abstract：:We report the case of a 59-year-old man with a pheochromocytoma in which erectile dysfunction was the main symptom. Erectile function was related to the amount of noradrenaline secreted by the tumor, as was determined when recurrence of the malignancy was diagnosed twice. Erectile function could be restored by lowerin...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： van den Berge K,van Guldener C,van Wijngaarden P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pacemaker infection is a severe process affecting 1-7% of implants. Pulse generator pocket infection is most common. Endocarditis in patients with pacemakers is quite rare. Clinical signs include systemic-related symptoms and severe complications in as many as 40% of cases. The aim of our study was to review...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Villamil Cajoto I,Rodríguez Framil M,Van den Eynde Collado A,José Villacián Vicedo M,Canedo Romero C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal revascularization strategy for non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) remains controversial, especially in a real world context. The objective of this work was to assess differences at 1 year in all-cause mortality and the composite endpoint of mortality or acute myocardial infarcti...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Núñez J,Sanchis J,Núñez E,Bodi V,Bertomeu-González V,Bosch MJ,Santas E,Fácila L,Chorro FJ,Gómez C,Consuegra L,Llàcer A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelins are powerful vasoconstrictor peptides that also play numerous other roles. The endothelin (ET) family consists of three peptides produced by a variety of tissues. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is the principal isoform produced by the endothelium in the human cardiovascular system, and it exerts its actions through b...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Shah R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile-associated disease seems to be increasing worldwide. A wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic to life-threatening disease, has been described. A case of pseudomembranous colitis with massive ascites as the main presenting manifestation is described in order to illustr...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Tsourous GI,Raftopoulos LG,Kafe EE,Manoleris EK,Makaritsis KP,Pinis SG

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circulating levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may predict microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes mellitus and are elevated when metabolic control is poor. We tested whether serum VEGF is influenced by prevailing glucose and insulin levels. METHODS:In 15 type 1 diabetic patients, se...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Dullaart RP,Oomen PH,Sluiter WJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasciitis-panniculitis syndrome (FPS) is a condition characterized by inflammation of the subcutaneous cellular tissue, the aponeurosis and, eventually, the muscles. A 49-year-old female who was previously diagnosed as having retroperitoneal fibrosis presented recurrent episodes of intermittent inflammation of her lim...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Morales M,Dias J,Queiroz A,Santiago M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, new concepts of educational theory and practice have stimulated new approaches to medical education in many countries. For various reasons, medical education in Ireland has been slow to change such that there are now increasing concerns about educational standards. In addition, Ireland currently produ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Finucane P,Kellett J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteric fever (EF) is the most common bacteremic disease affecting travelers to the tropics. For more than a decade, fluoroquinolones have been considered the drugs of choice for EF. However, recent reports have raised concern about fluoroquinolone resistance. Treatment with ciprofloxacin failed in a traveler with Sal...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Paz A,Cohen E,Odeh M,Potasman I

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated physician rationale for and against performing routine erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) tests during hospital admissions. METHODS:A comparative, descriptive, prospective study among 82 physicians in 15 departments of internal medicine from two University Medical Centers - A and B - in Is...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Asher E,Parag Y,Zeller L,Yerushalmi R,Reuveni H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiomyolipomas are very common in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and cause substantial morbidity. Until now, arterial embolization has been the recommended treatment for symptomatic patients. We report the case of a woman with TSC and giant angiolipomas in whom sirolimus induced a dramatic reduction i...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Herry I,Neukirch C,Debray MP,Mignon F,Crestani B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We tested our hypothesis that serum BNP levels rise in sepsis and septic shock patients as a result of an inflammatory state and not only because of left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS:Twenty-one patients with sepsis or septic shock were enrolled in the study. Echocardiography was performed in every patie...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Shor R,Rozenman Y,Bolshinsky A,Harpaz D,Tilis Y,Matas Z,Fux A,Boaz M,Halabe A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic atrophy is an uncommon diagnosis associated with celiac sprue or other well-characterized connective tissue diseases, drepanocytosis, or amyloidosis. We report two patients with splenic atrophy revealed by thrombocytosis. Both patients had anti-nuclear antibodies. Patient 1 also had a grade III Chisholm lympho...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Coppo P,Saadoun D,Varet B

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of substrate reduction therapy (SRT) using miglustat (Zavesca(R)) gives physicians and patients a choice of treatment options for type 1 Gaucher's disease. Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has proven a successful approach to treating the haematologic abnormalities and organomegaly. However, long-term ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Mehta A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowing what substances cause death in intoxicated patients is of medical, legal, and political relevance. Harmonized data documentation like TESS (Toxic Exposure Surveillance System) in the United States does not exist yet in Germany. However, the GIZ-Nord Poison Center in Göttingen issues an annual report ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Schaper A,Renneberg B,Desel H,Langer C

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory pseudotumor (IP) is a disorder that constitutes a differential diagnosis of a series of clinical conditions due to a large spectrum of manifestations in presentation since it can involve any organ of the human body. Its basic characteristic is the appearance of inflammatory masses whose symptoms depend on...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Andrade DM,Martins SJ,Paz O,Cardozo JB,Novaes AE,Santiago MB

更新日期：2006-11-01 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

authors： Antoniou KM,Tzanakis N,Tzouvelekis A,Samiou M,Symvoulakis EK,Siafakas NM,Bouros D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Penicillamine (PA) treatment may be associated with a wide spectrum of adverse effects. There are many case reports and small series of PA-induced nephrotic syndrome (NS). In addition to our patient, in this study, we review all the cases of NS due to PA treatment in the English literature. METHODS:A retros...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Habib GS,Saliba W,Nashashibi M,Armali Z

