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Flores KR, Piamonti D, Vigliarolo R, Impellizzeri P, Serao M, Lilli M, Trequattrini T, Rivitti R, Succu AMP, Gioffrè G, Condoluci C, Maggi B, Lamarra S, Villani A, Marchetti GP, Zappa MC, Palange P. Oleothorax, an ultrasound sign of an old practice. Respiration 2024:000538276. [PMID: 38471474 DOI: 10.1159/000538276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The high morbidity and mortality of tuberculosis has led to the development of numerous therapeutic interventions during the pre-antibiotic era. In 1894, Forlanini proposed the technique of collapse therapy, using spontaneous pneumothorax. In 1926, Bernou developed the Oleothorax technique to induce an iatrogenic collapse of the lung through the instillation of oil into the pleural cavity, which was subsequently removed. Nowadays, there are few patients that still represent a living testimony of this historic technique and have been described through traditional radiology. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a patient with evidence of a right Oleothorax, that was investigated not only with traditional radiology but also with the use of chest ultrasonography. Ultrasounds was able to show peculiar characteristics of the Oleothorax, including its particular echogenicity, the rigidity and static nature of the collection, the presence of peripheral calcifications and the negative impact of the collection on diaphragmatic mobility and excursion. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first report of an ultrasound description of Oleothorax. We have observed that ultrasound examination, in cases of basal Oleothorax, is able to add information regarding its radiological appearance and physiopathological implications on ventilatory mechanics and diaphragmatic distress.
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Calzetta L, Ritondo BL, Zappa MC, Manzetti GM, Perduno A, Shute J, Rogliani P. The impact of long-acting muscarinic antagonists on mucus hypersecretion and cough in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review. Eur Respir Rev 2022; 31:31/164/210196. [PMID: 35508331 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0196-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinically manifest airway mucus hypersecretion as sputum expectoration and cough. Evidence accumulated in the past decade has shown that the cholinergic system not only regulates airway smooth muscle contraction but also the activity of inflammatory and airway epithelial cells, including goblet cells, and submucosal gland activity. Long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) with the most favourable M3/M2 muscarinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors residency properties are not only excellent bronchodilators but potentially also mucus-modifying agents, able to positively impact on mucus hypersecretion and cough. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the impact of LAMAs on mucus hypersecretion and cough in COPD patients. The evidence confirmed that LAMAs, mainly tiotropium and aclidinium, improved sputum production and cough in moderate to severe COPD. Thus, LAMAs not only antagonise the ACh-induced bronchoconstriction of the airways but also appear to limit the production of mucus secreted in response to ACh by airway goblet cells and/or submucosal glands. Further clinical studies are necessary to evaluate the impact of LAMAs exclusively on sputum symptoms and cough as primary end-points and to investigate whether LAMAs have a modulatory action on the rheological properties of mucus.
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- Luigino Calzetta
- Dept of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Dept of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Dept of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Dept of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Dept of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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Mattia S, Lilli M, Succu A, Trequattrini T, Vigliarolo R, Gioffrè G, Rivitti R, Ciani A, Zyada S, Candia S, Zappa MC. WITHDRAWN: Pulmonary histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient without history of travel in endemic areas. Respir Med Case Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Zappa MC, Trequattrini T, Mattioli F, Rivitti R, Vigliarolo R, Marcoccia A, D’Arcangelo G. Rituximab treatment in a case of anti- synthetase syndrome with severe interstitial lung disease and acute respiratory failure. Multidiscip Respir Med 2019. [DOI: 10.4081/mrm.2011.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We present a case of severe interstitial pneumonitis, mild polyarthritis and polymyositis, and Raynaud's syndrome with the presence of anti-Jo-1 antibodies, which had been diag- nosed as anti-synthetase syndrome. The presence, however, of anti-Ro/SSA antibodies led us to understand that we were dealing here with a more severe form of interstitial lung dis- ease. The patient was treated for acute respiratory failure but he showed resistance to glucocorticoids and cyclosporine. Thus, he was treated with infusions of anti-CD20 therapy (rituximab): his clinical conditions improved very rapidly and a significant decrease in the activity of pulmonary disease was detected using high-resolution computerized tomogra- phy (HRCT) of the thorax and pulmonary function tests.
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Canonica GW, Rottoli P, Bucca C, Zappa MC, Michetti G, Macciocchi B, Caruso C, Santus P, Bartezaghi M, Rigoni L. Improvement of patient-reported outcomes in severe allergic asthma by omalizumab treatment: the real life observational PROXIMA study. World Allergy Organ J 2018; 11:33. [PMID: 30410639 PMCID: PMC6214174 DOI: 10.1186/s40413-018-0214-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Data on the prevalence of perennial versus seasonal allergic asthma in Italy are lacking; moreover, there is limited evidence on the effect of omalizumab on patient-reported outcomes in Italian patients with severe allergic asthma. PROXIMA, an observational, multicenter study, was designed to assess the prevalence of perennial versus seasonal allergic asthma (cross-sectional phase) and the effect of omalizumab on improving illness perception, quality of life (QoL) and asthma control of Italian patients with severe allergic asthma (longitudinal phase). Methods The study included a cross-sectional phase (n = 357) and a longitudinal phase (n = 123): during the longitudinal phase, patients received omalizumab (75–600 mg subcutaneously every month) and were followed-up for 12 months. The primary parameter of cross-sectional phase was prevalence of perennial allergic asthma and that of longitudinal phase was proportion of patients with asthma control (assessed using asthma control questionnaire [ACQ]). Secondary parameters assessed were patients’ disease perception, level of asthma control, exacerbation rate during both cross-sectional and longitudinal phases, and patients' compliance to and persistence with omalizumab, and patients' QoL during the longitudinal phase. Results Most patients (95.8%) had perennial allergies; 81% had polysensitization. Of 99 patients in the per-protocol set, 95 (95.96% [95% CI: 89.98–98.89%]) achieved asthma control (ACQ < 4) at both 6 and 12 months of omalizumab treatment; ACQ score decreased after 6 and 12 months (P < 0.0001). Omalizumab treatment resulted in a significant improvement in QoL and patients’ illness perception and 87% decrease in exacerbation rate. The compliance rate with omalizumab was high (73.2%). No new safety signals were identified during treatment. Conclusion This study demonstrated that in severe allergic asthma, omalizumab improves patient-reported outcomes such as patients’ illness perception and QoL, while confirming improvement of asthma control and exacerbation rate reduction in Italian patients.
