BACKGROUND Although subacute and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms are very common in primary care, epidemiological date are sparse. The aim of the study was to examine and quantify the prevalence of subacute and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms and their associations with somatic and mental disorders in the general population. METHODS Data were collected prospectively between 1981 (age m = ...

Our purpose in this paper is to make a case for the need to question whether Riedel's thyroiditis is in fact a rare variety of subacute thyroiditis. Total thyroidectomy was performed on a patient with a huge thyroid mass. The histopathological diagnosis was Riedel's thyroiditis with classical lymphoplasmacytic infiltration destroying thyroid tissue and invading perithyroidal soft tissue. Howeve...

1. Collagenolytic activity towards acid-soluble collagen labelled with [(14)C]-proline was assayed in rat liver with and without carbon tetrachloride poisoning. The products of enzymic digestion were found to be free amino acids and peptides. 2. The hepatic collagenolytic activity increased under conditions of single-dose and subacute carbon tetrachloride poisoning, and correlated with hydroxyp...

Subacute rupture of the left ventricular free wall is a complication that occurs during the acute phase of a myocardial infarction. The subacute presentation makes surgical management possible. However, it is not known whether either pericardial manipulation or the use of pericardial patches influences left ventricular function over the medium term. Our aim was to monitor changes in left ventri...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Absolute lymphocytopenia is recognised as an important hallmark of the immune response to severe infection and observed in patients with Legionnaires' disease. To explore the immune response, we studied the dynamics of peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations in the acute and subacute phase of LD. METHODS AND RESULTS EDTA-anticoagulated blood was obtained from eight patients...

INTRODUCTION The subacute care unit in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) was set up in May 2009. We examined its impact on the transitions at the nexus between hospital and community sectors, patients' discharge destination and functional performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied patients admitted during the initial 6-month period (May to October 2009). Differences in demographics, length of ...

OBJECTIVE To document the signal characteristics of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) at evolving stages on diffusion-weighted images (DWI) by comparison with conventional MR images. MATERIALS AND METHODS In our retrospective study, 38 patients with ICH underwent a set of imaging sequences that included DWI, T1-and T2-weighted imaging, and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR). In 33 and 1...

Subacute necrotizing sialadenitis is an inflammatory necrotizing lesion occurring in minor salivary glands. Most cases occur in the palatal region. In this article, we reported a 36-year-old man referred to our clinic as an emergency with the complaints of excessive bleeding, airway obstruction and hipovolemia. Intraorally, there was a hemorrhagic, protruding giant mass in the palatal region. F...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicology safety of a genetically modified (GM) Bacillus thuringiensis with vegetative insecticidal protein (VIP) gene. Acute and subacute toxicity studies by using its powder preparation were conducted in Wistar rats. The result of the acute study showed the no-observable-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of this GM B. thuringiensis powder preparation was ...

Cough, one of the most common reasons patients seek medical attention [1], is categorised according to duration. Acute cough lasts ,3 weeks, subacute cough lasts 3–8 weeks and chronic cough .8 weeks [2, 3]. Acute cough is usually due to viral infection; it is transient and self-limiting [4]. Chronic cough has a variety of causes that can be established in 88–100% of patients using a diagnostic ...