Acta Clinica Belgica

Article	Citations
Rat bite fever: some comments on a case report review	20
The concomitant use of paracetamol and flucloxacillin. A rare cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis in the frail oldest old	20
Unravelling the coagulation paradox in liver cirrhosis: challenges and insights	15
Systemic mastocytosis with myeloid sarcoma and B-CLL: molecular and clonal heterogeneity in a rare case of SM-AHN with review of literature	13
A case of Leishmania infection with focal splanchnic involvement without systemic symptoms: a potential anti-inflammatory role for vitamin D	12
Association between admission biomarkers and clinical outcome in older adults diagnosed with an infection in the emergency department	12
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Clostridioides difficile infection in a tertiary healthcare institution in Belgium	10
Evolution of muscle mass and strength in patients admitted for a diabetic foot ulcer	7
Acquired factor X deficiency in a multiple myeloma without amyloidosis: a case report	6
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	6
A Belgian student with black eschars	6
Inconsistencies in laboratory investigations of hypertension in a young woman taking ethinylestradiol/drospirenone association	5
Pulmonary vascular complications of cirrhosis: hepatopulmonary syndrome and portopulmonary hypertension	5
Clinical practice of hereditary angioedema in Belgium: opportunities for optimized care	5
Incidence, evolution and risk factors of hypophosphatemia in patients with solid tumors receiving ferric carboxymaltose: a retrospective cohort study	5
Success of the acute renal angina index in the early prediction of acute kidney injury in the emergency department	5
Differences in antibiotic prescribing quality in Belgian out-of-hours primary care services	4
Glycomics-based serum markers as reliable tool for assessment of viral response after treatment with direct-acting antiviral drugs in hepatitis C virus infection	4
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy versus transarterial chemoembolization for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Current urinalysis practices in Belgian laboratories towards the 2023 EFLM European urinalysis guideline	4
A first case of Chimaeribacter species catheter-related bloodstream infection	4
Pan-immune-inflammation value predicts sustained ventricular arrhythmias in NSTEMI: a novel inflammatory risk marker	4
Evaluation of the AIX1000 automated rapid plasma reagin test in a tertiary academic medical center	4
Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases as paraneoplastic phenomena: 3 illustrative case reports and narrative review of the literature	4
Mastocytosis and related entities: a practical roadmap	3

Peritoneal tuberculosis caused by intravesical instillation with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) following nephroureterectomy in a patient with bladder and upper tract urothelial cancer: a case report	3
The 2024 Flemish consensus on screening for gestational diabetes mellitus early and later in pregnancy	3
The effect of physical exercise on fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review	3
The importance of the cumulation of risk factors for antepartum depression	3
Heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction after liver transplantation: a case report and review of the literature	3
The Belgian physiotherapy reimbursement criteria for fall prevention fails in screening appropriately fall-prone community-dwelling older adults	3
Interleukin 6 inhibition in refractory antisynthetase syndrome: case-based literature review	3
Clinical decision-making in older patients with cancer: a cross-sectional single-centre study to assess the impact of clinical judgement and patient preferences	3
Prevalence and risk factors of antibiotic resistance for urinary tract infections in patients presenting to a Belgian tertiary care emergency department: testing the national guidelines against the lo	3
A characterization of the HIV population with limited/exhausted treatment options: a multicenter Belgian study	3
Association of antenatal magnesium sulfate with reduced late-onset sepsis in extreme preterm infants	3
The 2023 Belgian clinical guidance on anticoagulation management in hospitalized and ambulatory COVID-19 patients	3
Characteristics and outcomes of patients treated with sotrovimab to prevent progression to severe COVID-19 in Belgium	3
Retrospective analysis of a flucloxacillin oral absorption test in patients requiring flucloxacillin therapy: results and determination of factors associated with adequate absorption	3
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers: in BMI we must trust?	2
Outcomes of adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in melanoma: a retrospective study	2
Trends in oral anticoagulant prescription in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in Flanders and the impact of switching patients from vitamin K antagonists to DOACS in terms of the burden c	2
Determinants of anemia in patients with primary glomerulonephritis: a biopsy-based analysis	2
