Author information from the last article
Articles by Kristine Mørch
Correction: Alveolar echinococcosis
- 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
17.09.2024:
Tidsskr Nor Legeforen 2024; 144. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.24.0121 In Tidsskriftet no. 10/2024 the author information on page 815 should say: Øivind Øines, senior researcher. We apologise for the error, which has been corrected online.
Alveolar echinococcosis
- 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
09.09.2024:
Alveolar echinococcosis is a much-feared parasitic zoonosis caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis. Mainland Norway is free from infection, but alveolar echinococcosis is, on rare occasions, imported from endemic regions. Those infected develop slow-growing, multicystic tumours...
A woman in her seventies with fever and convulsions
- Eli Leirdal Hoem,
- Torleiv Kvalvik,
- Ruben Dyrhovden,
- Iren Eide Helland,
- Bjørn Blomberg,
- Kristine Mørch
14.05.2024:
An immunosuppressed woman in her seventies was hospitalised following convulsions. After admission, she developed a fever and experienced confusion. The investigation revealed a rare condition. The patient was a woman in her seventies who had grown up in Latin America and been living in Norway for...
A man in his sixties with life-threatening febrile illness after travel abroad
- Bjørn Blomberg,
- Trond Bruun,
- Stina Jordal,
- John Olav Alvsvåg,
- Kristine Mørch
26.02.2024:
A man in his sixties was in East Africa for work when he suddenly felt generally unwell, lethargic and feverish. He flew home to Norway earlier than planned and was admitted to hospital shortly after with a fever and multi-organ failure. Investigations revealed a life-threatening illness. A...
Leishmaniasis in Norway
- Karl Erik Müller,
- Bjørn Blomberg,
- Marit Gjerde Tellevik,
- Mogens Jensenius,
- Cathrine Fladeby,
- Tore Lier,
- Geir Sand,
- Raisa Hannula,
- Nina Langeland,
- Kristine Mørch
22.02.2021:
Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan Leishmania, which belongs to the class Kinetoplastida, the order Tryanosomatida and the family Trypanosomatidae. Leishmania is transmitted by sandfly bites, and depending on the species, dogs, rodents and humans are common reservoirs (1). The manifestation...
Schistosomiasis in Norwegian students after travel to Africa
- Trygve Kristiansen,
- Frank Olav Pettersen,
- Tore Lier,
- Sven Gudmund Hinderaker,
- Gottfried Greve,
- Kristine Mørch
15.02.2021:
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma (1). The six main species that cause disease in humans are S. haematobium, S. mansoni, S. japonicum, S. intercalatum, S. guineensis and S. mekongi. Humans become infected through contact with freshwater containing...
A man in his 80s with arthritis and persistent fever
- Bjørn Blomberg,
- Karl Erik Müller,
- Lars Helgeland,
- Cathrine Fladeby,
- Kristine Mørch
23.09.2019:
A man in his 80s fell ill with fever, night sweats and weight loss while staying at his summer house in Spain. Two weeks after returning home, he was hospitalised with what was perceived as pneumonia. He had an enlarged spleen and pancytopenia. Despite treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics and...
Dogs as the source of Giardia in Bergen in 2004 – barking up the wrong tree?
- Lucy J. Robertson,
- Kristoffer Relling Tysnes,
- Kurt Hanevik,
- Nina Langeland,
- Kristine Mørch,
- Trygve Hausken,
- Karin Nygård
20.10.2015:
In an article published in this journal on the outbreak of giardiasis in Bergen, dog faeces were suggested as a more probable source of infection than sewage leakage. In our opinion this is unlikely and this hypothesis could create unnecessary worry. Based on available knowledge, Giardia infection...