Int J Surg Case Rep
September 2024
Introduction: Ovarian tuberculosis is a rare form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis that usually present with atypical symptoms mimicking ovarian carcinoma.
Case Report: We report a case of non-vaccinated 20-years-old women who present with non-specific symptoms and for whom imaging techniques weren't conclusive for ovarian tuberculosis. The ultrasound shows hydronephrosis secondary to the compressive pelvic mass.
Objective: To compare three body mass index (BMI) classifications that are used to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Saudi children aged 6-13 years: the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) age and gender cutoffs, the World Health Organization (WHO) growth references for school-aged children, and the Saudi (KSA) national growth references.
Methods: The sample comprised 2,169 children (52.5% girls) derived from two cross-sectional studies conducted in Riyadh and Jeddah during the 2017 and 2019 school years, respectively.
We investigated breakfast eating habits and lifestyle behaviors among Saudi school children attending public versus private schools. A random sample of 1149 children (girls: 54.4%) from public and private schools was selected from elementary schools using the multistage stratified cluster method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBreakfast is a vital meal that provides children with important nutrients and energy. This study examined the anthropometric, familial- and lifestyle-related characteristics of school children skipping breakfast. A total of 1149 children (boys: 45.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are a heterogeneous group of genetic alterations mainly identified in lung adenocarcinoma (AC). They occur in exon 18 to 20 of the EGFR gene. Common EGFR mutations are deletions in exon 19 and substitutions in exon 21, while mutations in exon 18 and exon 20 are rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangement is a predictive factor of response to ALK inhibitors in non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The prevalence of ALK rearrangements is well known in Whites and Asians. However, data identifying the frequency of this rearrangement in Moroccan and North African population are lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this study was to assess dietary intakes and complementary feeding practices of children aged 6-24 months who are from Bangladeshi ancestry and living in Tower Hamlets, London, and determine the feasibility of a larger, population-representative study.
Methods: Questionnaires for demographic variables and feeding practices, and 24-h dietary recalls were administered to 25 mothers to determine whether it would be feasible to conduct a similar study on a representative sample size of the same population. Data from both tools were used to determine adequacy of complementary feeding practices through the WHO indicators and an infant and child feeding index score as well as overall macronutrient and micronutrient intake.
We report a skin localization of systemic sarcoidosis, which presented with lesions that resemble porokeratosis of Mibelli. Skin biopsy showed non-caseating sarcoidal granuloma. Whereas cutaneous sarcoidosis is present in up to one-third of cases and may present with a wide variety of lesions, our presentation is uncommon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDRAB) became a worldwide nosocomial threat. The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology and to evaluate the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground. In lung adenocarcinoma, the frequency of KRAS mutations is ethnicity dependent with a higher proportion in African Americans and white Caucasians than in Asians. The prevalence of these mutations among North Africans patients is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in non-small-cell lung cancer predict response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The frequency of EGFR mutations is ethnicity-dependent, with a higher proportion in Asian populations than in whites. The prevalence of these mutations among North African patients is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKlebsiella pneumoniae LO10 was responsible for an outbreak that occurred in the neonatal unit at Security Forces Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Over a period of eight months nine cases of bacteremia resulted in two deaths. Resistance to third generation cephalosporins was transferred from strain LO10 to E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCushing paraneoplasic syndrome is a rare cause of hypercorticism. We report a case of 35 year-old man presenting with Cushing's syndrome characterized by severe signs of hypercorticism and hypokalemia. Endocrine investigations were suggestive of an hypercortisolism linked to an ectopic adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) secretion, both at baseline (mean ACTH levels=275 pg/ml, urinary free cortisol excretion=3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGaucher's disease, rare, hereditary and potentially mortal affection is characterized by the reduced concentration of the glucocerebroside lipid within the macrophage lysosomes. We report the case of a young 2 years old patient treated by transfusion since he was 9 months because of chronic anemia. According the clinical examination, the general state of the patients was bad ith important delayed stanturoponderal growth, a cutaneomucous paller and enormous splenomegaly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac
September 2004
Background: The oral cavity is the site of various oral mucosal lesions. The physical examination must be completed by a pathology examination in order to establish a final diagnosis. The objective of our study was to investigate the discordance between clinical and pathological findings concerning lesions oral mucosa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac
April 2003
Background: Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma is rarely located in bony tissue, observed in only 5% of primary bone tumors and 4-6% of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The mandibular localization is exceptional (0.6%).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of myeloid sarcoma of the brain mimicking a meningioma on CT scan. The lesion was first morphologically misdiagnosed as a lymphoma, but correctly identified by using immunochemistry with anti-myeloperoxidase, anti-CD68, anti-CD15 antibodies. An acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed 5 months later.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiopsies from 319 haematopoietic neoplasms were immunostained for intracellular leucocyte-specific protein 1 (LSP1) to assess its distribution and to compare its diagnostic value with that of CD45 (leucocyte common antigen: LCA). Most small B-cell neoplasms expressed LSP1, but one third of diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) were LSP1 negative. Among the cases with DLBCL (76 samples) tested for both LSP1 and CD45, one fifth expressed only CD45, but five samples were LSP1-positive and negative for CD45.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors report a case of malignant melanoma of the cervix uteri diagnosed in a young 35-year-old patient. Isolated genital bleeding was the beginning symptom. The physical exam showed a cervical dark tumor, with extension into the vagina (superior third), the parametrium was free.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFibrous dysplasia is a benign bone tumor. The cranio-facial localization concern 20% of fibrous dysplasia. A congenital etiology is evoked by all the authors.
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