Publications by authors named "F Al Balushi"
Article Synopsis
- This study examined the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in patients with lupus and identified factors linked to increased mortality.
- Out of 1160 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, 91 displayed GI manifestations, with prevalence rates of 8.53% in kids and 7.75% in adults, showing no significant difference between the groups.
- Key findings highlighted that conditions like ischemic colitis were correlated with longer disease duration and specific autoantibodies, and patients with GI involvement had a higher mortality rate due to complications like sepsis and organ damage.
Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa Associated Laryngeal Stenosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Iran J Otorhinolaryngol
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (JEB) is a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects the skin and can involve the mucosal areas, although laryngeal involvement is uncommon.
- A 7-month-old boy with JEB experienced respiratory distress and stridor, which led to the discovery of multiple levels of laryngeal stenosis.
- Further longitudinal studies are needed to assess the long-term outcomes of JEB in patients with laryngeal issues to prevent unnecessary surgeries.
Pediatric Type of Early Pilomatricoma of the Auricle: A Case Report.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
August 2024
Unlabelled: Pilomatricoma is a benign adnexal neoplasm that has been associated with malignancy transformation. Yet, it is not considered as pre-malignant lesion. It is divided into pediatrics type and adult type on the age of occurrence and based on stage of presentation it can described as early and late.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLaryngeal Melanosis is a rare entity with unclear significance: whether it is a premalignant lesion for squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx or a sign of mucosal melanoma. In the few reported cases in the literature, it is descried as localised/diffused brownish discoloration of the mucosal surface of the involved subsite of the larynx. We hereby report a raised localised laryngeal melanosis of the vocal cord with an initial histopathology report of dysplasia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComprehensive air and surface soil monitoring was conducted for new and legacy organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) to fill the knowledge and data gap on the sources and fate of pesticidal persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Sultanate of Oman. DDTs in agricultural soil samples ranged from 0.013 to 95.
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