Questionnaires are better than laboratory tests to screen for current alcohol abuse or dependence in a male inpatient population.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare form of systemic vasculitis, characterized by necrotizing inflammation of medium-sized vessels. In clinical practice, the distinction is made between a limited, mostly cutaneous, form and a generalized form. The Chapel Hill Consensus Conference of 2012 on the classificati...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Kint N,De Haes P,Blockmans D

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Anemia is frequent in patients with cancer and is often multifactorial. Treatment depends on etiology and can consist of transfusions, intravenous iron (IV Fe), and/or erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA). Several studies have shown that cancer-related anemia is undertreated. The aim of this study is to ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： de Putter R,Geboes K,De Man M,Van Belle S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the findings in 21 Belgian patients (12 males and 9 females, median age 61 years) with LGLPD. Symptoms at presentation included infection (n = 9), weight loss (n = 5), asthenia (n = 9), pruritus (n = 2) and arthralgia (n = 7). Four patients were asymptomatic. The main clinical findings were hepatomegaly (n =...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Pierre PG,Bosly A,De Bock R,Debusscher L,Ferrant A,Feremans W,Lacor P,Michaux JL,Van Camp B,Van Hoof A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of neurologic involvement in sarcoidosis is about 5%. When the clinical picture presents with only neurological manifestations, as it did in our patient, the diagnosis at presentation is often difficult. Involvement of other tissues must therefore be actively searched. We describe a case of neurosarcoido...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Vanhoof J,Wilms G,Bouillon R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt treatment and effective management to prevent recurrence. This paper describes safety and efficacy outcomes after intrapericardial instillation of bleomycin as well as possible predictors of survival. METHODS:We performed a 10-...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Defruyt L,Özpak E,Gevaert S,De Buyzere M,Vandecasteele E,De Pauw M,Tromp F

更新日期：2020-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) exerts effects not only on intra-abdominal organs, but also on organs distant to the abdominal compartment. Abdomino-thoracic interaction during intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) or abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) interferes with pulmonary, cardiovascular and cerebral func...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Wauters J,Wilmer A,Valenza F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (m-ccRCC) patients with bone metastases (BM) treated with vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) have a poorer outcome compared to patients without BM. We aimed to investigate whether an increased incidence of VEGFR-TK...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Haaker L,De Meue E,Wildiers H,Verbiest A,Dumez H,Lerut E,Pans S,Albersen M,Beuselinck B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute severe pancreatitis is an aggressive disease with a mortality rate of up to 30 percent. In recent years therapy has shifted away from early surgery to intensive medical care. This article focuses on several issues of the management of acute severe pancreatitis emphasising evidence from recent clinical trials and...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Ponette J,Wilmer A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of cefepime has been compared with that of cefotaxime, ceftazidime, aztreonam, and piperacillin against 1826 Enterobacteriaceae including 537 inducible Enterobacteriaceae (Enterobacter spp., Serratia spp., Citrobacter spp,. Morganella morganii) and 572 non-fermenters, including 401 Pseudomonas ae...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Verbist L,Glupczynski Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent abdominal pain may be enigmatic to solve. We report three cases, presenting after a protracted history of severe recurrent bouts of epigastric pain, impeding daily activities. In all cases, serology for strongyloidiasis stercoralis proved positive. In one case, stool examination was positive for larvae. Trea...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Isen C,Ivens C,Callens SF,Meeuwissen J,Vonck A,Koch A,Vogelaers D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication in the intensive care setting. It seldom occurs in isolation, but is mostly part of a multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. The pathogenesis is frequently multifactorial, with sepsis contributing to 50% of the cases.The development of AKI in critically-ill ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Schetz M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few years there have been enormous changes in the management of stroke patients. General practitioners, ambulance personnel/paramedics and the general public need to be well informed that stroke is a medical emergency. Prevention of secondary brain damage by normalising vital parameters and combating fev...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： De Keyser J,Sulter G,Langedijk M,Elting JW,van der Naalt J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) are considered to be one of the most serious patient safety issues in healthcare today. It has been shown that HAIs contribute significantly not only to morbidity and mortality, but also to excessive costs for the health care system and for hospitalized patients. Since p...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Trybou J,Spaepen E,Vermeulen B,Porrez L,Annemans L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of refractory systemic rheumatic diseases remains a challenging issue. New immunosuppressive drugs have been developed which might improve long-term outcome, with a reasonably toxicity profile. Moreover, better understanding of the mechanisms underlying some of the systemic rheumatic disease has raised ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Houssiau FA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diffuse infiltration by plasma cells in the liver is not uncommon in multiple myeloma (MM). However, a MM with hepatic mass is very unusual. We report a case of a 75-year-old male with hepatomegaly and a lesion occupying a voluminous space in the liver. A lambda light chain multiple myeloma was found in the check-...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： de Vos M,Druez P,Nicaise M,Ngendahayo P,Sinapi I,Mineur P

