Acta Clinica Belgica, Volume 71, Issue 3 (2016)

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Acta Clinica Belgica, Volume 71, Issue 3 (2016)

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Review

Article
Clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: insights in diagnosis, pathophysiology, and clinical significance
Jasper Callemeyn, Peter Van Haecke, Willy E. Peetermans & Daniel Blockmans
Pages: 123-130
Published online: 22 Apr 2016
AbstractforClubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: insights in diagnosis, pathophysiology, and clinical significance | Full Text | References | PDF (577.7 KB)
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Cystinosis: a new perspective
Koenraad R. P. Veys, Martine T. P. Besouw, Anne-Marie Pinxten, Maria Van Dyck, Ingele Casteels & Elena N. Levtchenko
Pages: 131-137
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforCystinosis: a new perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (245 KB)
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Original Article

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Group A streptococcal meningitis: emm type distribution and theoretical vaccine coverage in children
David Tuerlinckx, Emmanuelle Gueulette, Katherine Loens, Herman Goossens & Pierre Robert Smeesters
Pages: 138-141
Published online: 06 Jun 2016
AbstractforGroup A streptococcal meningitis: emm type distribution and theoretical vaccine coverage in children | Full Text | References | PDF (198 KB)
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Original Paper

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Thromboembolic burden, prognostic assessment and outcomes of females compared to males in acute pulmonary embolism
Grazia Panigada, Luca Masotti, Claudia Rosi, Laila Teghini, Barbara Cimolato, Maria Chiara Bertieri, Chiara Angotti, Anna Maria Romagnoli, Irene Cascinelli, Veronica De Crescenzo, Alba Dainelli, Giuseppa Levantino, Lucia Raimondi, Rossella Nassi, Roberta Mastriforti, Paola Lambelet, Valentina Carli, Anna Frullini, Maddalena Grazzini, Lucia Ciucciarelli, Sara Bucherelli, Alessandra Petrioli, Carlotta Casati & on behalf of TUSCAN-PE Study Investigators (see end of article for the complete list of TUSCAN-PE Study Investigators)
Pages: 142-148
Published online: 07 Feb 2016
AbstractforThromboembolic burden, prognostic assessment and outcomes of females compared to males in acute pulmonary embolism | Full Text | References | PDF (247.7 KB)
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The relationship of patent foramen ovale location with severity of stroke: A new risk factor for paradoxical embolism
Mustafa Fatih Erkoç, Bilge Öztoprak, Aylin Okur, Hüseyin Ede, Özcan Örsçelik, Mecit Kantarcı & Yeşim Kızrak
Pages: 149-153
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
AbstractforThe relationship of patent foramen ovale location with severity of stroke: A new risk factor for paradoxical embolism | Full Text | References | PDF (432.6 KB)
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Rare onset symptoms in multiple sclerosis
Ahmet Evlice, Turgay Demir, Cansel Kaleağası, Figen Özcan & Meltem Demirkıran
Pages: 154-157
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforRare onset symptoms in multiple sclerosis | Full Text | References | PDF (191.4 KB)
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Polypharmacy in a Belgian cohort of community-dwelling oldest old (80+)
Maarten Wauters, Monique Elseviers, Bert Vaes, Jan Degryse, Olivia Dalleur, Robert Vander Stichele, Luc Van Bortel & Majda Azermai
Pages: 158-166
Published online: 22 Apr 2016
AbstractforPolypharmacy in a Belgian cohort of community-dwelling oldest old (80+) | Full Text | References | PDF (933.1 KB)
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Failing blood gas measurement due to methemoglobin forming hemoglobin variants: a case report and review of the literature
Toon Schiemsky, Joris Penders & Davy Kieffer
Pages: 167-170
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforFailing blood gas measurement due to methemoglobin forming hemoglobin variants: a case report and review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (306.3 KB)
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Characteristics of falls producing hip fracture in patients on oral anticoagulants
Francesc Formiga, David Chivite, Margarita Navarro, Abelardo Montero, Enric Duaso, Domingo Ruiz, Juan Manuel Perez-Castejon, Alfons Lopez-Soto & Xavier Corbella
Pages: 171-174
Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforCharacteristics of falls producing hip fracture in patients on oral anticoagulants | Full Text | References | PDF (215.2 KB)
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Case Report

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Pleural and pericardial effusions combined with ascites in a patient with severe sunitinib-induced hypothyroidism
Davor Kust, Ivan Kruljac, Ana Šverko Peternac, Jelena Ostojić, Marin Prpić, Dubravka Čaržavec & Petar Gaćina
Pages: 175-177
Published online: 07 Feb 2016
AbstractforPleural and pericardial effusions combined with ascites in a patient with severe sunitinib-induced hypothyroidism | Full Text | References | PDF (172.1 KB)
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Adult foreign body aspirations treated for many years with the diagnosis of asthma: report of two cases
Bayram Metin, Şener Yıldırım & Yavuz Selim İntepe
Pages: 178-181
Published online: 09 Feb 2016
AbstractforAdult foreign body aspirations treated for many years with the diagnosis of asthma: report of two cases | Full Text | References | PDF (386.3 KB)
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Pheochromocytoma – when acute medicine comes to the surgeon's rescue and vice versa. Case report of a patient presenting unmanageable haemodynamic instability during elective surgery for pheochromocytoma
Lien Jakus, Luc-Marie Jacquet, Dominique Maiter, Michel Mourad, Corinne Jonas & Jean-Louis Scholtes
Pages: 182-186
Published online: 20 Jun 2016
AbstractforPheochromocytoma – when acute medicine comes to the surgeon's rescue and vice versa. Case report of a patient presenting unmanageable haemodynamic instability during elective surgery for pheochromocytoma | Full Text | References | PDF (488.2 KB)
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To chew or not to chew: that's the question
Halil Yildiz, Mina Komuta, Constanza Monsalve, Peter Starkel & Chantal Lefebvre
Pages: 187-189
Published online: 05 Feb 2016
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Image in Medicine

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Adenocarcinoma of the appendix detected by colonoscopy
Mariana Costa, Ekaterina Ivanova & Jorge Esteves
Pages: 190-191
Published online: 03 Feb 2016
CitationforAdenocarcinoma of the appendix detected by colonoscopy | Full Text | References | PDF (319.9 KB)
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Case Report
Ovarian Burkitt’s lymphoma: An end stage ovarian carcinoma-like neoplasm
Fabian Lurquin, Etienne Danse & Halil Yildiz
Pages: 192-193
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
CitationforOvarian Burkitt’s lymphoma: An end stage ovarian carcinoma-like neoplasm | Full Text | References | PDF (326.8 KB)
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Letter to the Editor

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Controversies in the leading causative pathogen of infective endocarditis: Data from a single tertiary hospital in Belgium
J.C. Yombi, S. Yuma & H. Rodriguez-Villalobos
Pages: 194-196
Published online: 07 Feb 2016
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