Canadian respiratory journal : journal of the Canadian Thoracic Society
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Case Reports
High dose intravenous methylprednisolone in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
The case of a 72-year-old woman with probable severe acute respiratory syndrome is reported. While on treatment with ribavirin and antibiotics (for community-acquired pneumonia), the patient continued to have progressive clinical deterioration and chest radiographic evidence of respiratory deterioration. Pulse dose intravenous corticosteroids were used in an unsuccessful attempt to treat the inflammatory component of this respiratory illness.
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Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a fatal neoplasm which frequently results from exposure to asbestos or erionite. ⋯ MM should be considered when exudative pleural effusion is detected in a patient who has been exposed to asbestos or erionite. MM is a major public health problem in parts of Turkey and compulsory environmental control of fibrous mineral should be considered.