1.
Praxis (Bern 1994)
; 95(48): 1871-2, 2006 Nov 29.
Article
in German
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17176925
Subject(s)
Gout/diagnosis , Acute Disease , Administration, Oral , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Colchicine/administration & dosage , Colchicine/therapeutic use , Female , Gout/drug therapy , Gout/epidemiology , Gout Suppressants/administration & dosage , Gout Suppressants/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prednisone/administration & dosage , Prednisone/therapeutic use , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Sex Factors , Switzerland/epidemiology , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome
2.
Mayo Clin Proc
; 75(7): 749-53, 2000 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10907393
ABSTRACT
Four patients (3 long-term Hodgkin disease survivors and 1 recipient of an allogeneic bone marrow transplant) developed severe infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae after staging splenectomy or due to functional hyposplenism after total body irradiation and bone marrow transplantation. Current guidelines for prevention of infection recommend pneumococcal immunization for patients with Hodgkin disease treated with splenectomy and others with functional hyposplenism. Booster vaccination after 5 years is also advised. Hospital- and community-based vaccination initiatives may help identify at-risk patients.