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 lesions. Clinical resolution occurred after three months of antibiotic therapy. Extensive ulcerative lesions are uncommon in Mycobacterium marinum infection in an immunocompetent host. This case emphasizes the potential and unusual harmful effect of long-term glucocorticoid therapy used in obstructive lung disease on the spread of Mycobacterium marinum infection.
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Acta Clin Belgjournal_title
Acta clinica Belgicaauthors
Buttafuoco F,Peché R,Vander Elst B,Van Meerhaeghe Adoi
10.2143/ACB.66.4.2062576subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-07-01 00:00:00pages
315-7issue
4eissn
1784-3286issn
2295-3337journal_volume
66pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is used for the treatment of selected hematological malignancies. Its curative potential is based on two very different mechanisms, involving the conditioning regimen and the graft-versus-host reactions, respectively. The high-dose chemo-radiotherapy conditioni...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1179/acb.2003.58.1.005
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::On a regular basis, the media presents the potential risks of the use of psycho-active compounds, including misused pharmaceuticals (flunitrazepam, GHB) or drugs of abuse (cannabis, LSD, ecstasy). Ethanol is also frequently encountered. These drugs can be used for recreational purposes by addicts or can be observed af...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/acb.2002.072
更新日期:2002-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/17843286.1992.11718206
更新日期:1992-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2020.1852850
更新日期:2020-11-26 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2143/ACB.68.1.2062715
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To present the cases of lactic acidosis encountered in our department among metformin-treated type 2 diabetic patients and to investigate the role of contraindications to metformin use. METHODS:A survey of medical records of metformin-treated type 2 diabetic patients hospitalised for various medical conditions dur...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/acb.2009.008
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We compared the technique of immunofluorescence on clinical samples (IFCS) and immunofluorescence on centrifuged cell cultures (IFCC) for the detection of respiratory viruses, using monoclonal antibodies. Four hundred fourty five nasopharyngeal aspirates were tested prospectively for RSV, influenza- (A and B), parainf...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.1991.11718134
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Some infections require prolonged parenteral antimicrobial therapy, which can be continued in an outpatient setting. The Ghent University Hospital has 15 years of experience with Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in the home setting of the patient. METHODS:Multidisciplinary critical approac...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2016.1183285
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) is a rare, non-clonal lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by constitutional symptoms, anaemia and generalised lymphadenopathy. Its incidence among the HIV-positive population seems to have increased during the past decades. AIM:The present study intends to compa...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.2143/ACB.66.1.2062510
更新日期:2011-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1179/acb.2003.58.5.009
更新日期:2003-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/17843286.2017.1376454
更新日期:2018-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2143/ACB.3258
更新日期:2013-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2143/ACB.68.1.2062725
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: High-grade B-cell lymphoma, NOS (HGBL) have an aggressive clinical behavior and poor outcome using regimens currently employed for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) such as rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP). Promising results have been reported wi...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2017.1412888
更新日期:2018-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2007-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/22953337.1996.11718527
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The kidney could be the cause of essential hypertension which can also cause renal disease. High blood pressure is also very common in chronic kidney disease, and is moreover a well-known risk factor for a faster progression of kidney failure. Hypertension and kidneys are thus closely linked. Hypertension must be aggr...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1179/acb.2007.002
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common form of thyroid malignancy in children and adult with frequent metastases to the cervical lymph nodes. We present a case of metastatic papillary thyroid cancer with remarkable imaging findings of consecutive metastatic calcified lymph nodes resembling a chain of rings. While...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/2295333714Y.0000000084
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objectives: Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common causative agents of gastroenteritis; however C. jejuni meningitis is rarely described. Therefore, little is known about its epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, treatment, and outcomes.Methods: In this paper, we report a case of an adult pa...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2020.1721133
更新日期:2020-01-28 00:00:00
abstract::We reported the case of a patient with stage IV Hodgkin's disease (involving the nodes and Liver) presenting with paraneoplastic fever and who subsequently developed hypothermia during chemotherapy administration. We also reviewed the 12 other cases of hypothermia in Hodgkin's disease reported in the literature and di...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1179/acb.2006.042
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Despite the high prevalence of malnutrition among elderly patients, nutritional problems are still not recognized as a priority forthem by health professionals. The need for nutritional assessment and intervention is particularly crucial in this age group, in whom the incidence of chronic illness is high and a myriad ...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1179/acb.2009.017
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of heparin may be complicated by two types of thrombocytopenia (HAT): type I occurs early, is transient, and has no clinical relevance, while type II may lead to very severe manifestations (arterial or venous thromboses and more rarely bleedings), that are still underestimated by some clinicians. HAT-type II m...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/17843286.1995.11718474
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Significant visceral edema associated with massive fluid resuscitation, paralytic ileus and formation of pancreatic ascites in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) can lead to abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) that can contribute to the early development of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), espec...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present the case of a 51-year-old woman who presented a right supraclavicular mass corresponding to lymphadenitis with atypical mycobacterium (Mycobacterium genavense). Later, she developed subcutaneous purulent small nodules containing the same germ. The presence of this mycobacterium was in the context of recurre...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/0001551213Z.00000000016
更新日期:2014-04-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/2295333714Y.0000000026
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We retrospectively studied 29 cases of S.pyogenes bacteremia, treated from September 1985 through September 1993, in order to define the clinical pattern, predisposing factors and the outcome of S.pyogenes bacteremia in our region. The number of infections, the clinical picture and mortality rate of S.pyogenes bactere...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.1995.11718427
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We present a case of cutaneous mucormycosis in a patient with several important risk factors precipitating disease, namely underlying acute myeloid leukaemia and poorly controlled secondary diabetes. Inoculation was most likely caused by repeated minor trauma (insulin injection) at the site of infection. Treatment con...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/17843286.2016.1266802
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the presence of noncaseating granulomas and an inflammatory process in which T lymphocytes, especially type-1 helper T (Th1) cells, macrophages and different cytokines are involved. Different studies ...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2016.1152671
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Background Neurologic and liver involvement in Wilson's disease (WD) is well-documented, however, few reports demonstrated cardiac involvement. Tpe and Tpe/QT are new measures of ventricular repolarization which were recently suggested as predictor of arrythmogenesis. We aimed to evaluate ventricular depolarization an...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2018.1443001
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors analyse the bacteriological data gathered by 100 successive tracheal Punctures and compare these results to those obtained by sputum cultures, which had either been collected by routine or when withdrawing the catheter for tracheal aspiration. This plain and not hazardous technique allows to draw the follo...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.1971.11716773
更新日期:1971-01-01 00:00:00