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- Giorgio Walter Canonica
- 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Personalised Medicine Clinic Asthma & Allergy, Humanitas University, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- 2Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplantation Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- 3Pneumology Unit, AOU Molinette, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Allergy Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli, Presidio Columbus, Rome, Italy
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- 8Division of Respiratory Diseases, "L.Sacco" University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Department of Biological and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- 9Novartis Farma SpA, Largo U. Boccioni 1, 21040 Origgio, VA Italy
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- 9Novartis Farma SpA, Largo U. Boccioni 1, 21040 Origgio, VA Italy
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Agabiti N, Porretta MA, Bauleo L, Coppola A, Sergiacomi G, Fusco A, Cavalli F, Zappa MC, Vignarola R, Carlone S, Facchini G, Mariotta S, Palange P, Valente S, Pasciuto G, Pezzuto G, Orlandi A, Fusco D, Davoli M, Saltini C, Puxeddu E. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) incidence and prevalence in Italy. Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 2014; 31:191-197. [PMID: 25363218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) epidemiology show regional variations of incidence and prevalence; no epidemiological studies have been carried out in Italy. OBJECTIVE To determine incidence and prevalence rates of IPF in the population of a large Italian region. METHODS in this cross-sectional study study data were collected on all patients of 18 years of age and older admitted as primary or secondary idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis (ICD9-CM 516.3) to Lazio hospitals, from 1/1/2005 to 31/12/2009, using regional hospital discharge, population and cause of death databases. Reporting accuracy was assessed on a random sample of hospital charts carrying the ICD9-CM 516.3, 516.8, 516.9 and 515 codes, by reviewing radiology and pathology findings to define cases as IPF "confident", "possible" or "inconsistent". RESULTS Annual prevalence and incidence of IPF were estimated at 25.6 per 100,000 and 7.5 per 100,000 using the ICD9-CM code 516.3 without chart audit while they were estimated at 31.6 per 100,000 and at 9,3 per 100,000 for the IPF "confident" definition after hospital chart audit. CONCLUSION The data provide a first estimate of IPF incidence in Italy and indicate that incidence and prevalence in southern European regions may be similar to those observed in northern Europe and North America.
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- Nera Agabiti
- Departement of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service of Lazio, Rome.
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Zappa MC, Trequattrini T, Mattioli F, Rivitti R, Vigliarolo R, Marcoccia A, D'Arcangelo G. Rituximab treatment in a case of antisynthetase syndrome with severe interstitial lung disease and acute respiratory failure. Multidiscip Respir Med 2011; 6:183-8. [PMID: 22958322 PMCID: PMC3463069 DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-6-3-183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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We present a case of severe interstitial pneumonitis, mild polyarthritis and polymyositis, and Raynaud's syndrome with the presence of anti-Jo-1 antibodies, which had been diagnosed as anti-synthetase syndrome. The presence, however, of anti-Ro/SSA antibodies led us to understand that we were dealing here with a more severe form of interstitial lung disease. The patient was treated for acute respiratory failure but he showed resistance to glucocorticoids and cyclosporine. Thus, he was treated with infusions of anti-CD20 therapy (rituximab): his clinical conditions improved very rapidly and a significant decrease in the activity of pulmonary disease was detected using high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) of the thorax and pulmonary function tests.
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Marangoni E, Zucchi A, Lissoni F, Oddone A, Ferraris P, Galloni G, Zappa MC, Orlandi M. Tilt test results in young and elderly patients with syncope of unknown origin. Aging (Milano) 1996; 8:409-16. [PMID: 9061128 DOI: 10.1007/bf03339603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The effects of aging on the results of prolonged drug-free tilt testing were studied in 175 consecutive patients with unexplained syncope divided into 3 groups: 59 patients < 40 years old; 57 patients between 40 and 60 years; and 59 patients > 60 years old. Tilt-induced vaso-vagal syncope occurred respectively in 17 (29%), 20 (35%), and 18 patients (31%) in the 3 age groups. Vasodepressor, mixed, and cardioinhibitory vaso-vagal syncope occurred similarly in the 3 groups; organic heart disease and systemic hypertension were more frequent in elderly patients without affecting the incidence of tilt-induced syncope. Blood pressure and heart rate variations during syncope were similar in the 3 age groups; in the first 20 minutes of tilt testing, before the appearance of the vaso-vagal reflex, elderly patients showed greater reduction in blood pressure and smaller increase in heart rate than younger patients. Our data indicate that increasing age determines a different blood pressure and heart rate behavior during tilt testing, but apparently does not influence the incidence of vaso-vagal syncope in patients with syncope of undetermined etiology. As the proportion of patients with a positive isoproterenol tilt test was reported to decline with age, our results suggest that the reduced incidence of syncope during isoproterenol tilt testing could be the expression of impaired autonomic response among elderly syncope patients.
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- E Marangoni
- Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Maggiore, Lodi, Italy
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