Repetitive analyses of P-glycoprotein in chronic myeloid leukaemia.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and subsequent abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) in burned patients is common. This sequence of events typically occurs in patients with larger burns receiving high volume fluid resuscitation. METHODS:A review of the literature was performed. The National Library of M...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Tuggle D,Skinner S,Garza J,Vandijck D,Blot S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES: The roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most prevalent parasites belonging to the class of the soil-transmitted helminths. Infections are most common in developing countries with a tropical climate where sanitation and hygiene are poor. However, prevalence of ascariasis in industrialized countries ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Claus PE,Ceuppens AS,Cool M,Alliet G

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although emergency department (ED) return visits are a significant problem universally, it has not been previously studied in our ED. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of the problem in our ED, to identify the relevant clinical predictor variables and to detect diagnostic errors. METHODS:A r...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Vanbrabant P,Knockaert D

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 34-year-old woman, who was recently diagnosed with Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL), genetically confirmed. At this moment, she presented with an acute history of arterial hypertension, headache, cortical blindness and epilepsy. On the basis of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) criteria the d...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Vanacker P,Vanacker A,Leys A,Thijs V

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction:Antisynthetase syndrome (ASSD) is a rare auto-immune condition that can present as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and progress into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Importance:The purpose of this clinical case is to highlight the importance of considering less prevalent causes of ARDS amid the...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Van Cauwelaert S,Stylemans D,D'Haenens A,Slabbynck H,Nieuwendijk R

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:25 hospitalized patients, suffering from acute bronchopulmonary affections, received every 24 hours, one I.M. injection of 750 mg of tetracycline laurylsulfate (equivalent to 500 mg of tetracycline HCl). Positive clinical results were obtained in all cases. All isolated micro-organisms, sensitive in vitro to tetracycl...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Sternon J,de Hemptinne J,Sergysels R,Butzler JP,Yourassowsky E

更新日期：1972-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 32-year-old patient with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) associated with a (biopsy - proven) renal inflammatory pseudotumour (IPT) of the left kidney treated by a partial nephrectomy, glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive drugs, in whom a relapse of renal IPT was found 6 years after the diagnosis...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Vandergheynst F,Dumarey N,Cogan E

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We previously validated uHear™ to screen for hearing loss in older patients with cancer without a known hearing loss, as part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). In view of low specificity, we tested a new modified uHear™ scoring system as described by Handzel. METHODS:Patients, aged ≥70 years, we...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Lycke M,Debruyne PR,Lefebvre T,Martens E,Ketelaars L,Pottel H,Van Eygen K,Derijcke S,Werbrouck P,Vergauwe P,Stellamans K,Clarysse P,Dhooge I,Schofield P,Boterberg T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on one patient with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and two patients with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). The patient with WG had signs of a respiratory infection and showed a c-ANCA pattern with proteinase 3 (PR3) specificity. The patients with MPA presented with pulmonary haemorrhage and signs of renal damag...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Mareen P,Van De Walle S,Bernaert P,Vanhouteghem H,Dierick J

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to an azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus is described. Despite treatment change from voriconazole to amphotericin B as soon as the resistance data were available, the patient died. Azole resistance is an emerging problem, which significantly complicates the manage...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Jeurissen A,Cooreman S,Van Kerckhoven W,Van Leemput J,Vanhove P,Lagrou K,Heytens L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces' is a rare radiological entity that is more frequently encountered on imaging studies and is gaining more attention since the widespread use of CT for lung cancer screening. Numerous aspects of this entity remain unraveled, including molecular profiling. The goal of this o...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Snoeckx A,Reyntiens P,Pauwels P,Van Schil PE,Parizel PM,Van Meerbeeck JP

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：CASE:A 45-year-old man presented at the emergency department (ED) with stomach pain since eight days. The patient was not worried about his symptoms and requested only pain relief. The emergency physician requested a consult of the gastroenterologist. Clinical examination was unremarkable. However, 12-lead ECG and isch...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Van Damme A,Vanderheeren P,De Backer T,Desimpel F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly improved the quality of life of persons with HIV infection. However, new problems have arisen as a consequence of this treatment. An immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in which patients experience a paradoxical worsening of their clinic...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Huis in 't Veld D,Lukande R,Lammens M,Conesa-Botella A,Vlieghe E,Van Marck E,Pauwels P,Colebunders R

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Improving pain management in the ED might be attained by adequate teaching of medical students. We assessed the skills in pain treatment of ED physicians who teach the students. METHODS:All physicians working in an ED who provide elective training to undergraduate medical students from the Ghent Universit...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Lemoyne S,De Paepe P,Vankeirsbilck C,Buylaert W

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Case report We report the case of a young Cameroonian woman who presented with cough, hyperthermia, weight loss, pancytopenia, and hepatosplenomegaly. A positive HIV serology was discovered and a chest radiography revealed a 'miliary pattern'. Bone marrow aspiration pointed out yeast inclusions within macrophages. Giv...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Evrard S,Caprasse P,Gavage P,Vasbien M,Radermacher J,Hayette MP,Sacheli R,Van Esbroeck M,Cnops L,Firre E,Médart L,Moerman F,Minon JM

