Auflistung Nach Schlagwort "prednisolone"

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 ...

Administration of prednisolone and low molecular weight heparin in patients with repeated implantation failures: a cohort study

Siristatidis C., Dafopoulos K., El-Khayat W., Salamalekis G., Anifandis G., Vrantza T., Elsadek M., Papantoniou N. (2018)

Conflicting results exist for low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and prednisolone when tested as separate adjuncts for the improvement of the clinical outcomes in patients with repeated implantation failures (RIF) undergoing ...

Alcoholic liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis: Sometimes a closer look under the surface is needed

Rigopoulou E.I., Gatselis N., Arvaniti P., Koukoulis G.K., Dalekos G.N. (2021)

Aims: Differential diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) incorporates various liver diseases, including alcoholic liver disease (ALD). We report on clinical, laboratory and outcome characteristics of AIH patients who ...

Ascites in a patient with episodic angio-oedema and eosinophilia: Thinking outside the box

Rigopoulou E.I., Ioannou M., Papadamou G., Dalekos G.N. (2017)

Episodic angio-oedema with eosinophilia (EAE) or Gleich's syndrome is a rare condition characterised by recurrent episodes of oedema and eosinophilia, accompanied by urticaria, fever and weight gain. The presence of ascites ...

Autoimmune hepatitis in patients with multiple sclerosis: The role of immunomodulatory treatment

Rigopoulou E.I., Gyftaki S., Arvaniti P., Tsimourtou V., Koukoulis G.K., Hadjigeorgiou G., Dalekos G.N. (2019)

Background: Development of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has been sporadically reported in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) either concurrently or after treatment with immunomodulatory drugs, including interferon-beta ...

Autoimmune hepatitis type-2 and Epstein-Barr virus infection in a toddler: Art of facts or an artifact?

Zellos, A.; Spoulou, V.; Roma-Giannikou, E.; Karentzou, O.; Dalekos, G. N.; Theodoridou, M. (2013)

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause frequently asymptomatic (or anicteric) and self-limited hepatitis, while occasionally may result in considerable cholestatic hepatitis. Herein, we describe the case of a previously healthy ...

Belimumab is a promising third-line treatment option for refractory autoimmune hepatitis

Arvaniti P., Giannoulis G., Gabeta S., Zachou K., Koukoulis G.K., Dalekos G.N. (2020)

Background & Aims: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a disease of unknown aetiology with a favourable response to immunosuppression. However, in the clinic, it appears that <50% of patients achieve complete response on standard ...

Bilateral Pleural Effusion in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Think Beyond the Obvious

Dimeas I.E., Sinis S.I., Dimeas G.E., Daniil Z. (2022)

An 86-year-old woman, non-smoker, with a medical history of rheumatoid arthritis for 20 years (stable at 5mg of prednisolone) was referred from a peripheral hospital to the Department of Respiratory Medicine of our tertiary ...

Black holes and high levels of neurofilaments in glial fibrillary acidic protein – astrocytopathy: a case report

Papa A., Tzartos J.S., Sakoutis G., Dardiotis E., Alexiou E., Breza M., Velonakis G., Papamichalis P., Mpampalis D., Komnos A., Karagiorgou A., Papakonstantinou A., Kilidireas C., Hadjigeorgiou G.M. (2020)

Background and purpose: Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an intracellular protein of the astrocytic cytoskeleton. Recently, autoantibodies to GFAP detected by cell-based assay in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum ...

Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity in people who have rheumatoid arthritis at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional study

Sobejana M., van den Hoek J., Metsios G.S., Kitas G.D., Jorstad H.T., van der Leeden M., Pijnappels M., Lems W.F., Nurmohamed M.T., van der Esch M. (2021)

Lower cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and physical activity (PA) associate with higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but the relationship between CRF and PA in people who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at an increased ...

A case of membranous nephropathy associated with Sjögren syndrome, polymyositis and autoimmune hepatitis

Stefanidis, I.; Giannopoulou, M.; Liakopoulos, V.; Dovas, S.; Karasavvidou, F.; Zachou, K.; Koukoulis, G. K.; Dalekos, G. N. (2008)

Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands, especially lacrimal and salivary. The immunologic process which occurs in this syndrome is B cell ...

