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Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are human and animal diseases naturally or experimentally transmissible with a long incubation period and a fatal course without remission. The nature of the transmissible agent remains debated but the absence of a structure evoking a conventional microorganism led Stanley B. Prusin...
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Direct oral anticoagulants recently became the first-line choice for anticoagulation in venous thromboembolic disease. Many studies have shown its non-inferiority regarding the risk of thromboembolic recurrence compared to anti-vitamin K without increasing the risk of bleeding in the general population. However, specific populations such as patient...
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Looking at the urine for diagnostic purposes, once performed by ancient Egyptians, can still provide some valuable clues in modern medicine. Several diseases have been named after their associated urine color and this underlines the clinical value of visual urine inspection: blue diaper disease, purple urine bag syndrome, black urine disease or por...
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) occur in approximately 50% of cases during or following hospitalization; VTE are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Thromboprophylaxis for 6 to 14 days with heparins or fondaparinux has been demonstrated to be effective in VTE prevention in patients hospitalized for acute medical illnesses and reduced mobil...
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Published in La Revue de medecine interne
Cat scratch disease caused by Bartonella henselae with bone involvement is a rare presentation. We report a case of disseminated bartonellosis with multifocal osteomyelitis and multiple visceral involvement in an immunocompetent adult. Diagnostic confirmation was obtained by PCR on lymphadenopathy. In addition to our observation, 31 cases of barton...