Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) is defined as an acute and clinically significant respiratory deterioration characterized by evidence of new, widespread alveolar abnormality. In the past, AE-IPF was considered to be idiopathic, which was hard to be prevented and its prognosis was hard to be obviously improved; the latest researches have shown that AE-IPF can be triggered by known causes, including pulmonary infection, aspiration, etc. This review summarizes the etiology or risk factors, treatment and prevention of AE-IPF according to the latest researches.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the clinical effectiveness and safety of middle and low-dose gamma globulin for severe idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpurar (ITP). MethodsDatabases such as The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2013), PubMed, EMbase, CBM, CNKI and WanFang Data were searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving the effectiveness and safety of middle and low-dose gamma globulin for severe ITP from the date of their establishment to July 2013. Two reviewers independently screened studies according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data and evaluated the methodological quality of included studies. Then meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.2 software. ResultsEleven RCTs involving 548 patients were included. The trial group (n=272) were treated with middle and low dose of gamma globulin, while the control group (n=276) were treated with high dose of gamma globulin. The results of meta-analyses showed that there were no significant differences between the two groups in the total effective rate (RR=0.95, 95%CI 0.87 to 1.04, P=0.30), overall response rate (RR=0.97, 95%CI 0.85 to 1.10, P=0.60) and excellence rate (RR=0.94, 95%CI 0.78 to 1.14, P=0.54). The outcomes of time effect such as the time of platelet starting to rise and haemostasis time between the two groups was similar without significant differences. However, the control group was superior to the trial group in the peak time of platelet. The results of meta-analysis for platelet count of different periods showed that no significant differences were found in platelet count of 3, 7, and 14 days after starting the treatment, so do the peak of platelet count. No severe side effects were reported by both groups. ConclusionMiddle and low-dose gamma globulin could achieve the similar effect with the high-dose gamma globulin in the treatment of ITP. However, more high-quality, large-scale, RCTs are required to validate these results.
Objective To improve the awareness of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ( AEIPF) and discuss its clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and outcome. Methods The clinical data of patients with AEIPF from June 2006 to June 2011 in 11 hospitals in Jiangsu were collected and analyzed. Resluts There were 18 males and 3 females in the AEIPF patients with mean age of ( 67.4 ± 8.1) years. The duration from IPF diagnosis was ( 7.4 ±8.2) months. The duration of acute symptom before admission was ( 7.0 ±5.3) days. The distribution pattern of new groud-glass opacity was peripheral in 3 patients,multifocal in 5 patients, and diffuse in13 patients. All patients were treated with corticosteroid pulse therapy. Nine patients survived and 12 patients died. The mortality rate was 57.1% . Conclusions AEIPF progresses quickly and the mortality rate is very high. Corticosteroid pulse therapy is the mainstay of therapy in AEIPF patients.
目的:探讨基因重组人生长激素(recombinant human growth hormone, rhGH)对特发性矮小儿童促身高增长的疗效。方法:ISS儿童60例,每晚睡前接受rhGH治疗0.15～0.18 IU/(kg·d),疗程3～9个月,并对其疗效进行观察。结果:ISS患儿经生长激素治疗后,生长速率明显增快,由治疗前4.21±0.36 cm/年提高到治疗后8.29±4.72 cm/年,差异有显著性(Plt;0.05)。而骨龄和体重无明显变化,差异不显著(Pgt;0.05)。治疗期间除少数肝功能轻度异常,注射部位轻度反应外,未发现明显副作用。结论:rhGH对ISS儿童有增快生长速度作用。
【摘要】 目的 探讨影响糖皮质激素治疗特发性血小板减少性紫癜疗效的主要因素。 方法 回顾分析2008年1月-2010年7月173例特发性血小板减少性紫癜患者的临床资料，采用χ2检验及Logistic回归分析影响糖皮质激素疗效的相关临床因素。 结果 单因素χ2检验分析显示性别、骨髓巨核细胞计数水平、骨髓产板巨核细胞比例、乙型肝炎表面抗原（HBsAg）、血清免疫球蛋白水平对糖皮质激素疗效的影响有统计学意义（Plt;0.05）。脾脏长大、抗核抗体（ANA）阳性、补体C3水平降低与糖皮质激素疗效无关。多因素Logistic回归分析显示性别、HBsAg是影响糖皮质激素疗效的相关因素。 结论 男性、骨髓巨核细胞计数增多、产板巨比例降低者对糖皮质激素治疗反应较好。女性、血清免疫球蛋白水平异常、骨髓巨核细胞不增多者及HBsAg阳性的患者对糖皮质激素治疗反应相对较差。性别、HBsAg是影响糖皮质激素疗效的主要因素。【Abstract】 Objective To discuss the influencing factors associated with the efficacy of glucocorticoid for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 173 patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who accepted their first treatment in West China Hospital between January 2008 and July 2010. The affecting factors on the efficacy of the treatment were analyzed by means of Chi-square test and binary logistic regression analysis. Results The results of Chi-square test showed that gender, bone marrow megakaryocyte count, the percentage of platelet-producing megakaryocytes, HBsAg, and the level of serum immunoglobulin could have a significant influence on the outcome of glucocorticoid treatment (Plt;0.05), while splenomegaly, positive ANA and decreasing of the level of complement C3 were not correlated with the outcome of glucocorticoid treatment. The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gender and HBsAg were correlated with the glucocorticoid treatment for patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Conclusion Male patients, patients with increasing bone marrow megakaryocytes and patients with decreasing percentage of platelet-producing megakaryocytes have better responses to glucocorticoid, while female patients, patients with abnormal serum immunoglobulin level and patients with non-increasing number of bone marrow megakaryocytes have poor responses toward glucocorticoid treatment. Gender and HBsAg are the main influencing factors for the response to glucocorticoid.