HIV infection and bone disease.

abstract：:A total of 1280 80-year-old men were invited to a medical examination to study common risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the elderly. From the pool of 811 responders (63.3%), all 122 individuals who fulfilled our inclusion criteria were assigned to one of four groups: (1) no CVD, non-smokers; (2) no C...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Stavenow L,Elmståhl S,Jerntorp P,Nilsson-Ehle P,Pessah-Rasmussen H,Galvard H,Hansen F,Samuelsson SM

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate if an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene associates with HLA-DR alleles previously found to be of prognostic interest in Scandinavian sarcoidosis patients. This may contribute to characteristics associated with these HLA-DR alleles, such as a ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Planck A,Eklund A,Yamaguchi E,Grunewald J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effects of atorvastatin, a new synthetic HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, were investigated in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), with high LDLc levels whilst on standard treatment. DESIGN:Open treatment with 40 mg atorvastatin daily for 6 weeks, followed by another 6 weeks with 80 mg atorva...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hoogerbrugge N

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of variation in erythrocyte volume, has been associated with several cardiovascular disorders, but the relationship with atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. We investigated the association between RDW and incidence of first hospitalization due to AF in...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Adamsson Eryd S,Borné Y,Melander O,Persson M,Smith JG,Hedblad B,Engström G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fruitless search for the cause of Crohn's disease has been conducted for more than a century. Various theories, including autoimmunity, mycobacterial infection and aberrant response to food and other ingested materials, have been abandoned for lack of robust proof. This review will provide the evidence, obtained f...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Segal AW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is considered as a cardiovascular risk factor and antibodies are commonly analysed by the subjective microimmunofluorescence (MIF) test. We wanted to investigate the C. pneumoniae IgA- and IgG seroprevalence in young survivors of myocardial infarction and matched contro...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Halvorsen DS,Børvik T,Njølstad I,Gutteberg TJ,Vorland LH,Hansen JB

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 causative agent, has infected millions of people and killed over 1.6 million worldwide. A small percentage of cases persist with prolonged positive RT-PCR on nasopharyngeal swabs. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for prolonged viral shedding amongst patient's basal...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Recalde-Zamacona B,Tomás-Velázquez A,Campo A,Satrústegui-Alzugaray B,Fernández-Alonso M,Iñigo M,Rodríguez-Mateos M,Di Frisco M,Felgueroso C,Bertó J,Marín-Oto M,Alcaide AB,Zulueta JJ,Seijo L,Landecho MF

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory processes in brain tissue have been described in human epilepsy of various aetiologies and in experimental models of seizures. This, together with the anticonvulsant properties of anti-inflammatory therapies both in clinical and in experimental settings, highlights the important role of brain inflammation...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Maroso M,Balosso S,Ravizza T,Liu J,Bianchi ME,Vezzani A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Microbial translocation and chronic immune activation were previously shown to be associated with impairment of T cell functions and disease progression during infection with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1); however, their impact on B cell function and number remains unknown. By measuring markers...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Ruffin N,Lantto R,Pensieroso S,Sammicheli S,Hejdeman B,Rethi B,Chiodi F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed two patients with hypercholesterolaemia and tendon xanthomas associated with apolipoprotein (apoE-7) E-7, a rare variant of the apoE isoforms. Both suffered from coronary artery disease and had undergone a coronary bypass operation. Their cholesterol levels were 268 and 310 mg dl-1, respectively. Both pati...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Ueyama Y,Nozaki S,Yanagi K,Hiraoka H,Nakagawa T,Sakai N,Jiao S,Yamashita S,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 22-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus and lymphopenia, who developed septic arthritis of the right knee with Listeria monocytogenes type 1/2 A, whilst on low-dose methotrexate (MTX). So far, septic arthritis due to this microorganism has been reported in two other patients treated with low...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Jansen TL,van Heereveld HA,Laan RF,Barrera P,van de Putte LB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading infectious cause of death in developed countries. Risk stratification has previously been difficult. METHODS:Markers of cardiac stress (B-type natriuretic peptide, BNP) and inflammation (C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, procalcitonin) as well as t...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Christ-Crain M,Breidthardt T,Stolz D,Zobrist K,Bingisser R,Miedinger D,Leuppi J,Tamm M,Mueller B,Mueller C

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To ascertain whether patients with Crohn's disease treated with azathioprine maintained bone mineral mass better than patients treated with steroids alone. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:University Hospital of Malmö, Sweden. SUBJECTS:A total of 59 patients with ileocolonic, ileocaecal or colonic Croh...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Florén CH,Ahrén B,Bengtsson M,Bartosik J,Obrant K

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthopaedic implants are highly susceptible to infection. The aims of treatment of infection associated with internal fixation devices are fracture consolidation and prevention of chronic osteomyelitis. Complete biofilm eradication is not the primary goal, as remaining adherent microorganisms can be removed with the d...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Zimmerli W

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypersensitivity to progesterone is rare, but the occurrence of skin rash in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle or during pregnancy should alert one to this possibility. The diagnosis can be readily confirmed by intradermal testing and is eminently treatable by ovulation suppression. ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Teelucksingh S,Edwards CR

