The dilemma of diagnosing fever of unknown origin: large arteries vasculitis revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging. A case report.

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is an uncommon disease, and its underlying etiology may include a number causes, i.e., infections, malignancies, autoimmune conditions.

Epidemiological study of urinary tract stones in a northern Italian city.

An epidemiological study of stone disease in a Northern Italian city was carried out by means of a postal questionnaire mailed to 6000 individuals (2.5% of the entire population). It was found that the incidence of stone disease was comparable to that of industrialised Western Europe.

Acute effect of indapamide on urine calcium excretion in nephrolithiasis and human essential hypertension.

The effects of indapamide (2.5 mg once a day) on urinary composition are reported in 20 patients (10 with recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis and 10 with essential hypertension) compared with 20 controls. Indapamide was well absorbed in every patient (mean plasma level at the steady state was 111 +/- 41 ng/ml) and its antihypertensive action was more pronounced in hypertensive than in normotensive patients.

Skeletal muscle water and electrolytes in treated and untreated essential hypertension.

The question whether body electrolyte composition in patients with primary hypertension differs from that of normotensive subjects is still controversial. The aim of the present work was to investigate on water, electrolyte, and nitrogen muscle cell composition in essential human hypertension. Also the effects of antihypertensive drugs on muscle electrolyte contents were analyzed.

Metabolic, water and electrolyte changes after moderate surgical trauma. Observations after different schedules of parenteral nutrition.

The effects of a moderate surgical trauma on body composition, in conditions comparable to fasting were assessed in a balance study. Two groups of patients under normal nutritional conditions were compared after cholecystectomy. The patients underwent for three days the following schedules of parenteral therapy: incomplete nutrition with balanced intake of water, sodium and potassium but carbohydrate deficient and lacking in amino acids (group 1, 10 cases); or complete nutrition with respect to calories, amino acids and other electrolytes (group 2, 9 cases).