The Indian journal of chest diseases & allied sciences
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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci · Oct 2011
Prevalence of venous thromboembolism in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an Indian perspective.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third leading cause of death by 2020. Recent studies reveal that pulmonary embolism (PE) may be a trigger of acute deterioration in patients with COPD. Patients with COPD have approximately twice the risk of PE than those without COPD. ⋯ Our results show a lower prevalence of unsuspected DVT in Indian patients admitted for AE-COPD. Future prospective, randomised studies are needed to confirm the findings of the present study and to determine whether a systematic evaluation for VTE is justified in these patients, and hence, be recommended.
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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci · Oct 2011
Case ReportsType A thymoma with generalised myasthenia gravis.
Thymoma is a very rare tumour arising from thymus in the anterior mediastinum. A case of a spindle cell thymoma with Myasthenia gravis in a 34-year-old female who presented with difficulty in breathing and swallowing with shortness of breath is reported.