Clinical Outcomes of Different Phenotypes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Document Type : Original Article

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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.

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