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Our services:
Flexible/Rigid Bronchoscopy, Intrapleural fibrinolysis, Pleurodesis,Pleuroscopy, EBUS

We are a subspecialty interest team within the respiratory unit focused on clinical and research in pleural, sleep apnea, and airway diseases

25/03/2026

Congratulations to Dr Nadia on this publication, a collaboration with Faculty of Health Sciences and congrats to the entire team as well. This marks Respiratory HCTM UKM research group’s 5th publication involvement in the first quarter of the year.

This randomized controlled trial showed that low-dose yeast beta-glucan significantly reduced upper respiratory tract symptom severity and improved mood in moderately stressed adults, with the 204 mg dose achieving clinically meaningful benefit and good safety profile.

Read more: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115120

23/03/2026

Encysted lung abscess mimicking a mass lesion. A man in his mid-50s presented with chronic cough. CT thorax demonstrated a localized consolidative mass, initially raising suspicion for malignancy. Image-guided biopsy aspirated frank pus, confirming a localized lung abscess. Follow-up CT after aspiration showed interval reduction in consolidation size with surrounding ground glass, consistent with resolving infection.

Learning Points-
• Encysted lung abscess can mimic a mass on CT.
• Irregular margins do not always indicate malignancy—consider infection.
• Aspiration of pus confirms diagnosis and avoids misclassification.
• Management differs: antibiotics ± drainage vs oncologic workup.

19/03/2026

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a clinicoradiological diagnosis—CT suggests it, but confirmation requires BAL and identification of an underlying cause such as ANCA-associated vasculitis

A woman in her late 60s presented with progressive dyspnea and hemoptysis.

CT thorax demonstrated diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacities with patchy consolidation, in keeping with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) in the appropriate clinical context.

She was commenced on intravenous methylprednisolone. Further evaluation revealed positive c-ANCA, and a diagnosis of Granulomatosis with polyangiitis was made.

She was subsequently treated with rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)., and able to be extubated.

Follow-up chest radiograph showed interval improvement in pulmonary opacities, consistent with treatment response.

Learning Points – Pulmonary Hemorrhage (DAH)
• CT findings (ground-glass ± consolidation) are suggestive but not diagnostic of DAH
• Bronchoscopy with BAL (progressively bloodier return) supports diagnosis
• Always screen for underlying cause: ANCA, anti-GBM, autoimmune and infection
• Start high-dose steroids early if DAH suspected—do not delay
• Add immunosuppression (rituximab/cyclophosphamide) for vasculitis
• Monitor clinically and radiologically for resolution

15/03/2026

Congrats to the entire team

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/16/3/e103389.full

10/03/2026

An interesting CT scan. A 20-year-old female with incidental findings on imaging. She is otherwise asymptomatic.

Trivia : What could be the underlying diagnosis?

08/03/2026

Our mini training simulation and portable service are currently in progress and running with more to come

04/03/2026

Bronchoscopy training with medical officers and medical students

03/03/2026

Class with our Medical Officers and students today.

“The most expensive inhaler is the one that isn’t used correctly.”

02/03/2026

Proud moment for our team — excited to be the first in Malaysia to insert this new generation indwelling pleural catheter system, uniquely integrated with its own automated pump drainage technology. A step forward in improving precision, efficiency, and patient comfort in pleural care.

27/02/2026

Our 3rd paper this year 🎉

ADATPE study
Proud to share our multicentre Malaysian study published in the Journal of Thoracic Disease, evaluating the diagnostic utility of pleural fluid ADA in tuberculous pleural effusion.

In this study, we identified a new local ADA cutoff (≥36 U/L) that improves diagnostic performance and proposed a stepwise diagnostic algorithm integrating ADA with the LDH/ADA ratio to enhance accuracy in pleural TB.

A true collaborative effort across centres in Malaysia — advancing evidence-based care in pleural disease.

https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/113303/html

25/02/2026

A CHEST Special Features article explores the past, present, and future of intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy.

Read more in the February issue of the journal CHEST®: https://hubs.la/Q043RCwc0

25/02/2026

Farewell to Dr Atrian, Ilham , Sadly amd Gustiva from Indonesia who successfully completed their attachment with our team

Address

Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Faculty Of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak
Kuala Lumpur
56000

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 17:00
Thursday	08:00 - 17:00
Friday	08:00 - 17:00

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