Primary aldosteronism in pregnancy.

abstract：:We performed a systematic survey of original papers published in The Lancet throughout the years 1945, 1946, 1970 and 1995. The Lancet was chosen due to a conservative layout through these years, and the year 1946 added to the analysis to ponder for any war-induced bias. The general layout and structure of the journal...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Selvais P,Hermans M

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:We describe the case of a 39-year-old Caucasian woman who was admitted to the University Hospital of Antwerp with a clinical picture suggestive of adult Still's disease. Even though a transoesophageal echocardiography showed endocarditis of the aortic valve, blood cultures remained negative. Additional serological tes...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： De Clerck KF,Van Offel JF,Vlieghe E,Van Marck E,Stevens WJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous disease caused by excessive mast cell (MC) proliferation. Diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis (SM) is based on the presence of major and minor criteria defined by the World Health Organization. Symptoms of MC activation can also occur in patients without SM or without allergic or inflamm...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Van den Poel B,Kochuyt AM,Del Biondo E,Dewaele B,Lierman E,Tousseyn T,de Hertogh G,Vandenberghe P,Boeckx N

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), HIV is considered a chronic disease. Adherence to HAART is crucial for effectiveness. Non-adherence negatively impacts patient outcome and the larger economy. However, data on adherence among the Belgian HIV cohort are scarce. Therefore, the purpose of thi...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Degroote S,Vogelaers D,Vermeir P,Mariman A,De Rick A,Van Der Gucht B,Pelgrom J,Van Wanzeele F,Verhofstede C,Vancauwenberghe J,Vandijck D

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：:Pancreatic nodules are frequently found incidentally and often pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge when surgery is considered. We present the case of a 66-year-old cirrhotic patient with a pancreatic nodule with signal intensity and contrast enhancement pattern suggestive for a non-functional neuroendocrine le...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Vandekerckhove E,Ameloot E,Hoorens A,De Man K,Berrevoet F,Geboes K

更新日期：2020-05-12 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：:Lipoprotein(a) has many similarities to low density lipoproteins but possesses a unique protein moiety called apolipoprotein(a). The plasma concentration of lipoprotein(a) is mainly under genetic control and most of diets and hypolipidemic drugs do not change its level. Only nicotinic acid and neomycin are able to red...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Heller FR,Parfonry A,Hondekijn JC

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:Although post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder is a classical complication encountered after kidney transplantation, its diagnosis can still be challenging and its outcome life-threatening. Most cases are related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and occur mainly in the first year post-transplant, favoured ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Biller P,Michaux L,Pauw LD,Camboni A,Mourad M,Kanaan N

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foodborne disease represents a major problem for public health in industrialized countries, albeit with a low lethality. Foodborne diseases are defined as a group of viral, bacterial or parasitic gastrointestinal infections transmitted by means of food. Proper food-hygiene practices and surveillance of individual dise...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Van Loock F,Ducoffre G,Dumont JM,Libotte-Chasseur ML,Imberechts H,Gouffaux M,Houins-Roulet J,Lamsens G,De Schrijver K,Bin N,Moreau A,De Zutter L,Daube G

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A decreasing incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among HIV patients has been documented in high-income settings and screening for tuberculosis is not systematically performed in many clinics (such as ours). Our objectives are to evaluate whether a same decline of incidence was seen in our Belgian tertiary center ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Maniewski U,Payen MC,Delforge M,De Wit S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After notification of a case of fulminant hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a 83-year-old female resident of a nursing home to the Flemish Health Inspectorate, a seroepidemiological study and a retrospective cohort study were conducted among the 94 residents and 47 nursing staff to assess the extent of HBV transmis...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： De Schrijver K,Maes I,Van Damme P,Tersago J,Moës E,Van Ranst M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A tired 32-year-old woman complaining of tiredness was referred for work-up of a possible immune deficiency. She had a history of recurrent infections since birth, which usually responded to antibiotics within a few days. Her mother, a nurse, had reported that early charts had disappeared. Munchausen's by proxy was su...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Farber CM,Wanders JA,Goffard JC,Parma J

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:The differential diagnosis between hypertonic, isotonic and hypotonic hyponatremia are presented. The help of some usual serum (urea, uric acid and TCO2) and urine parameters (mainly osmolality and sodium concentration) are discussed and help to determine the best treatment. Morbidity associated with untreated hyponat...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Decaux G

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：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

authors： Cencini E,Fabbri A,Schiattone L,Gentili F,Mazzei MA,Bocchia M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exhaustion of antigen-specific T-cells in order to escape immune destruction is frequently seen in chronic viral infection and different types of cancer. Blockade of overexpressed negative co-stimulatory pathways, a process known as immune checkpoint modulation, is a promising novel therapy that could improve the trea...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Wuyts L,Janssens A,Vonghia L,Michielsen P,Raskin J,Driessen A,Van Hees S,Francque S,Vanwolleghem T

更新日期：2020-03-17 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：: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：:Insight into the fundamental physiological mechanisms of blood vessel development and neoformation has led to the discovery of multiple angiogenic growth factors and inhibitors. To date, at least 5 angiogenesis inhibitors are readily available for clinical use, mainly in the treatment of cancers and age-related macula...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Buysschaert I,Carmeliet P,Dewerchin M

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：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

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

authors： Delie A,Vlummens P,Creytens D,Steel E

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HOPE and EUROPA clinical studies have shown that treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, ramipril and perindopril, may reduce the occurrence of major cardiovascular events in patients with proven atherosclerotic disease. The recently published results of the PRoFESS and TRANSCEND trials ...

journal_title：Acta clinica Belgica

authors： Van Mieghem W,Billiouw JM,Brohet C,Dupont AG,Gazagnes MD,Heller F,Krzesinski JM,Missault L,Persu A,Piérard L,Rottiers R,Vanhooren G,Vervaet P,Herman AG

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：: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