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review discusses the interplay between multimorbidity (i.e. co-occurrence of more than one chronic health condition in an individual) and functional impairment (i.e. limitations in mobility, strength or cognition that may eventually hamper a person's ability to perform everyday tasks). On the one hand, diseases b...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Calderón-Larrañaga A,Vetrano DL,Ferrucci L,Mercer SW,Marengoni A,Onder G,Eriksdotter M,Fratiglioni L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The cell cycle regulator cyclin D1 plays an important role in parathyroid tumourigenesis. The NciI polymorphism in exon 4 has recently been associated with early onset of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and is a prognostic indicator of nonsmall cell lung cancer and squamous cell carcinomas. Further...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Correa P,Lundgren E,Rastad J,Akerström G,Westin G,Carling T

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The RET proto-oncogene is known to be the susceptibility gene for various disease phenotypes, including multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2). Recent studies have also suggested an involvement of RET in the development of the mammalian kidney. Although kidney agenesis or dysgenesis has been observed in ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Loré F,Talidis F,Di Cairano G,Renieri A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical symptoms were studied in 69 consecutive patients below the age of 40 years who were attending the emergency unit because of unexplained chest pain. In a structured interview a few weeks after the emergency visit, only one-third of the patients reported that they believed in the doctor's diagnosis; they believ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Roll M,Kollind M,Theorell T

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old male patient presented with invalidating osteomalacia of 2.5 years' duration. The osteomalacia was caused by severe malabsorption due to gluten-sensitive enteropathy (GSE). There were no other signs or symptoms of GSE in this patient. Clinical presentation with monosymptomatic osteomalacia is very unusua...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： De Boer WA,Tytgat GN

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare cases of hepatotoxicity have been attributed to the antiarrhythmic agent procainamide. We here describe the case of a patient who had a hypersensitivity reaction to procainamide with fever, chills, arthralgia, abdominal pain and acute elevations of serum aminotransferase activities and bilirubin concentration. Th...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Worman HJ,Ip JH,Winters SL,Tepper DC,Gomes AJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Plasma fibrinogen predicts cardiovascular events in patients with stable peripheral arterial occlusive disease, but its predictive value in patients with chronic critical limb ischaemia, a condition associated with a high risk of death, is unknown. DESIGN:A prospective cohort study. SETTING:Determination of...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Pedrinelli R,Dell' Omo G,Barchielli A,Berchiolli R,Melillo E,Mariani M,Balbarini A,Ferrari M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old Japanese woman was hospitalized for susceptibility to respiratory tract infections. Clinical examinations revealed asymptomatic primary cholestasis, abnormally elevated immunoglobulin M (IgM) and antimitochondrial antibody, being consistent with asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis. Three years later h...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Take H,Kubota K,Tamura K,Kurabayashi H,Tamura J,Shirakura T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to evaluate the effects of one-year antihypertensive treatment on plasma lipids and lipoproteins, 65 patients whose diastolic blood pressure was in the range 95-120 mmHg were randomly allocated to groups that received either hydrochlorothiazide or metoprolol, or both drugs when the response to one of them was...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Monmany J,Domingo P,Gomez JA,Sanz F,Roca-Cusachs A,Nolla J,Jane F

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic effect of an elemental diet (Pepti 2000) and blended normal diet (placebo) was investigated in 43 out-patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); 24 with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 19 with Crohn's disease (CD), in a mild to moderate state of disease activity. A pilot study on healthy volun...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Munkholm Larsen P,Rasmussen D,Rønn B,Munck O,Elmgreen J,Binder V

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sunlight exposure of the skin is known to be the most important source of vitamin D. The aims of this study were: (i) to estimate vitamin D status amongst sunlight-deprived individuals (veiled Arab women, veiled ethnic Danish Moslem women and Danish controls); and (ii) through food intake analysis to estimat...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Glerup H,Mikkelsen K,Poulsen L,Hass E,Overbeck S,Thomsen J,Charles P,Eriksen EF

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare foreign- and Swedish-born diabetic subjects regarding health care utilization, complications, clinical and socio-economic characteristics. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:All known diabetic patients living in six defined primary health care districts. SUBJECTS:Of 1861 identified subjects ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hjelm K,Apelqvist J,Nyberg P,Sundquist J,Isacsson A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosal surfaces of the body serve as the major portal of entry for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). These tissues also house a majority of the body's lymphocytes, including the CD4(+) T cells that are the major cellular target for HIV infection. Mucosal surfaces are defended by innate and adaptive immune mechanism...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Shacklett BL,Critchfield JW,Ferre AL,Hayes TL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure is characterized by chronically increased adenosine levels, which are thought to express a protective anti-heart failure activation of the adenosinergic system. The aim of the study was to assess whether the activation of adenosinergic system in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) can be mi...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Laghi-Pasini F,Guideri F,Petersen C,Lazzerini PE,Sicari R,Capecchi PL,Picano E

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between dental infections and cerebral infarction was investigated in a case-control study involving 40 patients with ischaemic cerebral infarction under the age of 50, and 40 randomly selected community controls matched for sex and age. Poor oral health, as assessed by two indices measuring the severi...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Syrjänen J,Peltola J,Valtonen V,Iivanainen M,Kaste M,Huttunen JK

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00