ABSTRACT
A case of a 63-year-old patient with motor neurone disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) with central sleep apnoea syndrome is being reported. His sleep architecture was fragmented with a high apnea-hypopnea index of 65 per hour and maximum oxygen-desaturation of 78 percent. Total correction of sleep pattern with nasal non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP-ST) was demonstrated.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/complications , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Polysomnography , Positive-Pressure Respiration , Sleep Apnea, Central/etiologyABSTRACT
A patient of dengue hemorrhagic fever who progressed into acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is reported. The patient recovered after mechanical ventilation and supportive treatment.
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Adult , Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Severe Dengue/complications , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Lung/microbiology , Male , Positive-Pressure Respiration , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/microbiology , Respiratory Function Tests , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
A patient of tuberculous pyopneumothroax with broncho-pleural fistula in whom a mature roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides migrated from the intestine to lodge itself in the pleural cavity is being reported.