Parcourir par sujet "thorax radiography"

A 72-Year-Old Woman With Multiple Pulmonary Nodules and a History of Malignancy

Perlepe G., Karetsi E., Papamichali R., Papadopoulos D., Chevas A., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2021)

A 72-year-old woman, nonsmoker, presented with approximately 2 months of nonproductive cough. The cough was initially intermittent, occurred more regularly during bedtime, but gradually became more frequent throughout the ...

Acute hypoadrenocorticism (adrenal crisis) in the dog:a report on six clinical cases [Οξύς υποφλοιοεπινεφριδισμος (αδισσώνια κρίση) στο σκύλο:αναφορά σε έξι περιστατικά]

Kasabalis D., Soubasis N., Pardali D., Savas I., Pavlidou K., Petanides T.A., Papadimitriou D., Variami V., Koutinas A.F. (2017)

Medical records of six dogs admitted with acute hypoadrenocorticism were reviewed. All 6 animals were bradycardic and had prolonged capillary refilling time. Hypothermia was detected in 5/6 animals. Clinicopathological ...

Annual risk of tuberculosis infection in hellenic air force recruits

Vlachou, G.; Gerogianni, I.; Skoufaras, V.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2013)

Background: The annual risk of Tuberculosis infection (ARTI) is a key indicator in epidemiology, of the extent of transmission in a community. There have been several suggested methods in order to evaluate the prevalence ...

Bacteriology, antibiotic resistance and risk stratification of patients with culture-positive, community-acquired pleural infection

Iliopoulou M., Skouras V., Psaroudaki Z., Makarona M., Vogiatzakis E., Tsorlini E., Katsifa E., Spyratos D., Siopi D., Kotsiou O., Xitsas S., Martsoukou M., Sigala I., Kalomenidis I. (2021)

Background: Community-acquired pleural infection (CAPI) is a growing health problem worldwide. Although most CAPI patients recover with antibiotics and pleural drainage, 20% require surgical intervention. The use of ...

Bing–Neel syndrome presenting with bilateral lumbar radiculopathy: A case report of a rare clinical entity [Síndrome de Bing-Neel que se presenta con radiculopatía lumbar bilateral: reporte de caso de una entidad clínica rara]

Brotis A.G., Palassopoulou M., Kapsalaki E.Z., Paschalis T., Papastergiou V., Fountas K.N. (2022)

The differential diagnosis of bilateral lower extremity weakness is broad. We present a very rare case of a 48-year old male patient, with walking difficulties due to Bing–Neel syndrome. On clinical examination, there was ...

Breast Cancer Classification on Multiparametric MRI – Increased Performance of Boosting Ensemble Methods

Vamvakas A., Tsivaka D., Logothetis A., Vassiou K., Tsougos I. (2022)

Introduction: This study aims to assess the utility of Boosting ensemble classification methods for increasing the diagnostic performance of multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mpMRI) radiomic models, in differentiating ...

Characterizing Long COVID: Deep Phenotype of a Complex Condition

Deer R.R., Rock M.A., Vasilevsky N., Carmody L., Rando H., Anzalone A.J., Basson M.D., Bennett T.D., Bergquist T., Boudreau E.A., Bramante C.T., Byrd J.B., Callahan T.J., Chan L.E., Chu H., Chute C.G., Coleman B.D., Davis H.E., Gagnier J., Greene C.S., Hillegass W.B., Kavuluru R., Kimble W.D., Koraishy F.M., Köhler S., Liang C., Liu F., Liu H., Madhira V., Madlock-Brown C.R., Matentzoglu N., Mazzotti D.R., McMurry J.A., McNair D.S., Moffitt R.A., Monteith T.S., Parker A.M., Perry M.A., Pfaff E., Reese J.T., Saltz J., Schuff R.A., Solomonides A.E., Solway J., Spratt H., Stein G.S., Sule A.A., Topaloglu U., Vavougios G.D., Wang L., Haendel M.A., Robinson P.N. (2021)

Background: Numerous publications describe the clinical manifestations of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC or “long COVID”), but they are difficult to integrate because of heterogeneous methods and the lack of a ...

Childhood chronic cough made easy: a simplified approach for the primary care setting

Chatziparasidis G., Fouzas S., Kantar A. (2021)

Cough is a defense mechanism, but when it becomes persistent and troublesome, it must be carefully assessed. Chronic cough, that is, cough persisting for more than 4 weeks, has a proven negative impact on a child's quality ...

A chronic alcoholic man with high fever, neck rigidity and loss of consciousness: Remember the Austrian syndrome a commonly unrecognised invasive pneumococcus triad

Georgiadou S.P., Manoulakas E., Makaritsis K.P., Dalekos G.N. (2018)

Austrian syndrome is a rare medical condition characterised by the triad of pneumonia, meningitis and endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Native aortic valve insufficiency is the most common cause of cardiac ...

