Publications by authors named "Hosny Hamza"
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- A 59-year-old man undergoing surveillance for an abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral artery disease was evaluated through a CT Angiogram of the aorta.
- The scan revealed a 6.2cm abdominal aortic aneurysm with significant thrombus, occluded arteries, and calcified stenosis in key blood vessels.
- A Tc-99m DMSA renal scan was performed to assess the extent of kidney infarction and to evaluate the functional differences between the kidneys.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and predictive value of anti-cyclic citrullinated protein (CCP) antibodies as a diagnostic marker for future development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a cohort of patients presenting with undifferentiated arthritis (UA). The study comprised 69 patients (22 males and 47 females) presenting with UA, and 66 healthy subjects as control group. For all patients the following parameters were assessed: swollen joint count (SJC), tender joint count (TJC), and duration of morning stiffness in minutes.
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