THE DIFFUSE OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY SYNDROME IN A TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM. I. ETIOLOGIC FACTORS
Authors: W Y HALLETT, C J MARTIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 June 1961THE DIFFUSE OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY SYNDROME IN A TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM. I. ETIOLOGIC FACTORSW. Y. HALLETT, M.D., C. J. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.W. Y. HALLETT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, C. J. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-6-1146 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMore than a hundred years ago Laennec described both tuberculosis and chronic obstructive emphysema, but without relating them to each other.1-2 Subsequently, a relationship between these disorders has been suggested by Anno and Tomashefski,3 who showed a high incidence of pulmonary emphysema in selected tuberculosis patients, and by Gaensler and Lindgren,4 who found obstructive pulmonary disease in 42.6% of 780 tuberculous patients who were being considered for surgery. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Seattle, Washington*Received for publication December 27, 1960.Presented in part before the Medical Session of the American Trudeau Society, May, 1960.†Supported in part by a grant from the National Tuberculosis Association and in part by Grant H-1892 from the U. S. Public Health Service.‡Present address: City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, Calif.Requests for reprints should be addressed to C. J. Martin, M.D., Firland Sanatorium, 1704 E. 150th St., Seattle, Wash. 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II. INCIDENCE AND SYMPTOMS*†C. J. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., W. Y. HALLETT, M.D. 1 June 1961Volume 54, Issue 6Page: 1146-1155KeywordsAsthmaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseEmphysemaMedical servicesPeptic ulcersPneumoniaPulmonary diseasesSilicosisSurgeryTuberculosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...