Abstract:
:Intravascular lymphomatosis (IVL) is a rare, yet important, cause of a variety of unexplained neurological syndromes. In this clinical context, the only clue to the diagnosis may be a significantly raised plasma lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) on a background of clinical features of a systemic illness.
journal_name
Eur J Intern Medjournal_title
European journal of internal medicineauthors
Wong P,Moonie A,Dennett X,Anpalahan Mdoi
10.1016/j.ejim.2005.06.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
59-60issue
1eissn
0953-6205issn
1879-0828pii
S0953-6205(05)00156-1journal_volume
17pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVE:Dopamine agonists are the first line therapy for the treatment of prolactinomas. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of macroprolactinomas during long-term follow-up after initial treatment with dopamine agonists. DESIGN:Retrospective follow-up study. PATIENTS:We included 72 consecutive patients...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2008.11.012
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thrombangiitis obliterans (TAO), or Buerger's disease, is most likely an endarteritis that is introduced by T-cell-mediated cellular immunity and B-cell-mediated humoral immunity associated with the activation of macrophages or dendritic cells in the intima. There is no specific marker of the disease, and the diagnosi...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2005.11.020
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Kingella kingae is an aerobic gram-negative coccobacillus that has been associated predominantly with bone and joint infection but also with septicemia and endocarditis. Until now, only four cases of proven K. kingae meningitis have been reported. We describe a case of a K. kingae meningitis in a male adolescent who p...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0953-6205(00)00115-1
更新日期:2000-12-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The genetic background may predispose systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients to the development of digital ulcers (DUs). METHODS:Twenty-two functional cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 3 HLA class I and II antigens were typed at the genomic level by polymerase chain reaction in 200 Italian SSc ...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2010.05.010
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::BACKGROUND: Foreign graduate residents in internal medicine perform poorly on the Israeli phase I written board examination as compared to local graduates from Israeli medical schools. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a preparatory course, aimed at foreign graduates, on their success rate in the Is...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2004.12.002
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Of the different respiratory disorders that complicate the course of polymyositis, diaphragmatic weakness is one that is seldom described and most often suspected rather than confirmed. We report a case of severe diaphragmatic weakness as a cause of acute respiratory failure revealing a polymyositis. The diaphragmatic...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0953-6205(02)00015-8
更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The value of salivary cortisol measurement to study stress-related adrenal response is controversial. The study aim was to assess the role of salivary cortisol measurement to detect time-related changes of adrenal response in critically ill patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with organ failure, sepsis ...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2019.08.001
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report two patients with isolated bone marrow non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and we review the additional 23 cases thus far described. Bicytopenia or pancytopenia and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate were universally present. Some 84% of the patients manifested fever of unknown origin (FUO), 64% constitutional sy...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0953-6205(02)00216-9
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Coronary heart disease (CHD) and specifically acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are the most common causes of death among both men and women throughout the world. Although CHD mortality rates have been halved in many developed countries in recent decades, some studies have pointed out significant differences regarding...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0953-6205(02)00156-5
更新日期:2002-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the aortoiliac segment is found in nearly a half of patients with PAD. The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of obesity and fat distribution on the occurrence of aortoiliac PAD in middle-aged men. METHODS:This case-control study included 204 middle-aged men...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2010.07.019
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Tachycardia is a reliable predictor of adverse outcomes in normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). However, different prognostic relevant heart rate thresholds have been proposed. The aim of the study was to investigate the prognostic performance of different thresholds used for defining ta...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2020.08.009
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The role of thrombophilic and cardiovascular risk factors in different manifestations of retinal vein occlusion (RVO), i.e., central or branch RVO, and at different ages is still debated. AIMS:To evaluate the association between thrombophilic and cardiovascular risk factors and the risk of RVO (overall, sep...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2017.06.022
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Anemia may have important deleterious effects on patients with heart failure. We investigated the presence and causes of anemia among patients admitted because of new-onset congestive heart failure. The prognostic value of anemia was also evaluated. METHODS:We evaluated the presence of anemia, which was def...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2005.11.015
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bartonella quintana endocarditis is characterized by sub-acute evolution and severe valvular damage, and is associated with homelessness, alcoholism, and lice infestation. We present a case of B. quintana endocarditis in an Ethiopian immigrant without known risk factors for disease acquisition. This is the first case ...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2005.09.004
