Anders Dyreborg, Tonje Hildebrandt, Mona Skjelland, Georgios Vlachos
{"title":"Varicella-zoster virus myelitis as a cause of acute functional decline.","authors":"Anders Dyreborg, Tonje Hildebrandt, Mona Skjelland, Georgios Vlachos","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.23.0674","DOIUrl":"10.4045/tidsskr.23.0674","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Acute functional decline is a common reason for hospital admission for older people, often caused by an acute deterioration of an underlying chronic illness. However, occasionally a rare condition is detected.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A woman in her eighties was admitted to hospital with acute functional decline. Hyponatraemia, urinary tract infection and pulmonary embolism were initially diagnosed. She developed increasing difficulties in using her legs, and assessment led to the diagnosis of varicella- zoster virus myelitis, which was treated with intravenous acyclovir. After a brief stay in the rehabilitation unit, the patient's condition acutely deteriorated, leading to readmission with neurovascular septic embolism and microvascular haemorrhage in the brain. Anticoagulation was terminated. After 52 days she was discharged to a nursing home for further rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Our article presents a case of acute functional decline caused by a rare condition. Collaboration between the geriatric, neurological and infectious disease departments was needed. When treated rapidly with targeted therapy, the prognosis for myelitis is often good.</p>","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Godt språk i Felleskatalogen.","authors":"Bente By Jansen","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0304","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From introduction to evaluation.","authors":"Are Brean","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0484","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tormund Haugland Njølstad, Jonas Torp Ohlsen, Marjolein Henrieke Liedenbaum, Jon Meyer Tvinnereim, Øyvind Bruserud
{"title":"Spontan øsofagusruptur.","authors":"Tormund Haugland Njølstad, Jonas Torp Ohlsen, Marjolein Henrieke Liedenbaum, Jon Meyer Tvinnereim, Øyvind Bruserud","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0145","DOIUrl":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus is a potentially fatal condition. Symptoms can vary and diagnosis can be challenging.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A woman in her seventies presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset epigastric pain after a meal. A computed tomography (CT) showed signs of oesophageal rupture. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed an oesophageal rupture, and a stent was placed. The patient developed fever, dyspnoea and hypotension after the procedure. Additional CT revealed increasing pleural effusion, pneumomediastinum and loculaments of air in the peritoneum, and a mediastinal abscess. Laparoscopy with lavage and debridement was performed. A catheter was placed in the abscess and a chest tube in her right hemithorax. The stent was removed after 27 days. Further investigation revealed eosinophil oesophagitis as the likely cause of her oesophageal rupture.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and proper treatment of spontaneous oesophageal rupture. Treatment depends on the cause of the rupture and severity of the patient's condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sex differences, adverse effects and adherence.","authors":"Jan Didrik Schjøtt","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0426","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruth Jeanette Våler Løkke, Maria Lorentzson Omstad, Anders Berthling Jordal
{"title":"Porcelain heart.","authors":"Ruth Jeanette Våler Løkke, Maria Lorentzson Omstad, Anders Berthling Jordal","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0157","DOIUrl":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0157","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bjørn J Bolann, Anne-Lise Bjørke-Monsen, Maria Averina, Jan Brox, Merete Eggesbø, Ingrid Hokstad, Sandra Huber
{"title":"Hazardous substances going astray.","authors":"Bjørn J Bolann, Anne-Lise Bjørke-Monsen, Maria Averina, Jan Brox, Merete Eggesbø, Ingrid Hokstad, Sandra Huber","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0295","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mogens Jensenius, Kristine Mørch, Sheraz Yaqub, Dag Seeger Halvorsen, Henrik Mikael Reims, Ida Gabriella Björk, Bård Ingvald Røsok, Gunnar Oltmanns, Kirsti Helbak, Øivind Øines, Tore Lier
{"title":"Correction: Alveolar echinococcosis.","authors":"Mogens Jensenius, Kristine Mørch, Sheraz Yaqub, Dag Seeger Halvorsen, Henrik Mikael Reims, Ida Gabriella Björk, Bård Ingvald Røsok, Gunnar Oltmanns, Kirsti Helbak, Øivind Øines, Tore Lier","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0494","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jenny Victoria Tran, Mette Brekke, Odd Martin Vallersnes
{"title":"Correction: Poisonings by substances of abuse at the Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic 2014-18.","authors":"Jenny Victoria Tran, Mette Brekke, Odd Martin Vallersnes","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0489","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hva er psykisk helse egentlig?","authors":"Alv A Dahl","doi":"10.4045/tidsskr.24.0420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0420","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23123,"journal":{"name":"Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening","volume":"144 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}