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Infeksjonsmedisinsk seksjon
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Nasjonalt senter for tropiske infeksjonssykdommer
Haukeland universitetssjukehus
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Klinisk institutt 2
Universitetet i Bergen
Bjørn Blomberg er ph.d., spesialist i infeksjonssykdommer, overlege og professor.
Articles by Bjørn Blomberg
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...
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...
A man in his twenties with dizziness, double vision and peripheral facial palsy
- Ingrid Anne Lie,
- Bjørn Blomberg,
- Øystein Alexander Power,
- Øivind Torkildsen
26.09.2018:
Dizziness and unsteadiness are non-specific symptoms that are often caused by vestibular system disorders. When patients have neurological findings as well, however, the possibility of disease elsewhere in the nervous system should be considered. These symptoms may be signs of a serious systemic...
Preparedness for severe malaria
- Åsmund Heggheim,
- Bjørn Blomberg,
- Kristine Mørch
24.03.2015:
Malaria is one of the greatest health problems in the world, with an estimated 207 million cases in 2012 (1). The number of deaths is uncertain owing to inadequate diagnosis and reporting, but has been estimated at between 473 000 and 1.2 million per year. More than 80 % of these occur in sub...