Organization, feasibility and patient appreciation of a follow-up consultation in surgical critically ill patients with favorable baseline quality of life and prolonged ICU-stay: a pilot study	2
The first reported familial case of statin-induced immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy associated with anti-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase autoantibodies and HLA DRB1*11:01	2
Changes in lipid lowering medication and lipid levels over time in patients with stable coronary artery disease	2
Comparison of time-to-detection of Mindray TDR and BacT/ALERT®3D blood culture systems using simulated blood cultures	2
Asymptomatic hypercalcemia, caused by sarcoid-like granulomatosis, induced by checkpoint inhibition	2
AMI in (bi)ventricular pacing – do not discard the ECG	2
Abstracts presented at the 27th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 1-2 December 2023, Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	2
Effective front-line treatment of osteosclerotic myeloma with POEMS syndrome with daratumumab, lenalidomide and dexamethasone: a case report and literature review	2
Characterisation of an interference affecting the triiodothyronine measurement on two different immunoassays	2
Doege-Potter syndrome in a patient with a giant abdominal solitary fibrous tumor: a case report and review of the literature	2
Expansion of MALDI-TOF MS database as a strategy for identification of Haemophilus species other than H. influenzae	2
A randomized n-of-1 study comparing blood pressure measured on a clothed arm and on an arm with a rolled-up sleeve	2
First case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica isolation from a patient with a foot ulcer infection in Belgium	2
The ability of end-tidal carbon dioxide value to predict the risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome	2
Retrospective evaluation of an intervention bundle on OPAT implementation in a large non-university hospital	2
Changes in the use and uptake of a national out-of-hours telephone triage service by younger and older patients seeking non-urgent unplanned care surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Flanders (Belgium	2
Procalcitonin levels at hospital admission are increased in cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease	1
MASH to cirrhosis: bridging the gaps in MASLD management	1
Predicting the unpredictable: unveiling hidden patterns of emergency department unexpected deaths - a retrospective study	1
Associations between anemia and insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults	1
In-hospital end-of-life care in the old: a retrospective study of intensive care unit use and do-not-resuscitate forms in patients deceased in a Belgian university hospital	1
Body mass index and occupational accidents among health care workers in a large university hospital	1
Lupus anticoagulant testing in Belgian laboratories: a comparison with the 2020 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Scientific and Standardization Committee (ISTH-SSC) guidelines	1
Prognostic value of geriatric and cardiac parameters for one-year mortality in older heart failure patients. A multicentre, observational, prospective study	1
The prospective screening for SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 antibodies delineates the factual incidence of COVID-19 and shows a sustained serological response post COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients	1
Appropriateness of alert antibiotics measured by repeated prevalence surveys and impact of direct prescriber interaction and feedback	1
Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with hypercalcemia, sinusitis and hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction	1
Appropriate use of antibiotics for oral/dental conditions in older adults: a narrative review	1
Severe hypocalcemia due to osteoblastic bone metastases in a patient with hypoparathyroidism: a case report	1
Acute stroke in patients taking an oral anticoagulant: impact of clinical pharmacist’s intervention on pharmacovigilance reporting	1
Recurrent rejections after liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma with stem cell features in an adult patient	1
Case report: thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, an unusual cause of hypokalemia	1

Infections caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae in non-endemic countries: three case reports and review of the literature	1
The 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20): expected added value	1
Short-term CGM as a tool to optimize glycemic control and defer intensive insulin therapy in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes: a Belgian real-life study	1
Evaluation of a heat protocol with the Allplex HPV HR assay on the fully automated Seegene STARlet platform for detection of human papillomaviruses	1
Regression of a melanoma brain metastasis that had appeared after immune checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation: a hypothesis-generating case	1
Flemish consensus statement on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections in older nursing home residents	1
