Herpes simplex virus type 2: epidemiology and management options in developing countries.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obesity in mid-life may increase the risk of subsequent dementia. Our objective was to study this risk, focusing on differences by age at the time of recording of obesity, in a large defined population. METHODS:A record linkage cohort study was undertaken using national administrative statistical data on hos...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Wotton CJ,Goldacre MJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on "second look" pelviscopic control in 438 cases of pelvic endometrosis, additional hormonal antigonadotrophin therapy with danazol represents the most effective treatment for endometriosis. The rationale is well explained by Dmowski and Scommegna (1976). As endocrine treatment alone cannot control severe cases...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Mettler L,Semm K

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of cefaclor was compared with that of cephalexin and cephradine. This new antibiotic was the most active of the oral agents against Haemophilus influenzae (especially non-beta-lactamase producing strains). It was also significantly more active against N. gonorrhoeae and the Enterobacteriaceae. Th...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gillett AP,Andrews JM,Wise R

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cold in the manifestations of coronary heart disease is reviewed. The mechanisms involved which may include increased peripheral resistance and increased coronary vascular resistance are unclear. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hall RJ,Bullock RE,Albers C

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is a chronic disorder which often entails debilitating cardiovascular and renal complications. Hypertension mostly arises as a complex quantitative trait that is affected by varying combinations of genetic and environmental factors. Secondary hypertension has been encountered with increasing frequency. Th...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Sukor N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryoglobulinaemia may cause cutaneous vasculitis and glomerulonephritis, potentially leading to end stage renal failure. An important proportion of cryoglobulinaemias are secondary to hepatitis C virus infection. Emerging antiviral treatment options offer a chance for causal therapy of these cases of cryoglobulinaemia...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Braun GS,Horster S,Wagner KS,Ihrler S,Schmid H

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper understanding of the pathological process of a ruptured plaque followed by thrombus formation remains the basis for rational therapy of cardiac ischaemia and myocardial infarction. With the advent of better thrombolytic regimens, improved direct reperfusion via angioplasty and streamlined recognition/admission ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hugenholtz PG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum thyrotrophin has been measured before and after the intravenous administration of 200 micrograms of thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in 91 white subjects (33 stable diabetic patients and 58 healthy controls), none of whom had any clinical evidence of thyroid or pituitary dysfunction. Seven of the diabetic subjects...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Small M,Cohen HN,MacLean JA,Beastall GH,MacCuish AC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism in pregnancy is discussed and illustrated with appropriate cases. The dangers of the usage of high doses of antithyroid drugs and of propranolol are described. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Edwards OM

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increased serum amyloid A (SAA) levels have been investigated in various human malignancies, but a consistent perspective has not been established to date. This study systematically reviewed the association between SAA levels and cancers. METHODS:Cochrane Library, PubMed and Embase were carefully searched fo...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Zhou J,Sheng J,Fan Y,Zhu X,Tao Q,He Y,Wang S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, endocrinological and computed tomographic features of three patients with unusual manifestations or complications of craniofacial involvement of fibrous dysplasia are presented. One patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia presented in late pregnancy with acute onset of bilateral optic nerve compression an...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Daly BD,Chow CC,Cockram CS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Workforce studies show a declining proportion of UK junior doctors proceeding directly to specialist training, with many taking career breaks. Doctors may be choosing to delay this important career decision. AIM:To assess doctors' views on the timing of choosing a clinical specialty. METHODS:Surveys of two...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Lachish S,Goldacre MJ,Lambert TW

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of fetal tension pneumoperitoneum following gastric perforation due to aerophagy is described. Comment is made on the probably pathogenesis. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hutchinson GH,Alderson DM,Turnberg LA

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implementation of modernizing medical careers (MMC) has resulted in some specialties being allocated very inexperienced trainees such as ophthalmology. We aim to describe the process of implementation of MMC and how it may affect the service provision in smaller specialities such as ophthalmology. A methodical app...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Patel N,Zia R,Dewitd D,Morris S,Ionides A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described with severe haemorrhage from a lumbar artery following percutaneous renal biopsy. The exact source of haemorrhage in this previously unreported complication proved difficult to locate even at surgical exploration. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Jamison MH,Coward RA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer related deaths among women worldwide. The disease in women occurs at a younger age in Iran than in western communities. OBJECTIVE:To determine the practice of breast self examination (BSE) among 25-54-year-old women in Shiraz, southern Iran. METHODS:Using a ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Simi A,Yadollahie M,Habibzadeh F

