La Tunisie médicale
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La Tunisie médicale · Aug 2004
[Clinical course of the ventilatory function in COPD: analytical study of 160 cases].
The incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing particularly in developing countries. Their prognosis depend on several factors in particular the one second forced expiratory volume (FEV1) decline. To study FEV1 decline speed and factors affecting it, we carried out a retrospective study of 160 cases of COPD in stable state and heaving at least two FEV1 measures at 6 months of interval in the minimum and. ⋯ We confirmed by multivariate analysis that age and smoking habit and increased the FEV1 decline. However this last correlated with FEV1% predicted. We concluded that the decline of FEV1 is higher in COPD that in the general population and slowing it needs smoking stop.
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The Lofgren syndrom is a particular variety of sarcoidose. The ocular attack is dominated in this syndrome by anterior uveitis. More rarely the eyelids and the orbitary structures are attached. ⋯ The Lofgren syndrome is a multivisceral chronic affection. The eye and its annexes constitute frequent cibles of this affection for which they react by a diverse and rich symptomalogy and which can be presented by eye-lid tumors with orbital extension.