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:The authors report the case of a 67-year-old woman, with mitral valve prolapse, for more than 20 years. She recently complained of attacks of syncope and clinical ventricular tachycardia; ventricular fibrillation was induced during programmed stimulation. The patient seemed to be at high risk for sudden cardiac death,...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Van Caenegem O,Chaudron JM,Scavée C,de Meester A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient in this report was diagnosed simultaneously with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), spondyloarthritis, and generalized morphea and was started on infliximab therapy. In addition to an improvement in clinical symptoms with this therapy, an improvement was also observed in laboratory parameters such as cholest...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Resorlu H,Kılıc S,Isık S,Gokmen F

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common hereditary lung diseases. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), Aspergillus fumigatus (AF) and Candida albicans (CA) are the principal bacterial and fungal pathogens in the airways of CF patients. The interactions of coexisting bacterial-fungal pathogens are of great interest. In ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Yan K,Yin H,Wang J,Cai Y

更新日期：2020-11-26 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：:Ketamine is an anaesthetic used in human medicine and veterinary practice, synthesised on 1962 and marketed on 1970 in France. Recreational uses were described during 1992 in the medical community and in 1996 in the dance settings. The chemical name of ketamine is 2--(2chlorophenyl)2-(methylamine)-cyclohexanone, an ar...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Arditti J,Spadari M,de Haro L,Brun A,Bourdon JH,Valli M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Water and electrolytes disturbances often occur in renal transplant recipients. The objective is to describe the pathophysiology and the treatment of the most prevalent abnormalities. Methods: We screened PubMed for the following words in various combination: kidney transplantation and (disturbances or abn...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： De Waele L,Van Gaal PJ,Abramowicz D

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need for legal control of sensitivity discs. False results are obtained by the use of discs containing an antibiotic and an unlabelled antimicrobial drug. Results of sensitivity tests (performed by the disc agar diffusion method) using Levocyclin8 discs furnished by the manufacturers were highly improbable....

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Yourassowsky E,Dony J,De Roeck A,De Keere V,Schoutens E,Vanderlinden MP,Palsterman V

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Turner syndrome (TS) is characterized by dysmorphism and body disproportion. TS women are also susceptible to a range of chronic disorders including arterial hypertension (AHT), osteoporosis, sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and thyroid disease. The association between dysmor...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Van De Kelft AS,Lievens C,De Groote K,Demulier L,De Backer J,T'Sjoen G,Craen M,Callewaert B,De Schepper J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed retrospective analysis of 8 cases has been set up to obtain an update of the clinical, radiological, diagnostic and therapeutical aspects of pulmonary Langerhans' cell granulomatosis (PLCG), previously called Histiocytosis X. This disease represents 2.8% of interstitial lung diseases (ILD) in a registration...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Callebaut W,Demedts M,Verleden G

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：AIM:Although a high proportion of elderly nursing home residents suffer from Alzheimer's disease (AD), data from the literature indicate that they are only rarely treated with Acetyl Cholinesterase Inhibitors (ChEls) or memantine. The aim of this study was to describe the use of ChEls or memantine by elderly residents ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Gorus E,Van Puyvelde K,Corremans V,Mets T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease is frequently associated with disturbed blood lipids and with a deficient blood fibrinolytic capacity. In order to investigate a possible link between hypercholesterolemia and hypofibrinolysis, we have investigated the effect of simvastatin, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, on blood lipids and fi...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Jacobs H,Van de Werf F,Lesaffre E,De Geest H,Collen D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 2 decades, IgE-mediated NRL allergy has become a well-defined condition with recognised risk groups, established diagnostic tools, and adequate prevention strategies (1-3). Furthermore, molecular biology and biochemical techniques have significantly improved our knowledge of the proteins responsible to cau...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Ebo DG,Stevens WJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by auto-antibodies to Willebrand factor (vWF) cleaving enzyme (ADAMTS13), resulting in unusually large vWF multimers that lead to platelet aggregation, microthrombi formation and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia....

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Krecak I,Medic MG,Gveric-Krecak V,Roncevic P,Bašić Kinda S,Babel J,Radonic R

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00