A case report of mesalazine-induced lung injury: A reversible drug side effect

Kotsiou O.S., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2019)

Introduction: Mesalazine is widely used in the treatment of the acute and maintenance phase of ulcerative colitis (UC). The possibility of interstitial lung disease being induced by mesalazine in the form of eosinophilic ...

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 ...

Deciphering anti-MOG IgG antibodies: Clinical and radiological spectrum, and comparison of antibody detection assays

Tzartos J.S., Karagiorgou K., Tzanetakos D., Breza M., Evangelopoulos M.E., Pelidou S.-H., Bakirtzis C., Nikolaidis I., Koutsis G., Notas K., Chroni E., Markakis I., Grigoriadis N.C., Anagnostouli M., Orologas A., Parisis D., Karapanayiotides T., Papadimitriou D., Kostadima V., Elloul J., Xidakis I., Maris T., Zisimopoulou P., Tzartos S., Kilidireas C. (2020)

IgG antibodies to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) detected by cell based assays (CBA) have been identified in a constantly expanding spectrum of CNS demyelinating disorders. However, a universally accepted CBA ...

Development and validation of a reversed-phase HPLC method for licarbazepine monitoring in serum of patients under oxcarbazepine treatment

Begas E., Tsakalof A., Dardiotis E., Vatidis G.E., Kouvaras E., Asprodini E.K. (2017)

Licarbazepine is the pharmacologically active metabolite of oxcarbazepine, a drug indicated for the treatment of partial seizures and bipolar disorders. Several HPLC methods have been developed thus far but there is lack ...

Early primary biliary cirrhosis: A new association with erythema nodosum of unknown origin

Dalekos, G. N.; Gatselis, N. K.; Zachou, K. (2010)

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is associated with immune-mediated dermatologic disorders. The association of PBC with erythema nodosum (EN) seems rare. We report two females (42 and 44 years old) with low-grade fever, ...

Excitement-induced cutaneous bleeding (Haematidrosis-like) in a dog

Sofou E.I., Gavra A., Saridomichelakis M.N. (2021)

A 15-month-old intact female Pitbull was referred because of recurrent, episodic, self-limiting, excitement-induced bleeding from nontraumatised skin. No abnormalities were detected upon physical examination. Subsequently, ...

Exercise intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness in rheumatoid arthritis patients with high cardiovascular disease risk: a single-arm pilot study

Sobejana M., van den Hoek J., Metsios G.S., Kitas G.D., van der Leeden M., Verberne S., Jorstad H.T., Pijnappels M., Lems W.F., Nurmohamed M.T., van der Esch M. (2022)

Objective: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with cardiovascular disease risk, it is unknown whether exercises are safe, improve cardiorespiratory fitness and reduce disease-related symptoms and cardiovascular-disease ...

First Results From a Propensity Matching Trial of Mycophenolate Mofetil vs. Azathioprine in Treatment-Naive AIH Patients

Dalekos G.N., Arvaniti P., Gatselis N.K., Samakidou A., Gabeta S., Rigopoulou E., Koukoulis G.K., Zachou K. (2022)

Background/Aims: As previous real-world studies and meta-analyses have shown that mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) might have better efficacy than azathioprine (AZA) in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), we conducted a propensity ...

Incidence, risk factors and validation of the RABBIT score for serious infections in a cohort of 1557 patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Thomas K., Lazarini A., Kaltsonoudis E., Voulgari P.V., Drosos A.A., Repa A., Sali A.M.I., Sidiropoulos P., Tsatsani P., Gazi S., Evangelia A., Boki K.A., Katsimbri P., Boumpas D., Fragkiadaki K., Tektonidou M.G., Sfikakis P.P., Karagianni K., Sakkas L.I., Grika E.P., Vlachoyiannopoulos P.G., Evangelatos G., Iliopoulos A., Dimitroulas T., Garyfallos A., Melissaropoulos K., Georgiou P., Areti M., Georganas C., Vounotrypidis P., Georgiopoulos G., Kitas G.D., Vassilopoulos D. (2021)

Objectives: Predicting serious infections (SI) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is crucial for the implementation of appropriate preventive measures. Here we aimed to identify risk factors for SI and to validate ...