Single center, real-world retrospective study of CAR-T cell therapy for relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma beyond second line: five-year results at the University Hospitals Leuven	1
HOMA-IR and HOMA2-IR estimation based on glycated hemoglobin as an alternative for fasting glucose	1
Herpes zoster in Belgium: a new solution to an old problem	1
Transferring nursing home residents to emergency departments by emergency physician-staffed emergency medical services: missed opportunities to avoid inappropriate care?	1
A comparison of clinical characteristics between old and oldest-old patients hospitalised for SARS-COV2	0
Liver transplantation for cirrhosis and its complications	0
Outcome of novel oral anticoagulant versus warfarin in frail elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of retrospective studies	0
Suspect the unexpected: proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits and a negative hematological work-up. A case of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance	0
Assessing health-related quality of life in patients with keratinocyte carcinoma: insights from a multicenter cross-sectional study	0
Enhanced CT image classification for kidney stones using pruned ConvNeXt and two-tier optimization	0
Belgian atopic dermatitis guidelines	0
Real-world hepatitis B antiviral treatment trends and adherence to practice guidelines: a large cohort study	0
2022 Besedim congress ‘it’s all about imaging’ – selected abstracts supplement	0
Community pharmacists’ experiences with the new tapering program for benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in Belgium	0
The role of intermittent fasting and ketogenic diet in metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes	0
Phenotype variability and therapeutic response to Patisiran in patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis: a Belgian real-world experience	0
The prevalence, risk factors and clinical implications of dehydration in older patients: a cross-sectional study	0
Enhancing hospital emergency response based on the experience of COVID-19	0
Palliative profile, one-year mortality and quality of life in older inpatients according to Be-PICT: a multicenter prospective cohort study	0
Barriers to guideline implementation in intermediate- and high-risk Pulmonary Embolism: insights from a real-world cohort study	0
Skeletal response to teriparatide in real-life setting: effects of age, baseline bone density and prior denosumab use	0
Abstracts presented at the 29th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 5-6 December 2025 Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	0
Absence of cross-toxicity between MET inhibitors in a non-small-cell lung cancer with a MET exon 14 skipping mutation	0
Acute promyelocytic leukemia complicated by osteofascial compartment syndrome	0
Abstracts presented at the 28th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 6-7 December 2024 Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	0
Increased pulmonary arterial stiffness in Behçet’s disease is independent of aortic arterial stiffness	0
Clinical pharmacology and pharmaceutical medicine – creation of a new specialist title for physicians in Belgium	0
Safety and efficacy of an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program at a tertiary hospital in Belgium: a monocentric retrospective observational study	0
Next – Gen Hemostatic nano-powder: a theoretical framework for Nano Clot- safe	0
The development of the Belgian paediatric clinical trial network	0
A case of VEXAS with microcytic anemia: don’t be mislead by an associated condition!	0
Sjögren’s disease with mixed cryoglobulinemia presenting as a hypertensive emergency with thrombotic microangiopathy: a diagnostic puzzle	0
Nocardia farcinica brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient with isolated hemianopsia	0
Exploring the real-life value of first responders for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a Belgian urban context: a retrospective analysis	0
Human urea production, an ignored factor in the nitrogen debate	0
Construction and validation of a risk prediction model for secondary acute kidney injury in patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding	0
The burden of ascites in cirrhosis	0
Flatten the curve. On a new covid-19 (hit) severity	0
Elevated blood eosinophil counts in stable COPD patients in Belgian primary care: prevalence and clinical characteristics	0
Barriers and facilitators for physical activity on acute geriatric and rehabilitation wards: a survey study	0
Factors to take into account when interpreting 25-hydroxy-vitamin D serum levels	0
Overview and resistance profiles of isolated pathogens in women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection in primary care	0
Belgian 2024 guidance on the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis	0
Navigating complexities: differential diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathies in pregnancy - a case report	0
Using risk factors and markers to predict bacterial respiratory co-/superinfections in COVID-19 patients: is the antibiotic steward’s toolbox full or empty?	0
A multimodal treatment of basilar artery re-occlusion – case report	0
Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (SINAM): case report and review of the literature	0
Hypomagnesemia may be related to frailty, gait and balance problems, and basic activities of daily living in older adults	0
Bisphosphonates in a kidney transplant recipient with persistent hyperparathyroidism: think twice	0
Screening frequency for congenital cytomegalovirus in Flanders, Belgium – a multicentre retrospective study	0
Identifying vulnerable older adults at risk for functional decline in cardiac care wards: time to shift the paradigm	0
Ectodysplasin A is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease and poor long-term clinical outcome in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	0
Truth or dare: switching BRAF/MEK inhibitors after acute interstitial nephritis in a patient with metastatic melanoma – A case report and review of the literature	0
Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a systematic review and a meta-analysis	0
Clinical, virological, and operational aspects of a single-center Belgian experience with in-hospital infusions of casirivimab/imdevimab and sotrovimab for mild/moderate COVID-19	0
Cirrhosis and complications hepatocellular carcinoma – expanding indications for immunotherapy	0
Shunt Nephritis: A Case of Mistaken Identity	0
Predictive value of coagulation variables and glycocalyx shedding in hospitalized COVID-19 patients – a prospective observational study	0
Immune landscape in the glomerular transcriptome of nephrotic syndrome and anca-associated vasculitis	0
Inverse association between caffeine intake and albuminuria in US adults: an analysis of NHANES 2005-2016	0
Preterm birth during the COVID-19 pandemic: more, less, or just the same?	0
Organisational quality and hospital pharmacists’ roles of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in Belgian hospitals: a national survey	0
Validation of EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from positive blood cultures in a non-automated lab setting	0
Visceral leishmaniasis and potential role of vitamin D	0
Bempedoic acid after statin-induced rhabdomyolysis	0
Prediction parameters of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction improvement in patients after acute coronary syndrome	0
Listeria monocytogenes rhombencephalitis: a case report and review of current literature	0
Should I, can I, dare I? Patients’ view on stopping long-term antidepressant use, a qualitative study	0
Safety of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	0
’Iatrogenic septic pit’: empyema, a rare complication after endobronchial valve placement	0
Work stress and burnout among emergency physicians: a systematic review of last 10 years of research	0
Development of quality indicators for antimicrobial stewardship in Belgian hospitals: a RAND – modified Delphi procedure	0
Treatment-resistant sleep apnea due to untreated hypothyroidism	0
Emerging threat of WHO priority pathogens in ICU-associated CLABSI and CAUTI: an integrated analysis of resistance patterns, epidemiological trends, and stewardship strategies	0

Real-world data on the efficacy and safety of tezacaftor-ivacaftor in adults living with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del and heterozygous for F508del and a residual function mutation	0
RSV induced rhabdomyolysis: a case report	0
Severe rhabdomyolysis due to idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, a wary manifestation of a heterogenous pathology	0
Clinical approach to the older person with anorexia	0
Assessing the applicability of the Mini Sarcopenia Risk Assessment questionnaire in Turkish older adult population: a validation study	0
Flemish network on rare connective tissue diseases (CTD): patient pathways in systemic sclerosis. First steps taken	0
EUCAST rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) compared to conventional susceptibility testing: implementation and potential added value in a tertiary hospital in Belgium	0
Associations between obesity, self-reported weakness and their combinations with mortality in nursing home residents	0
Abstracts presented at the 26th Annual Congress of the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, 9-10 December 2022, Dolce La Hulpe, La Hulpe, Belgium	0
Post-diuretic spot urine sodium assessment in acute heart failure: a retrospective analysis	0
Meningococcal pericarditis caused by the MenW:cc11 strain in an older adult	0
CPAP adherence after ambulatory and in-hospital management in patients aged 65 years and older	0
Case report: diagnosis of VEXAS syndrome in a patient with therapy-resistant large vessel vasculitis	0
Analysis of 2-year mortality risk factors and prediction model for patients with synchronous bilateral primary renal cell carcinoma: findings from the seer database	0
Unusual disseminated Talaromyces marneffei infection presenting with fever and diarrhea in an AIDS patient: a case report and literature review	0
Performing intravascular procedures in highly inflammatory patients: think twice	0
The potential role of vitamin D binding protein in kidney disease: a comprehensive review	0
Assessing ciliary function in polycystic kidney disease: beyond the kidney	0