Congenital duodenal web causing partial obstruction with recurrent vomiting and abdominal distention in a toddler boy: a case report.

Background: The duodenal web is a thin, elongated, web-like structure that is one of the factors contributing to duodenal obstruction. Only 100 cases have been reported in the literature. We present a 2.

A challenging high-risk surgery for necrotizing pneumonia in a right bilobed lung.

Background: Necrotizing pneumonia is rare in children and is one of the most serious complications of a lung infection caused by antibiotic failure. We present a 12-year-old leukopenic child with a long-lasting lung infection, presenting as having a lung hydatid cyst, but diagnosing with necrotizing pneumonia in the right bilobed lung. Failure to medical treatment and ongoing leukopenia justified surgical intervention with positive results.

Correlation of Psoriasis Disability Index and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index: A Study from Afghanistan.

Background: Psoriasis is a common skin disease that affects physical, psychological, and social well-being of patients. Several studies have assessed health-related quality of life of patients with psoriasis in different populations with large variations.

Objective: To investigate, for the first time, the impact of psoriasis on quality of life of Afghan patients with psoriasis.

Metabolic Syndrome and Psoriasis: A Case-Control Study in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is not limited to the skin. Recently, numerous studies have shown a positive association between metabolic syndrome and psoriasis.

Objective: The current study aimed to examine the association of metabolic syndrome with psoriasis in an Afghan population.

Association of metabolic syndrome with pediatric psoriasis: a case-control study in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Background: Limited studies have assessed the risk of metabolic syndrome in pediatric psoriasis. This study was aimed to investigate the association of obesity and metabolic syndrome with pediatric psoriasis in Afghanistan.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted from March to December 2018 at the dermatology department of Maiwand Teaching Hospital in Kabul city.