Be alert to underlying malignancy in follow up of pneumonia…
| Autor: | Rebecca Grue, Iain R Crossingham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Engineering General Medicine medicine.disease Malignancy Surgery Pneumonia Bronchoscopy medicine General Earth and Planetary Sciences Differential diagnosis Chest radiograph business General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. 332:1214.1 |
| ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.332.7551.1214 |
| Popis: | Editor—Hoare and Lim recommend a repeat chest radiograph at six weeks for patients with pneumonia.1 However several studies have shown a high rate (5-13%) of underlying malignancy in heavy smokers who are older than 50 but do not have obvious pointers to a neoplasm.2,3 Consideration of early bronchoscopy in this group may avoid the delay in diagnosis that is inherent in waiting for six weeks. |
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