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is the only lethal form of EDS, mostly due to vascular complications. We describe a patient suffering from EDS type IV who presented with right thromboembolic renal infarctions due to a right renal artery aneurysm. We preferred observation to anticoagulation therapy because the thr...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Yigal A,Tal H,Nurit H,Tova CS,Hershcovici T

更新日期：2006-08-01 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

authors： Kröger K

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the six known species of Listeria, Listeria monocytogenes is classified as the only human pathogen causing listeriosis, a highly fatal, opportunistic infection contracted via food. Listeria ivanovii is the only other pathogenic species of the genus and is considered to be specific to ruminants, except for extremely...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Snapir YM,Vaisbein E,Nassar F

更新日期：2006-07-01 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

authors： Formiga F,Chivite D,Castañer O,Manito N,Ramón JM,Pujol R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old male was bitten by a venomous snake (Vipera ammodytes) and gradually developed signs of an allergic reaction including generalized itching, generalized rash, and chest discomfort. This was followed by severe retrosternal pain with electrocardiographic evidence of an inferior myocardial ischemia progressi...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Frangides C,Kouni S,Niarchos C,Koutsojannis C

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Streptococcus sanguis endocarditis in a 45-year-old male who presented with bilateral endophthalmitis and glomerulonephritis. The patient responded favorably to appropriate antimicrobial chemotherapy with resolution of endophthalmitis and nephritis. Some striking features of this case and a compari...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Maliaga A,Mintzias D,Zigouris N,Kappou-Rigatou I,Skoutelis A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hospital readmission within a short time of discharge is a common phenomenon in internal medicine. Although there are a few reports of intensive care and surgical readmission rates there is almost no information available on the readmission rates of internal medicine patients. AIMS:To explore the medical ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Zamir D,Zamir M,Reitblat T,Zeev W,Polishchuk I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

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_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Wong P,Moonie A,Dennett X,Anpalahan M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial stiffness has recently been proposed as a powerful independent predictor of cardiovascular disease. However, the influence of arterial stiffening on the interaction between the heart and large vessels and atherosclerosis is not well defined. The arterial stiffness index (ASI) has recently been deter...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Altunkan S,Oztas K,Seref B

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic reactions to corticosteroids are unexpected as they seem to contradict their pharmacodynamic action. Nevertheless, they are not infrequent, with an estimated incidence of up to 4% for cutaneous reactions. Systemic reactions are rarely reported, but their incidence might be underestimated. We report here an un...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Ehret GB,Deluze C,Dayer P,Desmeules JA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic patients with renal disease have increased mortality, largely from cardiovascular disease. This could be related to insulin resistance or to other inherited factors. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether there is evidence of the familial aggregation of increased mortality, even in ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Fava S,Hattersley AT

更新日期：2005-11-01 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

authors： Goldstein LH,Saliba WR,Elias M,Zlotnik A,Raz R,Giladi M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (PBMV) has become the procedure of choice for isolated, uncomplicated mitral stenosis (MS) with favorable morphology and may be a useful method for surgical high-risk conditions such as advanced age, the presence of severe tricuspid regurgitation, New York Heart Asso...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Maoqin S,Guoxiang H,Zhiyuan S,Luxiang C,Houyuan H,Liangyi S,Ling Z,Guoqiang Z

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old immunocompetent man with varicella zoster (VZ) infection developed deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism after suffering severe pneumonitis. He recovered after treatment with acyclovir, high-dose steroids, and ventilatory support. The endothelial damage could be a direct link between VZ pneumonitis...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Dahan E,Simsolo C,Merei M,Vigder F,Tatoor I,Blum A

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the candidate genes for susceptibility to Graves' disease (GD) is cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated molecule-4 (CTLA-4), a negative regulator of T-cell activation. In order to elucidate the relationship of GD with the A/G polymorphism in exon 1 and the C/T polymorphism in the promoter region of the CT...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Sahin M,Erdogan MF,Erdogan G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 15 years, diagnostic strategies to diagnose deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) have changed significantly. The gold standard for detecting DVT is still venography, but invasivity, radiation, contrast media, and the painful injection in pedal veins are limiting factors for initial and ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Beyer J,Schellong S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the case of a patient with chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation that led to the diagnosis of an otherwise asymptomatic aorto-bifemoral aneurysm. The bleeding disorder completely resolved with the surgical resection of the aneurysm. Fibrinogen replacement therapy prior to invasive diagnos...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Jimeno A,Toledo T,Moya I,González-Barber A

更新日期：2005-08-01 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

authors： Elis A,Notzer N,Lewinski U,Rapoport MJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis heralding a relapsing polychondritis in a 63-year-old woman. The patient, who had suffered in the past from polymyalgia rheumatica, suddenly experienced a generalized urticarial eruption with a dramatic decrease in C4 complement fraction and the presence of ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Serratrice J,de Roux-Serratrice C,Ené N,Granel B,Disdier P,Weiller PJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an 80-year-old patient who developed Staphylococcus aureus septicemia several days after the implantation of a double stent in the proximal and mid-left anterior descending artery. The infection was complicated by multiple abscesses in the lungs and liver, as well as by bilateral bacterial endophthalmitis ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Hoffman M,Baruch R,Kaplan E,Mittelman M,Aviram G,Siegman-Igra Y

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Endoscopy of the colon and rectum has become a standard diagnostic procedure. No data are presented in the literature on the annual yield or on morbidity patterns. A large, cross-sectional, single-center study was done in order to detect the annual yield of endoscopy of the colon and rectum. METHODS: All c...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： Loffeld RJ,van der Putten AB

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection in a Spanish patient who had never traveled to an endemic area and in whom HIV infection and long-term immunosuppressive treatment most likely contributed to the dissemination of strongyloidiasis. ...

journal_title：European journal of internal medicine

authors： M Olmos J,Gracia S,Villoria F,Salesa R,González-Macías J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00