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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
New chronic obstructive pulmonary disease findings from M. Roth and co-authors described
May 13th, 2008
According to a study from Camperdown, Australia, "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mostly caused by cigarette smoking and affects up to 25% of smokers. Air pollution and occupational exposure to dust and fumes can also induce COPD." "COPD is characterised by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible and chronic inflammation of the lung. Most patients with COPD also have evidence of tissue remodelling in the smaller airways. How the different pathological features are linked remains unknown. The inflammation of the COPD lung is initially caused by cigarette smoke and the increased infiltration of immune cells into the lung, but it is not clear why...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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