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Eleven patients with the middle aortic syndrome have been investigated during the past five years. Corrective surgery was possible in seven, five of whom survived. The maximum constriction in most cases was at the thoracoabdominal junction, an area normally surrounded by intestinal lymphatics. This may indicate that the aetiology is related to an immune response to parasitic infestation of the intestines. Comparison of the extent and severity of the disease as found at operation with the results of preoperative investigations such as angiography, radioisotope renography, and measurement of angiotensin in the renal veins showed that in some patients surgical exploration was more accurate in deciding the feasibility and the method of surgical correction.
Thorax 1979 Aug
PMID:Surgical and haemodynamic considerations in middle aortic syndrome. 50 43

The prevalence of asthma in a small African town has been assessed using two questionnaires. The first was put to 9768 subjects aged 5 years and older and the second, more detailed, questionnaire to random selections of these subjects grouped according to their replies. The overall prevalence of asthma was 1.40%. In those under 20 years of age it was 1.20% and in adults, 1.57%. This adult rate is similar to those in developed countries but that in children is lower. The relative paucity of childhood asthma is compatible with the suggestion that infestation with parasites may protect against the disease.
Thorax 1980 Nov
PMID:Prevalence of asthma in Rhodesian Africans. 722 79

The case history is described of a woman who presented with bilateral pleural effusions caused by Toxocara canis infestation. The condition responded rapidly to treatment.
Thorax 1996 Jan
PMID:Pleural effusion and toxocariasis. 865 58