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is common and serious (prevalence 750 per 100 000) and has an impact upon employment, education, and driving. The diagnosis requires a detailed history including witness account. Clinicians must distinguish seizures particularly from syncope and psychogenic attacks. Electroencephalography and magnetic resonan...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Hadjikoutis S,Smith PE

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the WHO/ISFC definition and recommendations of nomenclature for cardiomyopathies, the aetiology is unknown. Over many years research has concentrated on defining pathogenetic mechanisms and owing to the widespread use of the bioptome-permitting recovery of fresh endomyocardial tissue-myocarditis has emerged as b...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Olsen EG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the relationship between panic and other symptoms of anxiety disorders. The approach to classification of these disorders described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition) of the American Psychiatric Association is outlined. It is concluded that there are subst...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Brandon S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schönlein-Henoch purpura may be complicated by hypoproteinaemia, which in most patients is due to the development of nephrotic syndrome. However, in some proteinuria is insignificant and enteric protein loss has been suggested as the cause. A case with supportive evidence for this is reported. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Waller DG,Dalziel KL

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who died in asystole less than 18 h after ingestion of 'Clovercide Extra', a combination hormonal weedkiller containing ioxynil and 4-chloro-2-methyl phenoxypropionic acid, is described. Previous reports describe coma as an early event following ingestion of these herbicides. In contrast our patient, althoug...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Dickey W,McAleer JJ,Callender ME

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overdosage with cardiac glycosides is well documented, but not usually fatal. A case is described in which cardiac arrest in asystole was associated with a serum digoxin level of 50-4 microgram/1, the highest concentration yet reported after oral administration. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Nicholls DP

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the relationship between group A streptococcal upper respiratory tract infection and the development of acute rheumatic fever has been known for many years, the pathogenetic mechanism(s) have never been defined. Thus, the mechanism of damage to the valves and to the myocardium in patients with rheumatic fever...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Kaplan EL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Leptin, synthesised by adipocytes, has been identified as a hormone that can influence inflammatory activity. Several studies have investigated leptin levels in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), but the results are not consistent. This study aims to derive a more precise evaluation on the relationship between ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Xie XF,Huang XH,Shen AZ,Li J,Sun YH

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum potassium concentration was normal (greater than or equal to 3.6 mmol/l) in 29 of 32 patients with the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone excess (SIADH) associated with a bronchogenic carcinoma. In 11 of the patients there was no significant change in serum potassium concentration after correction of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Padfield PL,Morton JJ

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a case report of a 67 year old man who presented with a fluctuating level of consciousness and myoclonic jerks caused in part by hypercalcaemia. The diagnosis of cerebral neoplastic angioendotheleosis was only made later on brain biopsy and is the first report of the occurrence of hypercalcaemia in neoplastic ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Wierzbicki AS,Gibbs JM,Lidov HG,Lolin Y,Thomas PK

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and biochemical data obtained from 163 patients who had taken an overdose of paracetamol were examined to determine which factors or measurements were of value in predicting the severity of ensuing liver damage early after ingestion of tablets. Although the overall severity of hepatic necrosis was found to in...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Gazzard BG,Widdop B,Davis M,Hughes RD,Goulding R,Williams R

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman presented with painful enlargement of her parotid and submandibular glands. She was shown to have the previously unreported combination of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Sjögren's syndrome, Hashimoto's disease, and myasthenia gravis. Parotid gland biopsy and bone marrow examination showed the presence of...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Savage AW,Shareef DS,Maher EJ,Bennett MH,Thomas DJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 0.5% of infants are infected in utero with cytomegalovirus (CMV). As many as 20% become mentally retarded and a further substantial proportion suffer lesser degrees of brain damage. The need for a vaccine is greater than in the case of rubella. A live, tissue culture-adapted strain of CMV has been shown to produ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Stern H

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peyronie's disease can cause severe physical and psychological distress. Of 31 cases in this retrospective study, 12 underwent spontaneous improvement in their symptoms which makes the assessment of active treatment in other patients difficult. The indications and limitations of operative approach are discussed. ...

journal_title：Postgraduate medical journal

authors： Odiase VO,Whitaker RH

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00