Publications by authors named "Janet Laabidi"
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- - Alport syndrome is a genetic disorder impacting the kidneys, ears, and eyes, caused by mutations in specific COL4A genes, with varying inheritance patterns including X-linked and autosomal recessive.
- - A study involving 45 patients from Tunisian families revealed 9 likely pathogenic variants, including 6 new ones, mostly in COL4A3 and COL4A5, and confirmed that many siblings tested positive for the condition.
- - The findings indicate that autosomal recessive inheritance may be more prevalent in Tunisia than previously thought, marking the first comprehensive screening of Alport syndrome mutations in the region.
Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown etiology which is characterized by the formation of non-caseating granulomas in involved tissues. Cardiac involvement is one of the least common manifestations and it can occur at any point of time during the course of sarcoidosis. Here we present the case of 2 patients with known sarcoidosis who develop cardiac abnormalities in the absence of known primary cardiac cause.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPyoderma gangrenosum (PG) and Sweet's Syndrome (SS) are inflammatory skin diseases caused by the accumulation of neutrophils in the skin and, rarely, in internal organs. These neutrophilic dermatosis (NDs) are distinguished by the existence of forms of transition or overlap. They are frequently associated to systemic diseases especially hematologic and gastrointestinal ones.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction. Malaria had been eliminated in Tunisia since 1979, but there are currently 40 to 50 imported cases annually. Soldiers are no exception as the incidence of imported malaria is increasing in Tunisian military personnel after returning from malaria-endemic area, often in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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