Publications by authors named "Farouk S Farouk"
Dengue virus infects several million people each year. Although usually a self-limiting disease, some patients can develop life-threatening severe complications, characterized by plasma leakage, hemorrhaging, and shock. The signs and symptoms of severe disease usually arise late in the disease course when patients are recovering and fever has subsided, making it difficult to predict.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Association between Race and Survival among Pediatric Patients with Neuroblastoma in the US between 1973 and 2015.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
July 2020
: Conclusive information regarding the influence of race on survival among neuroblastoma patients is limited. Our objective is to investigate the association between race and cause-specific survival in pediatric patients diagnosed with neuroblastoma in the US between 1973 and 2015. : This was a retrospective cohort study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result (SEER) database.
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- Most dengue patients have mild forms like dengue fever, but some develop severe conditions like dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS), and there are currently no tests to predict these severe outcomes.
- A study measured serum chymase levels in patients with undifferentiated fever in Sri Lanka to see if they could predict DHF or DSS, considering factors like age and preexisting conditions (PECs).
- Results showed that high serum chymase levels were a strong indicator of DHF or DSS risk in both adults and kids with dengue, and while PECs didn't stop chymase levels from rising, some, like obesity and certain heart or lung diseases, did lead to increased chym