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with therapy resistant multicentric reticulohistiocytosis (MRH). MRH is a rare granulomatous, multisystem disease characterised most frequently by disfiguring papulonodular skin lesions and sometimes a destructive polyarthritis, though any organ can be involved. Abnormal histiocytic reactions to a...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： De Knop KJ,Aerts NE,Ebo DG,Van Offel JF,Stevens WJ,De Clerck LS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the clinical characteristics of 126 insulin-treated diabetic patients, mainly type I subjects, who regularly performed during 18 months home glucose monitoring. The numbers of strips used each month was of 60 +/- 33 (mean +/- lSD). During the study period, HbA1C levels decreased from 8.6 +/- 2.1 to 7.0...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Buysschaert M,Lambert L,Donckier J,Jamart J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the correlation between liver echogenicity and serum C-peptide levels in type 2 diabetic patients treated with oral hypoglycaemic agents. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The study included 231 type 2 diabetic patients (114 men) with a mean age of 64.3 +/- 6.9 years and a mean diabetes duration of 8.5 +/- 3.2 y...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Papanas N,Symeonidis G,Mavridis G,Papazoglou D,Giannakis I,Papatheodorou K,Pastore F,Lakasas G,Maltezos E

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:There are controversial results regarding the relationship of serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] and ulcerative colitis (UC) activity. To address this issue, the current study was designed to evaluate the correlation of serum 25(OH)D level and disease activity in patients with UC. METHOD:All consecuti...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Dolatshahi S,Pishgar E,Jamali R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 77-year old male who developed a fulminant erysipelas and sepsis, caused by Myroides odoratimimus. Selecting the optimal antibiotic therapy for the treatment of infections with M. odoratimimus is challenging due to limited clinical experience with this micro-organism and its reported multidrug-re...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Willems P,Muller J,Verhaegen J,Saegeman V,Desmet S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of infective endocarditis remains difficult. The complication rate is very high. Serious complications may occur and the overall mortality is still 20-25%. The sooner the treatment is started, the better the final result. Antibiotic therapy is essential but cardiac surgery is frequently necessary. Early ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Herregods MC,Hill E,Herijgers P,De Munter P,Vanderschueren S,Van Wijngaerden E,Peetermans WE

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last two decades have witnessed that flow-assisted analysis of in vitro-activated basophils can constitute a valuable adjunct in the in vitro diagnostic approach of immediate drug hypersensitivity reactions (IDHR). This article summarises the current experience with the basophil activation test in the diagnosis of...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Mangodt EA,Van Gasse AL,Bastiaensen A,Decuyper II,Uyttebroek A,Faber M,Sabato V,Bridts CH,Hagendorens MM,De Clerck LS,Ebo DG

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of the St Vincent declaration, a Belgian "task force" was installed in 1992 and consequently 16 working groups were formed. They presented their objectives in 1995. The working group "prevention and treatment of diabetic foot lesions" started the implementation of a screening program to obtain an overview ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Van Acker K,Weyler J,De Leeuw I

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recently, SOHO and CATIE's studies in the field of schizophrenic disorders asserted that molecules apparently showing the most side-effects are not only the most effective but also lead to the least changes in treatments. Can we generalise this assertion to other domains of pharmacological treatments, such a...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Zdanowicz N,Jacques D,Reynaert C

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant insulinomas are very rare. They have typical clinical and biochemical characteristics that allow an early detection and distinction from other sorts of islet cell carcinoma. As a result a curative resection can occasionally be managed. Nevertheless, for more advanced stages the same treatment options as for ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Berwaerts J,Verhelst J,Hubens H,Kunnen J,Schrijvers D,Joosens E,Mahler C,Van Gaal L

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azole antifungals are a group of fungistatic agents that can be administered orally or parenterally. The determination of the concentrations of these antifungals (miconazole, fluconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, and its major active metabolite, hydroxy-itraconazole) in serum can be usef...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Mistretta V,Dubois N,Denooz R,Charlier C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The arrival of new cephalosporins faces the clinician with an evergrowing confusion as to the drug of choice. The older agents (cephalexin, cephradine, cefadroxil and cefaclor) and the newer formulations cefatrizine and cefuroxime axetil are intensively used for treatment of mild and moderate infections. The oldest ag...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Verhaegen J,Verbist L

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a skin Mycobacterium marinum infection presenting as wide ulcerative lesions of the arm (4 cm for the widest) in a hypoxic COPD patient who takes 4 mg methylprednisolone daily and higher doses during exacerbations. Diagnostic delay as well as glucocorticoid use could be responsible for the extension of the l...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Buttafuoco F,Peché R,Vander Elst B,Van Meerhaeghe A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with hepatitis B virus has become a vaccine-preventable disease. The recombinant hepatitis B vaccines available today are safe and immunogenic. In order for these vaccines to eradicate HBV a universal vaccination of neonates and/or children needs to be implemented. Major obstacles on the road to global hepat...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Leroux-Roels G,Cao T,De Knibber A,Meuleman P,Roobrouck A,Farhoudi A,Vanlandschoot P,Desombere I

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the scope of an information campaign of the Belgian Institute for Road Safety an attempt was made to classify 179 medicinal drugs from 9 therapeutic groups, listed in the Belgian "Commented Repertory of Drugs--1997", according to their effect on driving performance. The categorisation was based on literature da...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Maes V,Grenez O,Charlier C,Smet H,Verstraete A,Wennig R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00