title: [Computed tomographic findings in patients with chronic pulmonary obstruction and diabetes mellitus].
abstract: The study included 40 patients aged 33-71 years with chronic pulmonary obstruction (CPO) and diabetes mellitus (DM). They were examined by multilayer CT with detailed analysis of parenchymal tissues. The main microvascular changes in lung parenchyma included dilation, focal opacity (2-5 mm), and beaded vessels. In patients with isolated CPO, these changes were less pronounced than in those with combined pathology. All patients presented with bronchial deformities, bronchoectasia, emphysema, and cysts. Microvascular pathology in lung parenchyma appears to be a manifestation of universal diabetic microangiopathy responsible for the unfavourable development of CHD in DM patients.
authors.forename: Ia N
authors.initials: IaN
authors.lastname: Shoĭkhet
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Konovalov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Titova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed