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| S VanderschuerenSummaryAffiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Country: Belgium Publications
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Abdominal pain, hypertension, and thrombocytopeniaPeter Vuylsteke
Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
Lancet 362:1720. 2003
Inflammation of unknown origin versus fever of unknown origin: two of a kindSteven Vanderschueren
Department of Internal Medicine, Unit of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Eur J Intern Med 20:415-8. 2009..3 degrees C. We aimed to determine the diagnostic yield, the case-mix, and the outcome of patients with IUO, relative to patients with FUO...- Adult-onset Still's disease: still a diagnosis of exclusion. A nested case-control study in patients with fever of unknown originSteven Vanderschueren
General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Clin Exp Rheumatol 30:514-9. 2012..A clinical scale, recently proposed by Crispin et al., but not yet validated, would allow a positive diagnosis of AOSD in a majority of patients, without the need of thorough diagnostic procedures... - From prolonged febrile illness to fever of unknown origin: the challenge continuesSteven Vanderschueren
Department of Internal Medicine, Unit of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Arch Intern Med 163:1033-41. 2003..Epidemiological changes and the ongoing expansion of the diagnostic armamentarium warrant a regular update of the spectrum of diseases that present as prolonged febrile illnesses... - Lack of value of the naproxen test in the differential diagnosis of prolonged febrile illnessesSteven Vanderschueren
Department of Internal Medicine, Unit of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Am J Med 115:572-5. 2003 - Microscopic haematuria in giant cell arteritisS Vanderschueren
General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Clin Rheumatol 21:373-7. 2002..In the typical setting invasive urologic and nephrologic work-up may not be warranted... - Nosocomial infective endocarditis: should the definition be extended to 6 months after dischargeW E Peetermans
Department of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases, K U Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Clin Microbiol Infect 14:970-3. 2008.... - Fever in HIV-infected patients: less frequent but still complexP De Munter
Dienst Algemene Interne Geneeskunde, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Acta Clin Belg 67:276-81. 2012..Strategies for diagnosis and treatment of fever and its causes in HIV-infected patients need to take into account this evolution... - Relationship between fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the large vessels and late aortic diameter in giant cell arteritisD Blockmans
Department of Internal Medicine, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Rheumatology (Oxford) 47:1179-84. 2008..We wanted to investigate whether there is a correlation between the extent of vascular FDG uptake during the acute phase of GCA and the aortic diameter at late follow-up... - Repetitive 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in isolated polymyalgia rheumatica: a prospective study in 35 patientsD Blockmans
MD, PhD, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Leuven, Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Rheumatology (Oxford) 46:672-7. 2007.... - Infective endocarditisM C Herregods
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Acta Clin Belg 63:414-7. 2008..Early surgery improves outcome. A multidisciplinary approach by internal medicine, cardiology and cardiac surgery facilitates the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment... - Living donor kidney transplantation: analysis of the first 40 cases performed in UZ LeuvenJ Pirenne
Abdominal Transplant Surgery Department and Transplant Coordination, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Acta Chir Belg 108:39-44. 2008..In our center a living donation kidney transplant programme was started in 1997. Since then 40 cases of live donation kidney transplantation have been performed and are reported herein... - Recombinant staphylokinase variants with altered immunoreactivity. II: Thrombolytic properties and antibody inductionD Collen
Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University Hospitals Gasthuisberg, University of Lenven, Belgium
Circulation 94:207-16. 1996..M38) and K74A,E75A,R77A,E80A, D82A (SakSTAR.M89) of recombinant staphylokinase (SakSTAR) with reduced antibody reactivity were assayed for thrombolytic potency and antibody induction in animal models and in patients... - Recombinant staphylokinase variants with altered immunoreactivity. IV: Identification of variants with reduced antibody induction but intact potencyD Collen
Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Belgium
Circulation 95:463-72. 1997.... - New treatment options for immune-mediated hematological disordersDaan Dierickx
UZ Gasthuisberg, Department of Hematology, Leuven, Belgium
Eur J Intern Med 19:579-86. 2008.... - Galactomannan in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: a tool for diagnosing aspergillosis in intensive care unit patientsWouter Meersseman
Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leuven, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:27-34. 2008..The diagnosis of IA remains difficult and is often established too late. Galactomannan (GM) is an exo-antigen released from Aspergillus hyphae while they invade host tissue... - FDG-PET scan in the diagnosis of postmeningococcal pericarditisDaniel Blockmans
Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Clin Nucl Med 27:59. 2002 - Diagnostic strategy in systemic inflammatory diseasesD C Knockaert
Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Acta Clin Belg 62:26-35. 2007 - Cancer presenting as fatal pulmonary tumour embolismD Deeren
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Acta Clin Belg 61:30-4. 2006..It may occur in young patients and in patients without history of malignancy... - Fever of unknown origin in adults: 40 years onD C Knockaert
Department of General Internal Medicine, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
J Intern Med 253:263-75. 2003..Elderly patients and patients with episodic fever represent two specific groups of classical FUO that require a distinct approach. HIV-associated, nosocomial and neutropenic FUO should be considered as separate clinical entities... - Duodenogastroesophageal reflux and esophageal mucosal injury in mechanically ventilated patientsA Wilmer
Department of General Internal Medicine Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Gastroenterology 116:1293-9. 1999..The mechanisms causing esophagitis are unclear. The aim of this study was to measure esophageal acid and bile reflux and to examine the relationship between reflux and mucosal injury in mechanically ventilated patients... - Involuntary weight loss. Does a negative baseline evaluation provide adequate reassurance?Christoph Metalidis
Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Eur J Intern Med 19:345-9. 2008.... - Repetitive 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in giant cell arteritis: a prospective study of 35 patientsDaniel Blockmans
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Dienst Algemene Inwendige Geneeskunde, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Arthritis Rheum 55:131-7. 2006..To study fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the different vascular beds and in the large joints of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) at diagnosis, during steroid treatment, and at relapse... - Methicillin-resistant versus methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditisE E Hill
Department of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases, K U Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27:445-50. 2008..Denial of surgery because of local or general factors in patients that meet criteria for surgical intervention in acute IE is prognostically ominous... - Nurses' attitudes toward pain treatment with opioids: a survey in a Belgian university hospitalS Broekmans
Multidisciplinary Pain Centre, University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
Int J Nurs Stud 41:183-9. 2004..To investigate nurses' attitudes toward pain treatment with opioids in a Belgian university hospital... - An unusual cause of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretionW Meersseman
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
Acta Clin Belg 63:277-80. 2008..The present case demonstrates the need for a high level of suspicion in order to diagnose this disorder in unexplained syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion and prevent life-threatening complications... - Idiopathic renal infarctionRob Bolderman
Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium
Am J Med 119:356.e9-12. 2006..In patients with renal colic without lithiasis the diagnosis of renal infarction should be considered especially if serum lactate dehydrogenase is elevated, even in the absence of atrial fibrillation... - Outcome of patients requiring valve surgery during active infective endocarditisEvelyn E Hill
Department of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases, K U Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Ann Thorac Surg 85:1564-9. 2008..The optimal timing of cardiac operations in patients with infective endocarditis continues to be debated. This observational study analyzed the profile and outcome of patients with active infective endocarditis undergoing operations... - An elderly lady with a painful swollen faceKristel Van Landuyt
Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
Eur J Intern Med 19:379-80. 2008..Facial and cervical edema is increasingly recognized as an inaugural sign of GCA. We present a case with tender facial and cervical edema as the dominating symptom... - Abscess in infective endocarditis: the value of transesophageal echocardiography and outcome: a 5-year studyEvelyn E Hill
Department of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Gasthuisberg KULEUVEN, Leuven, Belgium
Am Heart J 154:923-8. 2007..In patients with infective endocarditis (IE), detection of abscess remains difficult. We investigated abscess detection by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and predictors of abscess and death in patients with IE... - Risk factors for infective endocarditis and outcome of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremiaEvelyn E Hill
Department of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases, K U Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Mayo Clin Proc 82:1165-9. 2007..To investigate the risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis (SAIE) and 6-month mortality in patients with S aureus bacteremia (SAB)... - Infective endocarditis: changing epidemiology and predictors of 6-month mortality: a prospective cohort studyEvelyn E Hill
Department of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases, K U Leuven, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuve Belgium
Eur Heart J 28:196-203. 2007..The aim here is to analyse epidemiology, optimal treatment, and predictors of 6-month mortality in infective endocarditis (IE)... - An evidence-based approach to fever of unknown originDaniel C Knockaert
Arch Intern Med 163:1976-7; author reply 1977-8. 2003 - Pain during bone marrow aspiration: prevalence and preventionPhiline Vanhelleputte
Center for Hospital Services and Nursing Research, University Hospital Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
J Pain Symptom Manage 26:860-6. 2003..Pretreatment with tramadol lowers pain intensity significantly and is well tolerated...