BACKGROUND
Overexpression of programmed death 1 (PD-1) receptor is thought to inhibit the effector T-cell response in human tuberculosis. However, the precise mechanism of such inhibition remains… (More)
BACKGROUND
Evaluation of tumor-specific circulating DNA in plasma/serum is a promising noninvasive diagnostic and prognostic tool requiring only a blood sample, which circumvents the logistic… (More)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
Viruses are important aetiological agents of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). Their reported prevalence varies from region to region. This systematic review calculated… (More)
BACKGROUND
Increased presence of circulating DNA has been reported in lung cancer. However, the utility of circulating DNA as a diagnostic and prognostic marker and in assessing therapeutic efficacy… (More)
Miliary tuberculosis [MTB] is an uncommon but important treatable cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome [ARDS]. In this communication, six patients with MTB who developed ARDS in the course of… (More)
BACKGROUND
Lung cancer is one of the commonest and most lethal cancers throughout the world. The epidemiological and pathological profile varies among different ethnicities and geographical regions.… (More)
We report a retrospective series of 100 non-HIV adult patients with miliary tuberculosis (MTB) treated in a tertiary care centre. There were 51 males. Their mean age was 35 years. Predisposing… (More)
As cure is attainable in very few cases of lung cancer, the imperative issue is to make quality of life (QOL) as good as possible as part of the palliative care package. The aim of this paper was to… (More)
Along with the development of new cancer therapeutics, more effective tools for the estimation of response to therapy and prediction of disease progression are required for the better management of… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To analyze the safety and efficacy of bronchial artery embolization (BAE) in the management of hemoptysis.
METHODS
We conducted a retrospective study of 334 patients who had undergone… (More)