Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease immunizations

Stemmier S, Arinir U, Klein W, et al. Association of interleukin-8 receptor alpha polymorphisms with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Genes Immun 2005 6(3) 225-230. 

Legionnaires disease is frequently characterized as an opportunistic disease, meaning that it most frequently attacks individuals who have an underlying illness or a weakened immune system. The most susceptible people include the aged, smokers, and immunosuppressed individuals. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, organ transplant patients, and individuals on corticosteroid therapy are also at elevated risk. 

Silicosis, a form of pulmonary fibrosis, is the primary health problem resulting from inhalation exposure to particles of crystalline silica (SSDC, 1988 NIOSH, 2002 Castranova, 2000 Castranova and VaUyathan, 2000). Other diseases associated with occupational inhalation exposure to crystalline silica include lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nonmalignant respiratory disease, auto-immune related diseases (such as rheumatioid arthritis), renal diseases, and (as a complication of silicosis) increased risk of bacterial or fungal infections such as tuberculosis. Skin granulomas or obstructive lymphopathies may result from dermal exposure and uptake of silica particles (NIOSH, 2002). 

Breast cancer Colorectal cancer Renal cell cancer Endometrial cancer Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Chronic bronchitis Sleep apnea Impaired wound healing Impaired immune response Renal failure Infertility Incontinence Renal failure... 

Primary modern uses Anorexia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, irritable bladder, abacterial prostatitis with a mucus discharge, immune deficiency, laryngitis, dysuria, female hirsutism, cystitis with irritation and tenesmic pain, ovarian and uterine pain, polycystic ovary disease, chronic bronchial irritation, mild asthmatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pelvic congestion, chronic irritative cough. 

Sabroe I, Parker LC, Dockrell DH, Davies DE, Dower SK, Whyte MK. Targeting the networks that underpin contiguous immunity in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 175 306-311. 

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