splenosis accompanied by diaphragmatic hernia. Can J Surg. 52, E293-294DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ashraf Elsawaf, Jonathan Banibensu, Heather BoakyeNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.