Lege Artis Medicinae - 2006;16(07)

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Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[Variation pleases - but to whom?]

FORGÁCS Iván

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[DIARRHOEA AND PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT]

LAKATOS László, LAKATOS Péter László

[Antibiotic treatment is complicated by diarrhea in 5 to 25% of the cases. Its prevalence depends on the antibiotic used, the patient’s age, the concomittant diseases and the immune response. The severity of the diarrhoea is variable ranging from a mild self-limiting disease lasting for 1 or 2 days to a severe condition with high mortality. The diarrhea may result from a direct effect on the gut, but more commonly it is the consequence of changes in resident gut flora. Clostridium difficile is... tovább »

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT OF SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS - THE USE OF RESPIRATORY FLUOROQUINOLONS]

MAGYAR Tamás

[The paper reviews the classification and grading of skin and soft tissue infections and their most common pathogens. The recommended antibiotics are itemized taking into account their antibacterial and pharmacokinetic properties and side effects. The use of levofloxacin, an antibiotic that have so far been almost exclusively given in respiratory tract infections, is noted as a new therapeutic option. In unusually severe infections hospitalisation of the patient can be avoided since... tovább »

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[NONINVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASES WITH ACUTE OR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE]

BALIKÓ Zoltán

[Over the past decade, the use of noninvasive ventilation in the setting of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has gained popularity, and is recommended by evidence-based guidelines. The evidence that it should be effective in chronic COPD is much weaker, and large, prospective, randomised, controlled studies that would also provide a guide for the selection of the best candidates, are still lacking. It has bee established, however, that home mechanical... tovább »

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN THE TREATMENT OF OPERABLE CERVICAL CANCER]

PETE Imre

[Wertheim hysterectomy as a baseline surgical treatment for patients with FIGO stage 1a2-2a cervical cancer was introduced in 1989 at the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary. From then until 2002 when the results were first evaluated 308 such operations were performed. The average 5- and 10-year survival rates were 80% and 75%, respectively. Although these results are comparable to literature data, several issues concerning this group of patients remain to be solved. The... tovább »

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF THE SEMICARBAZIDESENSITIVE AMINE OXIDASE ACTIVITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY]

DURA Eszter

[Recent data suggest that the copper-containing semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase enzyme (SSAO) may play a role in vascular endothelial damage through conversion of certain endogenous monoamines, such as methylamine, into cytotoxic aldehydes, hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. SSAO is present in various human tissues and in the serum. Elevated SSAO activities have been reported in patients with both types of diabetes mellitus. We have demonstrated that the activity of serum SSAO is... tovább »

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[POSSIBLE TERATOGENICITY OF VAGINAL METRONIDAZOLE TREATMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON GESTATIONAL AGE AND PREVALENCE OF PRETERM BIRTH - CASE-CONTROL STUDY]

KAZY Zoltán, PUHÓ Erzsébet, CZEIZEL Endre

[INTRODUCTION - The primary aim of the study was to investigate the possibility of a teratogenic effect of vaginal metronidazole treatment during pregnancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS - Various congenital abnormalities and all (1-3) their matched controls were analysed in the population-based database of the Hungarian Case-Control Surveillance of Congenital Abnormalities between 1980 and 1996. The study group comprised 38 151 pregnant women who had newborns without any congenital abnormalities... tovább »

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[WEGENER’S GRANULOMATOSIS PRESENTING AS MASTOIDITIS: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE]

NAGY Pál, Z.SZABÓ László, DOMJÁN Gyula, GADÓ Klára, BALOGH Károly

[INTRODUCTION - Wegener's granulomatosis has an uncertain pathomechanism, but is probably autoimmune in origin. In typical cases the mucosa of the nose, paranasal sinuses and of the lower respiratory tract, as well as the lungs and the kidneys are affected. Patients present with sinusitis, recurrent pneumonia or renal disease associated with microhaematuria, pyuria or azotaemia. Fever, polyarthralgia or polyarthritis may also occur. The underlying pathologic changes are necrotizing vasculitis,... tovább »

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006

[ACTINOMYCOSIS MIMICKING LUNG CANCER]

CSERNI Gábor, BORI Rita, BOROSS Gábor, FRANK Emil, LÓRÁND Katalin, SERÉNYI Péter, LENGYEL Mária, KOVÁCS Károly, HALÁSZ Mátyás

[INTRODUCTION - The mortality of lung cancer is high, but with early diagnosis the disease can often be cured. The differential diagnosis of pulmonary carcinoma is widely diverse. CASE REPORT - In a 53-year-old male patient, who had been successfully treated for pneumonia complicated with thoracic empyema, both a CT scan and bronchoscopy raised the suspicion of a malignant tumour. Brush cytology was inconclusive; it raised the possibility of malignancy but was not felt diagnostic of a malignant... tovább »

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2006;16(07)

Lege Artis Medicinae

JULY 20, 2006