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ILD Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Sarcoidosis is a well described disease that is in the differential of many pulmonary diseases. This case highlights a dilemma where sarcoidosis was strongly suspected despite the unusual presentation but malignancy still had to be aggressively ruled out. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Jamil Taji, Som Chalise, Darla Theobald, Sara ShorterNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Patients with severe acute exacerbation of COPD (AE-COPD) may require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) but there is little recent data describing these patients in US hospitals. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Mihaela Stefan, Brian Nathanson, Steingrub Jay, Higgins Thomas, Tara Lagu, Michael Rothberg, Lindenauer PeterNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Our aim was to study the vascular reactivity of patients with stable COPD and to try to correlate endothelial dysfunction, vascular reactivity and functional capacity of these patients that eventually may lead to cardiovascular mortality ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Claudia Simsolo, Arnon BlumNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Infectious Diseases CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Propionibacterium acnes is a gram positive bacterium that is most commonly associated with the skin condition acne. P. acnes can be found in bronchoalveoloar lavage of approximately 70% of patients with sarcoidosis and is associated with disease activity [1]. It was isolated in high rates and concentrations from lymph nodes in sarcoidosis [2]. We present a case of mediastinal lymphadenopathy secondary to P. acnes in the absence of sarcoidosis. ⋯ This case illustrates the need to consider P. acnes in cases with mediastinal lymphadenopathy, even in the absence of sarcoidosis. Early diagnosis can lead to avoidance of unnecessary testing and early treatment.Reference #1: Hiramatsu, J, et al. Propionibacterium acnes DNA detected in bronchoalveolar lavage cells from patients with sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases 2003:197-203Reference #2: Nihon, N et al, The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (2003) 92: 7,1492-1497DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Anita Rajagopal, Krishnan RajagopalNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Bronchology Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Post-extubation stridor is a life-threatening condition. A variety of their causes has been established and includes obstructed secretion, vocal cord edema, vocal cord dysfunction, and tracheomalacia. In this report, we report herein a rare incidence of post-extubation stridor caused by obstructive fibrinous tracheal pseudomembrane (OFTP). ⋯ In conclusion, this report highlights the potential fatal complication of considering OFTP in patient presenting with dyspnea and inspiratory stridor after extubation, and the physician should alert and perform bronchoscopy for the precise diagnosis to allow early detection.Reference #1: Deslee G, Brichet A, Lebuffe G, Copin MC, Ramon P, Marquette CH (2000) Obstructive fibrinous tracheal pseudomembrane. A potentially fatal complication of tracheal intubation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 162:1169-1171DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Narongwit NakwanNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.