Publications by authors named "Ahmad Berjawi"

Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is considered the most effective technique for treating nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Recurrence rate after MMS for treating NMSC ranges from 1.

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A healthy 14-year-old boy presented with a 2-month history of two slowly expanding asymptomatic lesions on his right trunk. No etymology of any new medications, recent travel, or tick bites was reported. Physical examination demonstrated two 4.

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Beta-thalassaemia, an autosomal recessive haemoglobinopathy, ranks among the most frequent monogenetic diseases globally. The severe form of the disease, beta-thalassaemia major, is accompanied by progressive involvement of multiple organ systems as a result of the disease pathophysiology as well as iron overload from blood transfusions on a regular basis. Some of the manifestations might also be caused by medications used to manage iron overload.

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Headaches have been extensively reported in Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)/Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL)-positive patients. The aim of this study was to highlight the prevalence of headaches among APS/aPL-positive patients and discuss its association with laboratory, clinical and imaging findings. We searched the literature through Google Scholar and PubMed for publications on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, laboratory, imaging and clinical findings, and management of headaches in APS/aPL-positive patients.

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