Ergometric and mechanics of breathing tests in lung sarcoidosis

Couto, António

doi:10.1007/bf02097075

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“…In addition, resting diffusing capacity and overall pulmonary function tests were abnormal when fibrosis was evi dent. Couto [5] reported specific lung com pliance as the best objective test for evaluat ing pulmonary fibrosis. In the present study, compliance studies were not done.…”

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Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Ct¹,

Ae²,

Rosen³

et al. 1979

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Discrepancies were observed between functional (PFT), chest roentgenographic, and open lung biopsy findings (granulomata, interstitial pneumonitis, angiitis, and fibrosis) in 81 patients with clinical diagnosis of sarcoidosis. A combination of normal PFT and Type 1 roentgenographic findings (hilar lymphadenopathy) was associated with minimal lung lesions without fibrosis. Type 1 findings alone did not preclude extensive lesions or fibrosis. Advanced roentgenographic and PFT abnormalities correlated with the presence of extensive lung lesions. The pulmonary diffusing capacity correlated best with specific and overall lung pathology, and roentgenographic types. Only this test differentiated the extent of granulomata and the roentgenographic types. Moderate degrees of other pathologic changes were not distinguished by any other PFT. Degrees of overall lung pathology correlated with an individual PFT and most significantly with overall PFT (p < 0.001). Serial studies of PFT are a practical and valuable means for assessment of the disease process in sarcoidosis.

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Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Ct¹,

Ae²,

Rosen³

et al. 1979

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“…Es finden sich andererseits auch bei ausgedehnten In filtraten nur selten Verminderungen [2,6,7,18]. Dementsprechend sind unter dem Einfluss der Therapie auch keine signifikanten Veränderungen zu erken nen, selbst wenn röntgenologisch eklatante Besserungen eintreten.…”

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Atemmechanik und Kortikosteroidtherapie bei der Lungensarkoidose

Doll¹,

Wagner²,

Kröpelin³

1973

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In 41 patients with a lung sarcoidosis the effect of corticosteroids on mechanics of breathing was examined. As a rule the compliance is already normal prior to the therapy in patients with granulomatosis, it is not affected by the therapy. Fibroses cause an irreversible compliance reduction. In very few cases the resistance is affected by proliferations, whereas in case of extensive fibroses clear increases can be measured. In these cases a corticoid therapy can reduce the resistance if it was increased by a secondary bronchitis

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Ergometric and mechanics of breathing tests in lung sarcoidosis

Cited by 2 publications

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Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Atemmechanik und Kortikosteroidtherapie bei der Lungensarkoidose

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