Publications by authors named "Kerkeni N"
Background: Alexandrite laser is more adapted for lighter hair but not for darker skin, while the Nd:YAG laser is more suitable for darker skin but not for lighter hair.
Objective: To evaluate both laser used as single treatment and in simultaneous emission for axillary hair removal.
Method: Ten patients (18-40 years old) were selected for this study.
Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is frequently present among workers. This syndrome's professional and economic impact makes it a priority in occupational health. We aimed to describe the professional future of workers suffering from occupational CTS after surgery and the factors that could influence their retention at the job.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Warburg Micro syndrome (WARBM) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disease characterized by ocular, neurologic, and endocrine anomalies. WARBM is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous syndrome caused by mutations in , , , and . Here we present the clinical and genetic characterization of a consanguineous Tunisian family with a WARBM phenotype presenting two pathogenic variations, one of which is on .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bowen's disease (BD) is a form of in situ SCC, characterized by chronic and progressive course, with low potential for invasive malignancy.
Aim: To assess epidemiology and clinical features of BD in a Tunisian cohort.
Methods: A retrospective study of 9 cases of BD managed in a Tunisian dermatology department.
Background: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is imperative in many forms of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in COPD patients. Previous studies have shown the difficulty to identify parameters predicting the outcome of COPD patients treated by invasive MV. Our hypothesis was that a non specialized score as the activities daily living (ADL) score may help to predict the outcome of these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) is a debilitating photodermatosis with characteristic clinical, histological and photobiological features (reduced minimal erythema dose: MED). Its management involves various therapeutic approaches, among them there is phototherapy. Efficacy of psoralen ultraviolet therapy (PUVA therapy) was previously demonstrated but there are no current data on the use of narrowband ultra violet B (UVB) therapy (NB-UVB) in CAD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To remind special attention to atypical symptoms of Hansen's disease, we report a case of an atypical case due to a delayed diagnosis.
Background: Clinical features of leprosy are well known, cutaneous lesions and involvement of the peripheral nerves being the cardinal clinical signs. Among these presentations, systemic involvement, including mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract and eyes, is rarely reported even if it is still commonly seen in endemic areas, in particular lepromatous leprosy.
Background: Autoimmune bullous dermatoses (ABD) are a rare but significant group of cutaneous disorders posing great diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to the treating dermatologist. Few surveys have been carried out to describe the whole spectrum of ABD in a region.
Objective: To determine the clinicoepidemiological features of various ABD.
Background: Recent studies have suggested that clinicians may under diagnose bipolarity in a substantial proportion of depressive patients, and proposed that affective temperaments particularly cyclothymic temperament (CT), may predict bipolarity in these patients. The objectives of this study were to assess CT in patients with recurrent depressive disorder (RDD) and to explore its associations with clinical predictors of bipolarity.
Methods: 98 patients (43 men and 55 women, mean age=46.
Article Synopsis
- Labial mucosa is an unusual location for basal cell carcinoma, which typically originates from hair follicle-associated structures; this case highlights a rare example on the upper lip's vermilion.
- A 49-year-old woman had a 1-cm, non-painful, red nodule on her upper lip for 9 months, diagnosed as infiltrative basal cell carcinoma through a histological exam showing growth into the surrounding tissues.
- The findings stress the importance of prompt treatment for basal cell carcinoma on the lip, as it can quickly invade deeper structures beyond its initial site.
Background: Endogenous ochronosis (EO) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder due to accumulation of oxidized and polymerized forms of homogentisic acid (HGA) in connective tissues, giving them a deep dark blue pigmentation.
Aim: Through a new Tunisian case of EO and a review of the literature, we aimed to define the epidemioclinical features of EO, its diagnostic criteria, and evolution.
Methods: Three hundred and forty patients were enrolled through 54 articles and four abstracts.
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is an uncommon extensive cutaneous ulceration belonging to the neutrophilic disease spectrum. It is associated to a systemic disease in almost 50% of cases. The diagnosis primarily relies on clinico-pathological features and the treatment is empirical.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBehçet's disease: A profile of mucocutaneous features.
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat
January 2011
Background: Behçet's disease (BD) is a systemic inflammatory disease involving many systemic lesions characterized by vasculitis as a common basic pathologic process. Mucocutaneous (MC) features are considered as the diagnostic hallmarks.
Aim: To retrospectively determine the epidemiological and clinical aspects of BD mucocutaneous symptoms in Tunisia compared to those found in the literature.
Unlabelled: Cutaneous tuberculosis accounts for 2% of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is one of the multiple clinical presentations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We report a case of cutaneous tuberculosis with unusual clinical and histological presentations.
Case Report: We report the case of a 29-year-old woman with plurifocal tuberculous lupus.