Chronic Progressive Dyspnea in a 71-Year-Old Man: A Diagnostic Ithaca After 8 Years of Consultation

Dimeas I.E., Sinis S.I., Sgantzou I.K., Ioannou M., Gourgoulianis K.I., Daniil Z. (2020)

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old ex-bus driver (ex-smoker, 20 pack-years) was admitted for the first time to the respiratory department because of chronic dry cough and progressive exertional dyspnea with insidious onset ...

Clinical and laboratory features of children with community-acquired pneumonia are associated with distinct radiographic presentations

Falup-Pecurariu O.G., Diez-Domingo J., Esposito S., Finn A., Rodrigues F., Spoulou V., Syrogiannopoulos G.A., Usonis V., Greenberg D., on behalf of CAP-PRI (2018)

Chest radiographs from children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were categorized into three distinct presentations and each presentation was correlated to clinical and laboratory findings. Children < 59 months ...

Clozapine associated with autoimmune reaction, fever and low level cardiotoxicity - a case report

Gerasimou C., Vitali G.P., Vavougios G.D., Papageorgiou C., Douzenis A., Kokoris S.I., Liappas I., Rizos E. (2017)

Background: Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic drug used in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Fever induced by clozapine is a rather frequent side-effect which usually occurs in the first 4 weeks of treatment. ...

Conservative treatment of a cervical chylous fistula of the minor thoracic duct after thoracic trauma

Apostolakis, E. I.; Kouerinis, I. A.; Zografos, G. C.; Tsilimingas, N.; Dougenis, D. (2009)

Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening in tuberculous pleurisy?

Gerogianni, I.; Papala, M.; Tsopa, P.; Zigoulis, P.; Dimoulis, A.; Kostikas, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2008)

Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening tuberculous pleurisy? I. Gerogianni, M. Papala, P. Tsopa, P. Zigoulis, A. Dimoulis, K. Kostikas, T. Kiropoulos, KI Gourgoulianis. Background. The aim of ...

COVID-19 associated pulmonary embolism with D-dimer values within the referent range: A case report and review of the literature

Javorac J., Živanovic D., Stojkov S., Milicic J.D., Fradelos E., Savic N. (2021)

OBJECTIVE: COVID-19 is associated with an increased incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE). Elevated D-dimer levels are linked to an increased risk of PE and poor clinical outcome. We reported a case of PE in a COVID-19 ...

Detection of extramedullary hematopoietic tissue in a patient with beta-thalassemia major on Tc99m-sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy

Valotassiou V., Angelidis G., Alexiou S., Psimadas D., Tsougos I., Georgoulias P. (2019)

A 50-year-old man with beta-thalassemia major underwent Tc-99m sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy due to elevated parathyroid hormone and calcium serum levels. Single-photon emission computed tomography imaging of neck and ...

Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by primary health care physicians

Gourgoulianis, K. I.; Hamos, B.; Rizopoulou, D.; Efthimiou, A.; Christou, K.; Molyvdas, P. A. (2001)

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was the evaluation of the role of primary health care physicians in the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)). METHOD: Sixty-five primary care ...

Direct detection of Clostridium sordellii in pleural fluid of a patient with pneumonic empyema by a broad-range 16S rRNA PCR

Foroulis, C. N.; Gerogianni, I.; Kouritas, V. K.; Karestsi, E.; Klapsa, D.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Petinaki, E. (2007)

We report the case of a 56-y-old male admitted with a left-sided post-pneumonic empyema. Clostridium sordellii DNA was directly detected in its pleural fluid by a broad-range 16S rRNA PCR, after 24 h of specimen collection. ...

ERS statement on obstructive sleep disordered breathing in 1- to 23-month-old children

Kaditis A.G., Alvarez M.L.A., Boudewyns A., Abel F., Alexopoulos E.I., Ersu R., Joosten K., Larramona H., Miano S., Narang I., Tan H.-L., Trang H., Tsaoussoglou M., Vandenbussche N., Villa M.P., Waardenburg D.V., Weber S., Verhulst S. (2017)

The present statement was produced by a European Respiratory Society Task Force to summarise the evidence and current practice on the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children ...

Exophthalmos as a first manifestation of small cell lung cancer: A long-term follow-up

Konoglou, M.; Zarogoulidis, P.; Porpodis, K.; Androudi, S.; Papakosta, D.; Matthaios, D.; Kontakiotis, T.; Zervas, V.; Kalaitzidou, E.; Mitrakas, A.; Touzopoulos, P.; Zarogoulidis, K. (2011)

Small cell lung cancer is characterized by rapid growth and early metastasis. Despite its sensitivity to cytotoxic therapy, until now treatments have failed to control or cure this disease in most patients. Οrbital metastases ...