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COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Evaluate the impact of lung disease(COPD) chronic obstructive in the quality of life of these patients in the province of Albacete. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: José Luis Castro Navarro, Miguel Angel Palomino Medina, Pedro J. Tárraga López, Juan Solera Albero, Angel Celada Rodríguez, Enrique Arjona LabordaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Cancer Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Primary thyroid lymphoma is a rare neoplasm, representing 0.6 to 5% of thyroid malignancies. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Francina Bolanos, Emmanuel Peña Gomezportugal, Enrique Guzman del alba, Patricio Santillán Doherty, Fortunato JuarezNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMPURPOSE: Biomass smoke exposure is a risk factor for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Little is currently known concerning clinical differences between COPD due to tobacco and to biomass smoke. The purpose of this study was to search for clinical differences between both types of disease ⋯ Pilar Sanjuán: Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: Almirall, Astra-Zeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim Rafael Golpe: Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: Novartis, GSK, Astra-Zeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Almirall Luis Pérez-de-LLano: Grant monies (from industry related sources): Almirall, Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: Almirall, Novertis, Astra-Zeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, GSK, Menarini Esteban Cano: Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: GSK Olalla Castro-Añon: Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: NovartisNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Critical Care CasesSESSION TYPE: Case ReportsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 04:15 PM - 05:15 PMPURPOSE: Treatment of Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with chronic intravenous prostanoid through a chronic tunneled catheter has been reported to be associated with bacteremia and sepsis; however bacterial endocarditis is rarely reported. Here we report a patient with idiopathic PAH receiving chronic intravenous prostacyclin that developed acute Clostridium perfringens aortic valve endocarditis. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Amitesh Agarwal, Alex DuarteNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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ILD Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a systemic vasculitis that usually involves the lungs, upper respiratory tract and kidneys. Histological manifestations in the lung are typically characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation alongwith extensive parenchymal necrosis and necrotizing vasculitis. Several histological variants have been recognized and are characterized by bronchocentric inflammation, marked eosinophil infiltrate, alveolar hemorrhage or interstitial fibrosis. A more uncommon variant of Wegener's is a "BOOP-like" variant primarily consisting of bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia like fibrosis; only 16 such cases have been described in the literature to date. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Deepankar Sharma, Neil AggarwalNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.