Clinical Outcomes of Different Phenotypes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | ||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||
| Volume 31, Issue 3, July 2020, Pages 167-171 PDF (309.8 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.220254 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Azza F. Said; Emad A. Abdel Naiem; Rasha A. Abdel Fattah; Mernal M. Esmail | ||
| Department of Chest Diseases, El-Minia Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a critically important international health problem. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to: Assess the effect of different COPD phenotypes on disease outcomes as regard disease severity, inflammatory burden, comorbidity and exacerbation. Patients and Methods: Design of work The clinical study was a prospective study included 100 patients with stable COPD who were presented as out-patients to chest clinic at Cardiothoracic Minia University hospital during the period between October 2018 to December 2019. Results: Distribution of different COPD phenotypes cases:- patients with chronic bronchitis were more than emphysema in both exacerbator and non exacerbator phenotypes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | ||
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