The one fixed point in a changing age. An analysis of half-secular trends among original papers published in The Lancet 1945-95.

abstract：:Actually, the Fournier's gangrene is described as a dermohypodermitis of the perineal, genital and/or perianal regions which can affect both sexes and a wide range of ages. The diagnosis of the disease is essentially made on clinical grounds. Imagery can be interesting in case of an intra-abdominal suspected source of...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Maréchal R,Taccone F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxic Paraphenylenediamine is characterized by infrared spectrophotometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, whereas, high performance liquid chromatography with a refractive index detector was used to determine its purity in the suspect samples using external standardisation. An analytical method for de...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Bellimam MA,Stambouli A,El Karni N,Bouayoun T,El Bouri A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the performance of the stand-alone sediMAX conTRUST (77Elektronika, Budapest, Hungary) analyser as an alternative to microscopic analysis of urine. The validation included a precision, carry-over, categorical correlation and diagnostic performance study with manual phase-contrast microscopy as ref...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Bogaert L,Peeters B,Billen J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational diabetes (GDM) is a frequent medical condition during pregnancy. GDM is associated with an increased risk of complications for both the mother and the baby during pregnancy and birth. Women with GDM also have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Two large randomised intervention t...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Benhalima K,Van Crombrugge P,Hanssens M,Devlieger R,Verhaeghe J,Mathieu C

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:In humans, rabies still is a fatally evolving encephalomyelitis caused by a Rhabdovirus of the genus Lyssavirus. In general, the disease is contracted through a contact with an infected mammal. Taxonomically, different rabies and closely related rabies-like viruses can be distinguished. New molecular identification te...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Vanhoof R,Costy F

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of fulminant congestive heart failure with fatal outcome in a 21-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A young woman was admitted in the intensive care unit for pericardial tamponade associated with disseminated coagulopathy and refractory shock secondary to multiple coronary ane...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Ha Vu N,Duttmann R,De Bels D,Devriendt J,Reper P

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:The present study compares two new factor VIII preparations currently used in the treatment of haemophilia. A Factor VIII was partially purified from plasma obtained from unpaid voluntary Belgian donors in the blood transfusion centers of Lille and Amsterdam and virus-inactivated by exposure to solvent-detergent (FVII...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Peerlinck K,Arnout J,Tamise M,Vanherle A,Fondu P,Vermylen J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This cross-sectional study registered the prevalence of sedative drug use and withdrawal strategies in geriatric in-patients from 30 centres in nine European countries. METHODS:We conducted a survey among young geriatricians using a standardised questionnaire on sedative drug use for more than three weeks. T...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Petrovic M,Spatharakis G,Conroy S,Van Maeles G,Moulias S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old African girl presented with multiple, sharply bordered hyperpigmented patches predominantly on the dorsal, tip and lateral aspects of the tongue since 1 year (Figs 1 and 2). On clinical examination, we found an obese adolescent girl with a BMI: 26.5 kg/m(2) ( > P97) with acanthosis nigricans of the neck....

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Karine Francine Docx M,Vandenberghe P,Govaert P

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatotoxicity of tetracyclines is well known. If microvesicular steatosis due to a high dose of tetracycline has virtually disappeared, it can also be observed with other drugs belonging to the tetracycline family. To our knowledge, hepatotoxicity induced by doxycycline has never been reported. In our patient, th...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Lienart F,Morissens M,Jacobs P,Ducobu J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Postprandial reactive hypoglycaemia (PRH) is a clinical syndrome characterized by the recurrence of symptomatic hypoglycaemia during postprandial periods. PRH remains a diagnostic challenge for clinicians, because of its atypical manifestations and low prevalence, especially in older persons. ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Deliens C,Losseau C,Vandeleene B,Boland B

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate long-term effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on physical and psychosocial health as well as eating behavior of obese patients. METHODS:We compared 23 patients 7 years after RYGB to 23 body mass index (BMI), sex, and age matched obese control patients by me...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Vangoitsenhoven R,Frederiks P,Gijbels B,Lannoo M,Van der Borght W,Van den Eynde A,Mertens A,Mathieu C,Van der Schueren B

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation program has become an important part of the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It can improve both exercise tolerance and health related quality of life in these patients. Exercise training has to be included for the program to be successful. The intensity ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： De Backer LA,Ides K,Daems D,Dieriks B,De Backer WA,Germonpre P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calciphylaxis, or calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA) is a rare but well described entity in patients with endstage renal disease (ESRD) and/or hyperparathyroidism. CUA is characterized by systemic acute calcification of the small and intermediate dermal vasculature that can lead to epidermal ischemia, ulceration, an...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Sermijn E,Strobbe T,Vandekerckhove L,Libbrecht L,Colle I,Schoonjans R,Vogelaers D

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：: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：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：: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：: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：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：:Sepsis is characterized by disturbances in liver perfusion and alterations in intrahepatic cellular functions and interactions. This provokes structural and functional liver damage as well as hepatocellular activation that is believed to perpetuate the immuno-inflammatory response. Changes in hepatic perfusion during ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Smets D,Spapen H,Diltoer M,Nguyen DN,Hubloue I,Huyghens L

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report about 2 cases of isolated mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting without parenchymal infiltrates. Although rare, this mode of presentation reminds the clinician that tuberculosis has to be included in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses even in the absence of parenchymal lesion. Both c...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Hainaut P,Monthe A,Lesage V,Weynand B

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since the second World Congress on the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WCACS) in Noosa 2 years ago, interest and publications on intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and ACS have increased exponentially. This paper aimed to critically review recent publications and put this new data into the context of alrea...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Wauters J,Wilmer A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) can detect geriatric problems and potentially improve survival, physical, and cognitive state of patients, as well as increase an older person's chances of staying at home longer. In older people, the number and severity of comorbidity increase with age and are an...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Denewet N,De Breucker S,Luce S,Kennes B,Higuet S,Pepersack T

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate, through a patient chart analysis, the average and the variation in the medical resource use in pulmonary embolism (PE) patients in Belgium, and to find explanatory variables for the possible variation. A sample of patients with confirmed PE (n = 54) from 5 centres was se...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Annemans L,Robays H,Bruart J,Verstraeten P

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altered iron metabolism plays a central role in the development of anaemia in critically ill patients but the time course of iron status in septic and non-septic critically ill patients has not been well defined. METHODS:Prospective study in a 34-bed medico-surgical ICU. The complete blood count, iron, ferr...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Piagnerelli M,Cotton F,Herpain A,Rapotec A,Chatti R,Gulbis B,Vincent JL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to evaluate the clinical outcome of fibrinolytic treatment of prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) with 'streptokinase' as a first line treatment for these cases. METHODS:The study group was 20 consecutive patients (10 females) diagnosed with PVT. The protocol for streptokinase administration w...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Sakr SA,Abdel-Shakour H,Ramadan MM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man with slight dyspnoea underwent routine X-ray examination by his primary care physician. The X-ray and the CT showed a homogenous mass at the right side of the anterior mediastinum. The benignity and the origin of the tissue were still unknown. Therefore, we performed a CT-guided fine needle aspiratio...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Michels G,Drebber U,Pfister R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00