Publications by authors named "Imad Elhag"
A 35-year-old black Saudi man, with a known case of bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis since childhood, presented with joint pain and swelling, orthopnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea and lower extremity oedema. On examination, we found jugular venous distension, bilateral basal crepitation, wheezing and diffuse synovitis. Investigations were notable for peripheral blood eosinophilia, pericardial effusion and elongated structure in the left ventricular outflow tract on echocardiography, mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy and right upper lobe infiltrate on high-resolution CT scan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Characterized by its aggressive nature and plasmacytic differentiation, PBL remains a therapeutic and diagnostic challenge; it generally has a poor prognosis with very few long-term survivors and most patients dying within 2 years from initial presentation. PBL has been reported in several other countries; however, there have been no reported cases from Saudi Arabia.
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- This study aims to fill the knowledge gap regarding breast diseases in the Northern region of Saudi Arabia by analyzing records from 708 patients over eight years, categorizing findings into benign, inflammatory, malignant, congenital, and functional cases.
- The results show that benign breast diseases are the most common (48.9%), followed by inflammatory diseases (42.5%), and breast cancer (8.6%), with fibroadenoma being the most prevalent benign condition and ductal carcinoma being the most common cancer.
- The study concludes that, while most breast diseases are benign, some have a potential cancer risk, and emphasizes the need for educational programs to raise awareness about breast health, especially given that advanced cancer cases