Publications by authors named "I Arbaoui"

Otherwise known as mediastinal emphysema, pneumomediastinum (PNM) in connective tissue diseases is a rare clinical entity. Few cases have been described in the literature. In fact, it only exceptionally complicates the evolution of connective tissue diseases.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the renal response to three different immunosuppressive treatment protocols for patients with proliferative lupus nephritis in Tunisia over a 23-year period.
  • The findings revealed that 94.1% of patients on the High CYP regimen achieved a renal response, significantly outperforming both the Low CYP (67.5%) and MMF (61.9%) regimens.
  • The High CYP treatment was linked to better outcomes in terms of renal response, although it also had a higher incidence of severe adverse events compared to the other two protocols.
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We should keep in mind slowly growing malignancies when the lesion is located close to the synovial regions of the extremities. The diagnosis of certainty of myxofibrosarcoma is histological and is based on the demonstration of the myxoid matrix, fibroblastic cells with a curvilinear arrangement of the vessels.

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