Titel: KOL - en multifaktoriell systemsjukdom [summary] (serie: Tema KOL) 2007 nr 13 sid 1028-31

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Kroniskt obstruktiv lungsjukdom




















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Summary:
Alarming prevalence and mortality data has increased the interest for COPD. COPD is now regarded as a multifactorial systemic disease. Cigarette smoke has a pro inflammatory effect on the airway mucosa causing accumulation of inflammatory cells that has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of emphysema and bronchiolitis that are the pathological changes characterizing COPD. Spirometry is nessecary for diagnosis and spirometers are no generally available in Swedish primary care.

Sven A Larsson, Claes-Göran Löfdahl

Correspondence: Claes-Göran Löfdahl, professor, lung- och allergikliniken, Universitetssjukhuset i Lund, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden
claes-goran.lofdahl@med.lu.se

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