Publications by authors named "A Arfaoui Toumi"
Background: Disorders of Sexual Development can cause significant psychological distress for parents, particularly in traditional societies where such conditions are stigmatized.
Aim: This study aims to investigate the psychoaffective impact of sexual development disorders caused by congenital adrenal hyperplasia in children with 46, XX karyotype, in order to determine the predictive factors for the onset of anxiety and depression among parents and the coping strategies employed by parents to adapt to their child's condition.
Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study involving parents of children treated for sexual development disorders related to congenital adrenal hyperplasia, with a 46, XX karyotype, who underwent feminizing genitoplasty during the period from January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2021.
Background: Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is the most severe and fatal disease if left untreated. In people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), VL is considered an emerging opportunistic infection. The aim of this manuscript was to report a first case in Tunisia of a concomitant presentation of visceral and oral leishmaniasis in a patient LHA.
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- The TRIO gene has been linked to intellectual deficiency, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental epileptic encephalopathies due to recessive and de novo mutations.
- Research indicates that TRIO is essential for the migration of GABAergic interneurons, specifically regulating their movement during brain development through its guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) domains.
- In studies involving Trio mutant mice, findings revealed reduced numbers of migrating interneurons, leading to increased seizures and behavioral issues, highlighting TRIO's crucial role in maintaining cortical inhibition and proper neuronal migration dynamics.
Purpose: To assess the long-term efficacy and safety of treatments for cystoid macular edema in birdshot retinochoroïditis.
Methods: Observational retrospective study of 142 HLA-A29-positive patients with cystoid macular edema; the main outcome was the optical coherence tomography intraretinal cysts resolution.
Results: During the mean follow-up of 75 months (12-178), 61.
Purpose: The concept of interposing double dorsal preputial flaps to cover the urethroplasty was introduced in 2005 to reduce the risk of urethrocutaneous fistula (UCF). Our study aims to compare the postoperative outcomes of urethroplasty for distal hypospadias between two groups: one receiving single preputial flap coverage and another receiving double flap coverage.
Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis study of boys with primary distal hypospadias who underwent surgery by the same experienced surgeon, at our department between 2010 and 2021.