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Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome). A report of 2 cases

Jordaan H.F. De Goede F.H. Sandler M. (1989)

Two cases of Sweet's syndrome are described. The diagnostic criteria, clinical spectrum, complications, pertinent differential diagnoses and treatment modalities of this relatively rare clinical condition are described. ...

Amoebic lung abscesses. A case report

Snyders F.A. Welke H.G.E. (1989)

A case of multiple amoebic lung abscesses without indication of direct extension from a subclinical liver abscess, which delayed correct diagnosis, is reported. Severe constitutional symptoms, life-threatening haemoptysis ...

A study of the health services and needs of the elderly (SENSORG) [Ondersoek na die gesondheidsdienste en behoeftes van bejaardes (SENSORG).]

Wicht C.L. Prinsloo F.R. Skibbe A. Lombard C.J. Lombard E.J. (1989)

Our department was approached by various welfare organisations who experienced problems with the placing of the frail elderly in suitable homes. The SENCARE project was planned to ascertain the health needs of the white ...

Breast-conserving treatment for stage I and II cancer. Tumours excision, axillary dissection, peri-operative interstitial irradiation, with or without peri-operative chemotherapy, followed by breast irradiation - the Tygerberg Hospital experience

Van Zyl J.A. Muller A.G.S. (1989)

Since 1984 breast-conserving treatment has been the treatment of choice for patients at Tygerberg Hospital with early breast cancer. Peri-operative interstitial brachytherapy in breast cancer is described in detail. In the ...

Chevron osteotomy of the first metatarsal for hallux valgus

Hendrix M.R.G. Davis B.L. (1989)

A retrospective study of 50 chevron osteotomies evaluated subjective and objective functional and cosmetic results, which were in keeping with other reported studies - i.e. satisfactory subjective cosmesis in 98%; excellent ...

Cutaneous reaction to zinc - a rare complication of insulin treatment. A case report

Sandler M. Jordaan H.F. (1989)

A diabetic patient presented with furunculoid lesions at the sites of insulin injections. These lesions were diagnosed as representing a manifestation of a cutaneous reaction to the zinc component of an intermediate-acting ...

Detection of bacterial antigens in cerebrospinal fluid by a latex agglutination test in 'septic unknown' meningitis and serogroup B meningococcal meningitis

Muller P.D. Donald P.R. Burger P.J. Van der Horst W. (1989)

The latex agglutination test (Wellcogen) was evaluated specifically in cases of 'septic unknown' meningitis, with CSF findings characteristic of bacterial meningitis but with no bacterial organisms grown on CSF culture or ...

Doppler ultrasonography of the fetoplacental circulation - Normal reference values

Pattinson R.C. Theron G.B. Thompson M.L. Lai Tung M. (1989)

Normal reference values for the resistance index, A/B ratio and pulsatility index of the umbilical artery obtained by Doppler ultrasonography are presented. The resistance index and A/B ratio values are very similar to ...

Dorsal ganglion of the wrist - pathogenesis and biomechanics : operative v. conservative treatment

De Villiers C.M. Birnie R.H. Pretorius L.K. Vlok G.J. (1989)

It is shown that the dorsal ganglion arises as a herniation from the dorsal scapholunate ligament. This herniation increases in size (according to La Place's law) owing to the unidirectional pinchcock effect of the mucosal ...

Human pregnancy after transfer of intact frozen-thawed embryos

Erasmus E.L. Van der Merwe J.P. Kruger T.F. Stander F.S.H. Menkveld R. (1989)

Since the birth of the first baby as a result of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in 1978, many clinics around the world have achieved pregnancies and births for their patients by using IVF and gamete intrafallopian transfer ...

Increased placental resistance and late decelerations associated with severe proteinuric hypertension predicts poor fetal outcome

Pattinson R.C. Kriegler E. Odendaal H.J. Muller L.M.M. Kirsten G. (1989)

The flow velocity wave forms generated by Doppler ultrasound examination of the umbilical artery were correlated with feto-placental blood flow and numerically expressed as a ratio between the systolic (A) and the end-diastolic ...

In search of more representative cervical cytology: A preliminary prospective study

Brink A.L. Du Toit J.P. Deale C.J.C. (1989)

Non-representative cervical smears represented 26.5% of the 105,165 smears screened by the cytology laboratory at Tygerberg Hospital during the period 1986-1987. This figure varied from 21% to 41% depending on the skill ...

Inter-observer variation in symphysis-fundus measurements : a plea for individualised antenatal care

Pattinson R.C. Theron G.B. (1989)

Two groups of midwives were compared with regard to ability to detect small-for-gestational-age (SGA) babies using symphysis-fundus (S-F) measurements. The patients were all low-risk obstetric patients. In group A 2 midwives ...

Molecular characterisation of a low-frequency mutation in exon 8 of the human low-density lipoprotein receptor gene

Kotze M.J. Langenhoven E. Warnich L. Marx M.P. Retief A.E. (1989)

The prevalence of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an autosomal dominant disease characterised by raised low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, is at least five times higher in the white Afrikaner population ...

Multiple vanishing tumours simulating pulmonary neoplasms. A case report

Van Gelderen W.F.C. (1989)

Vanishing fluid collection (or tumour) in an interlobar fissure associated with congestive cardiac failure is not common. Multiple vanishing tumours are most uncommon and can resemble other multiple opacities, e.g. metastases. ...

Oculomotor nerve palsy precipitating acute angle-closure glaucoma. A case report

Mouton D.P. Meyer D. (1989)

A case of acute angle-closure glaucoma precipitated by oculomotor nerve palsy in a patient with shallow anterior chambers is reported. The different ways in which a palsy of the oculomotor nerve can influence the intra-ocular ...

Outpatient treatment of retinal detachment

Van Rooyen M.M.B. Van Biljon G. Du Toit A.M. (1989)

Outpatient treatment of retinal detachment is a new concept. The first 20 cases treated in the Department of Ophthalmology at Tygerberg Hospital are discussed. After an inert gas has been injected into the vitreous cavity ...

Phaeochromocytoma in pregnancy. A report of 3 cases

Van Rensburg L.C.J. Warren B.L. (1989)

The coincidence of phaeochromocytoma and pregnancy is rare and potentially lethal. Three cases are reported; in 2 the fetus had died before the patient presented. With early diagnosis and appropriate treatment there should ...

Primary causes of total perinatally related wastage at Tygerberg Hospital

Pattinson R.C. De Jong G. Theron G.B. (1989)

The primary obstetric cause of total perinatally related wastage (TPRW) (i.e. all antepartum or postpartum deaths of infants ≥ 500 g and who died before hospital discharge) was studied in a clearly defined population in ...

Primary echinococcus granulosus of the heart

Barnard P.M. Macgregor L.A. Weich H.F.H. (1989)

A young male commercial pilot, completely asymptomatic of heart disease, was found to have an abnormal ECG on routine examination. This consisted of a bifascicular block (left anterior hemiblock plus a complete right ...

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