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The health status of patients with sarcoidosis has rarely been studied, despite the increasing numbers of health-related quality of life publications on other respiratory diseases. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether sarcoidosis affects quality of life (QoL), using specifically d...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2006.02.024
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The role of estrogen receptor α (ERα) polymorphism in coronary artery disease (CAD) was investigated previously in several populations. There are few data on relation between ERa polymorphism and CAD in Chinese population. Our study was to investigate the possible association between ERα polymorphism and CAD...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2011.05.006
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::In all industrialized countries, life expectancy has risen in the past 100 years. The incidence of elderly patients reaching end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and requiring renal replacement therapy has also increased. During the past few decades, the pattern of ESRD has changed significantly with the emerging predominan...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0953-6205(01)00121-2
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) represents a standard of care to treat some acute respiratory failure (ARF). Data on its use in pneumonia are lacking, especially in a setting outside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The aims of this study were to evaluate the use of NIV in ARF due to pneumonia out...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2018.09.025
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Although a decreasing trend of tuberculosis (TB) was reported in Turkey, higher proportion of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPT) was revealed. MATERIAL AND METHODS:In this retrospective study, clinical and laboratory data of 141 EPT patients were evaluated for a seven-year period by using descriptive statist...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2013.08.704
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY:To report on the results of two projects on chronic hepatitis B in Western Balkans lead by Ioannina, Northwest Greece and Tirana, Albania. METHODS:In two prospective projects, HEPAGA I and HEPAGA II which lasted 4 years. In HEPAGA I, serum samples from 410 Albanians were tested for HBV. In HEPAG...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2009.07.016
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Numerous epidemiological studies have shown an inverse correlation between moderate consumption of alcoholic drinks and the risk of coronary heart disease. Wine, especially red wine, may be more favorable in this respect than beer or spirits because of its high content of flavonoids. These polyphenols originate from t...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0953-6205(01)00170-4
更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Biologics embrace a wide range of substances synthesized by cells or living organisms by means of different biological processes, including recombinant DNA technology, controlled gene expression, or antibody technologies. A biosimilar establishes similarity to the reference medicinal product in terms of quality charac...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2016.06.005
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To identify analytical and clinical variables that may improve the effectiveness of temporal artery biopsy (TAB) for the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:A retrospective study of TABs conducted between 1989 and 2007 at the 450-bed Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell. Demographic data,...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2009.05.002
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT2) deficiency is an inherited disorder associated with rhabdomyolysis. The adult form of CPT2 deficiency is usually "benign", characterized by episodes of rhabdomyolysis without extramuscular manifestations and with a good outcome, while the infantile type characteristically prese...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2007.04.025
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to characterize the common risk factors, clinical presentation, imaging findings, treatment and outcome of nocardial infection. DESIGN AND SETTINGS:A retrospective cohort study. We reviewed the charts of all patients with nocardiosis in the Chaim Sheba Medical Center, a tertia...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2013.05.004
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic diseases often receive multiple medications and are associated with increased vulnerability to medication errors. Identifying high-alert medications for them would help to prioritize the interventions with greatest impact for improving medication safety. The aim of this study was to dev...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2014.10.021
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Anticholinergic drugs may increase the risk of delirium in non-critically ill patients, but it is unclear whether exposure to these drugs is also a risk factor for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) delirium. In this study the hypothesis was tested that anticholinergic drug exposure at ICU admission increases the ris...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2020.04.062
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:STUDY OBJECTIVE:Early risk stratification of septic patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) is challenging. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prognostic role of plasmatic sodium level (PNa+) derangements at ED presentation in septic patients. METHODS:According to PNa+ at ED presentation patients we...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2020.10.003
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::BACKGROUND: The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the clinical, laboratory, and radiological features of all adult patients with varicella-zoster virus pneumonia (VZVP) treated in our departments during the last 5 years. Important therapeutic and evolutionary features are also reported. METHODS: Fourtee...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2004.04.016
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Few data are available on the validity of "Sepsis-3" criteria in identifying patients with sepsis in internal medicine wards (IMWs). Real-life data about this topic and on the prevalence of sepsis in IMWs could be useful for improving hospital organization. OBJECTIVES:To assess the validity of "Sepsis-3" cr...
journal_title:European journal of internal medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2020.12.025
更新日期:2021-01-12 00:00:00