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 aspiration biopsy of the mediastinal mass. Histopathological examination finds out a spindle-cell or type A thymoma. Based on these findings we decide for a thoracoscopic resection of the thymoma. After the surgical intervention the patient was completely asymptomatic. In conclusion, because thymomas are prone to ectopic occurrence, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors.
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Acta Clin Belgjournal_title
Acta clinica Belgicaauthors
Michels G,Drebber U,Pfister Rdoi
10.2143/ACB.67.4.2062679subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-07-01 00:00:00pages
304-5issue
4eissn
1784-3286issn
2295-3337journal_volume
67pub_type
杂志文章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
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1179/acb.2001.005
更新日期:2001-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2018.1531616
更新日期:2019-02-01 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:OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a rare disorder of unknown aetiology characterized by the triad of yellow nails, lymphoedema and respiratory manifestations. About 200 cases have been reported, but a lot of patients probably elude proper diagnosis because of both variability of symptoms and ignora...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2015.1122872
更新日期:2016-12-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2018.1460019
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Diabetes registries have documented that the lifetime risk of diabetes amounts to at least 10% in the western world. Moreover the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide especially in developing countries. Furthermore there is a secular trend toward earlier clinical manifestation of both type 1 and type ...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1179/acb.2004.001
更新日期:2004-01-01 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::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:OBJECTIVES:Q fever is a global zoonosis that can cause both acute and chronic infections in humans through aerogenic transmission. Although Q fever was discovered already 80 years ago, this infectious disease remains largely unknown. We studied a case series in a Belgian tertiary care hospital. METHODS:A laboratory an...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2016.1165397
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypothyroidism is relatively rare etiology of serositis with effusion, but massive pleural effusion is very unusual. This is a report of massive pleural effusion in patient taking methimazole after surgical resection of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)-producing pituitary adenoma (TSHoma). The patient was clinically ...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2018.1474619
更新日期:2018-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/17843286.1991.11718193
更新日期:1991-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2019.1680134
更新日期:2019-10-15 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
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1080/17843286.1992.11718214
更新日期:1992-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/17843286.2016.1237696
更新日期:2017-08-01 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::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::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::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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1179/acb.2007.027
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a case of primary aldosteronism secondary to bilateral adrenal hyperplasia in three subsequent pregnancies. The disease was diagnosed soon after the first pregnancy, which ended in a miscarriage, and was treated pharmacologically with spironolactone. Because spironolactone is contraindicated in pregnancy, ...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2143/ACB.67.2.2062644
更新日期:2012-03-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Drugs with potential cardiac toxicity are prominent in cancer treatment, not only the old chemotherapeutic agents, but also the newer targeted drugs and biologic agents. As the long-term survival of patients with malignancies has improved and cancer turned into a chronic disease, physicians must take into account the ...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2143/ACB.66.4.2062566
更新日期:2011-07-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/0001551214Z.00000000035
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/acb.2005.005
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The term "microvesicular steatosis of the liver" refers to a variant form of hepatic fat accumulation whose histologic features contrast with the much more common macrovesicular steatosis. Microvesicular steatosis of the liver was originally described in association with conditions who share a number of biochemical an...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/17843286.1990.11718105
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The number of adult patients with surgical repaired congenital heart defects increases continuously. We were interested to compare late outcome after partial and complete atrioventricular defect repair (pAVSD and cAVSD, respectively) and to determine the most important reason for re-intervention. METHODS:Al...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::In order to demonstrate an intake of cannabis, there are a number of rapid tests, all of them being focused on urine. In this study, we evaluated the results of six tests when applied to sweat (DrugWipe), saliva and urine (Syva Rapidtest, Biomedix, Frontline, DrugWipe, Cortez Dako). Fifty regular users of cannabis and...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1999-01-01 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::In Belgium, individual laboratory and treatment data of all HIV-infected patients seen in the 9 AIDS Reference Centres and 7 AIDS Reference Laboratories are collected prospectively since 2006. We present here an analysis of patients recorded in the cohort database between 1st of January 2006 and 31st of December 2008....
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2143/ACB.67.5.2062686
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Malakoplakia is a rare inflammatory disease involving most frequently the urinary tract. We present a case of bilateral renal malakoplakia, in which FDG-PET contributed to diagnosis. We made this diagnosis on the basis of clinical presentation, renal biopsy showing a mixed cellular infiltrate with granuloma formation ...
journal_title:Acta clinica Belgica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1179/acb.2004.020
更新日期:2004-05-01 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