Background Medical thoracoscopy (semi-rigid and rigid thoracoscopy) have revolutionized
the management of undiagnosed pleural effusions. Though semi-rigid thoracoscopy has a …

Chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) remains a severe disabling
disease causing a significant amount of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The incidence and …

Introduction The inflammation and fibrosis in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs) in
varied proportions give rise to different patterns in radiology and histopathology. The …

Background. Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a common disease condition
attributing to a significant mortality and morbidity worldwide. Acute cardiac events (ACEs) are …

Objective: The role of medical thoracoscopy in the treatment of pleural infections is increasingly
being recognized. This study was done to assess the role of medical thoracoscopy in the …

Introduction Mediastinal granulomatous lymphadenopathies, such as tuberculous lymphadenitis,
sarcoidosis, are frequently encountered by respiratory physicians, and their diagnosis …

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) [comprising coronary artery disease (CAD),
cerebro-vascular disease (CeVD), peripheral vascular disease (PVD)] and chronic obstructive …

Introduction The yield of mycobacteria is shown to be very low in pleural effusions as it is a
pauci-bacillary disease. The present study looked at the yield of mycobacterium tuberculosis (…

Pleural effusions despite being so common, there is no much literature available regarding
definite diagnosis for pleural effusions. Application of Light's criteria changed the approach to …

Dr. Syed/Dr. Tiyas/Dr. Muralimohan (pulmonology). A 36-year-old male presented with
dyspnea for 1 year, progressively increasing in severity, with recent onset of orthopnea. He had …