• April 20, 2024

The National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA) and relatives of Vicente Leñero confirmed today death of the journalist and writer at 81 years of age.

For a few months, the author of "The Bricklayers" Y "The journalism manual" he was sick of pulmonary emphysema , suffering that aggravated by different complications finally caused the death of renowned Mexican writer.

Rafael Tovar and of Teresa , holder of the council National for Culture and the Arts (Conaculta) , expressed his condolences to the family of Leñero, and offered the Palace of Fine Arts for the realization of a sad tribute.

Your condition

The emphysema it's a kind of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) , in which small air sachets of the lungs they get damaged.

To know more about COPD in general and the episema in particular, Lilia Isabel Ramírez García , in charge of Clinic of help to stop smoking of the FESI , describes its characteristics.

The tratment of pulmonary emphysema depends on the severity of symptom , and includes inhalers, oxygen , medicines and, occasionally, surgery to relieve and prevent complications, indicates the National Library of Medicine .

The pulmonary emphysema that caused the death of Vicente Leñero was at an advanced stage, so the treatments managed could not overcome the damage.