Insight into the Epidemiology of the Adult-onset Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in Egypt: A Descriptive Study of 8690 Patients.

Background/objective: Although systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) seem to be ubiquitous, Africa and the Middle East seem to be a remarkable exception with scarcity of data compared with the developed countries. Furthermore, most of the studies addressed a particular disease. This work aimed to shed light on the relative frequency and epidemiology of the different adult-onset SARDs in Egypt.

Physicians' knowledge and practice concerning diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis: The situation in Egypt.

Introduction: Early recognition of an anaphylaxis event is crucial for instituting lifesaving management. We sought to explore knowledge and practice towards anaphylaxis in a sample of physicians from ten Egyptian governorates.

Methods: An eighteen question-based questionnaire was developed by expert allergists to evaluate the knowledge and practice towards anaphylaxis, based on the World Allergy Organization guidelines for the assessment and management of anaphylaxis.