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Rev. chil. enferm. respir ; 30(2): 95-99, jun. 2014. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-719129

ABSTRACT

Ammonia (NH3) is an irritant and corrosive gas whose inhalation at high concentrations mainly occurs during agricultural and industrial activities, as occupational accidents. The extent and severity of the damage depends on the concentration and time of exposure to the toxic, which can cause skin, eye, respiratory and life-threatening injuries. We present two cases of patients acutely exposed to high concentrations of NH3. Both patients survived to the acute phase of the respiratory injury, but developed chronic lung derangements.


El amoniaco (NH3) es un gas irritante y corrosivo cuya inhalación aguda en altas concentraciones se produce principalmente durante accidentes laborales en el sector agrícola e industrial. La extensión y severidad del daño depende de la concentración y tiempo de exposición al tóxico, el cual puede causar lesiones a nivel cutáneo, ocular, respiratorio y riesgo vital. Presentamos dos casos de pacientes expuestos en forma aguda a NH3 en altas concentraciones. Ambos pacientes sobrevivieron a la fase aguda y evolucionaron con lesiones respiratorias crónicas.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Bronchiectasis/chemically induced , Bronchiolitis/chemically induced , Lung Injury/chemically induced , Ammonia/adverse effects , Bronchi/injuries , Burns, Chemical/complications , Radiography, Thoracic , Accidents, Occupational , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Occupational Diseases/chemically induced
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Rev. chil. enferm. respir ; 30(1): 27-34, mar. 2014. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-708793

ABSTRACT

Since 1968 Chile has two separate systems to manage the health problems of Chileans. One is devoted to prevent and care for all kind of diseases, from gestation to death, and the other one is devoted exclusively to work-related diseases and accidents. The last one has been very successful in lowering the work related accidents below 5 percent, rate that is similar to those of developed countries. The system has been replicated in other Latin-American countries. Occupational diseases, on the other hand, had been neglected by the system (although not in its design). The current article visit the most relevant aspects of the system and focus on the role of respiratory diseases specialists in the diagnosis and management of work related respiratory diseases.


Desde 1968 Chile cuenta con dos sistemas paralelos para manejar los problemas de salud de la población. Uno está orientado a prevenir y curar todo tipo de enfermedades, desde la gestación hasta la muerte; el otro está diseñado para preocuparse de las enfermedades y accidentes relacionados con la actividad laboral. Este último sistema ha sido muy exitoso en disminuir la accidentabilidad laboral, la que se ubica actualmente bajo el 5 por ciento, frecuencia similar a la observada en países desarrollados. Este sistema ha sido copiado en otros países de Latinoamérica. Las enfermedades ocupacionales han sido descuidadas por el sistema, aun cuando fueron adecuadamente consideradas en el cuerpo legal. El presente artículo presenta los aspectos más relevantes de este sistema y destaca el papel de los especialistas en enfermedades respiratorias en el diagnóstico y manejo de las enfermedades respiratorias ocupacionales.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adult , Female , Accidents, Occupational/legislation & jurisprudence , Occupational Diseases/diagnosis , Occupational Diseases/epidemiology , Respiratory Tract Diseases/diagnosis , Respiratory Tract Diseases/epidemiology , Chile , Disability Evaluation , Occupational Diseases/prevention & control , Respiratory Tract Diseases/prevention & control
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Bol. Hosp. San Juan de Dios ; 44(6): 342-6, dic. 1997. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-210504

ABSTRACT

Se analizan, en forma prospectiva, 104 fibrobroncoscopias, realizadas en el Departamento de Enfermedades Respiratorias del Hospital San Juan de Dios, con el propósito de correlacionar el rendimiento de este procedimiento con el patrón radiológico. Se concluye que existe correlación entre la distribución radiológica y el diagnóstico final citohistológico de la broncoscopia


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Bronchoscopy , Respiratory Tract Diseases/diagnosis , Cytodiagnosis , Optical Fibers , Prospective Studies , Radiography, Thoracic/methods , Respiratory Tract Diseases
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Rev. méd. Chile ; 125(10): 1187-91, oct. 1997. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-210543

ABSTRACT

We report a 50 years old female, admitted to the hospital due to malaise lasting 7 months, with diffuse bilateral lung infiltrates and a progresive respiratory insufficiency, dying one month after admission. A transbronchial biopsy disclosed an extensive amyloid infiltration. The necropsy confirmed this finding and showed a systemic primary amyloidosis associated to a multiple myeloma


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Middle Aged , Amyloidosis/complications , Multiple Myeloma/complications , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/complications , Respiratory Insufficiency/complications , Amyloidosis/classification , Multiple Organ Failure/complications
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