Publications by authors named "Korbaa W"
This study aims to assess the prevalence of dyslipidaemia in Tunisian patients with active RA and to investigate the clinical and biological associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 92 unselected patients with active RA (77 females and 15 males, aged 49.1 ± 12.
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- The study assesses the safety of antirheumatic drugs for women of childbearing age during pregnancy and breastfeeding through a literature review.
- Cytotoxic drugs can impair fertility, while NSAIDs are safe to use until week 32 of pregnancy; acetaminophen and low to moderate corticosteroids are also considered safe.
- Disease-modifying agents like antimalarials, sulfasalazine, azathioprine, and ciclosporin are compatible with pregnancy, and specific medications are deemed safe for lactating mothers, highlighting the importance of careful planning and monitoring during pregnancy.
Background: Adult-onset Still's disease (ASD) is an uncommon clinical entity. It is a diagnosis of exclusion, characterized by a clinical triad of intermittent fever spikes, evanescent rash, and either arthralgia or arthritis. Destructive arthritis more commonly affects the hips, wrists, tarsal joints and cervical spine.
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- The study aimed to understand how pregnancy and postpartum periods affect rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the role of HLA class II differences between mothers and their babies.
- Among 13 women with RA, 62.5% experienced improved disease symptoms during pregnancy, but 92% had disease relapses after giving birth, often within about 80 days.
- Results showed a potential connection between having male newborns and worse RA outcomes, and a significant number of cases had high HLA class II disparity, which may influence RA activity.
Objective: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is the second most common chronic inflammatory joint disease after rheumatoid arthritis and causes substantial functional impairment, two features that generate a heavy socioeconomic burden. Here, our objective was to assess the socioeconomic impact of AS and to identify factors associated with higher costs.
Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of 50 patients with AS seen at the Monastir Public Health Service Hospital over the 6-month period from March to September 2006.
Autosomal dominant hypophosphatemic rickets (ADHR) is a rare disease, characterized by isolated renal phosphate wasting, hypophosphatemia, and inappropriately normal 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (calcitriol) levels. This syndrome involves rickets with bone deformities in childhood and osteomalacia, osteoporosis, articular and para-articular pain, and fatigue in adulthood. It is caused by mutations in a consensus sequence for proteolytic cleavage of the FGF23 protein.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ultrasound is an emerging tool in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). THE AIM of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic role of ultrasound n the CTS.
Methods: Twenty five patients with signs and positive electromyographic of CTS were evaluated with ultrasound.
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- The study investigates the prevalence of subclinical amyloidosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients using abdominal fat aspiration biopsy (AFAB) and minor salivary gland biopsy (MSGB), finding a high prevalence rate of 21.5% with AFAB.
- Factors linked to subclinical amyloidosis include a longer time to diagnosis, extraarticular manifestations, higher levels of proteinuria, and the absence of methotrexate therapy, but not demographics or other health metrics.
- The authors recommend using AFAB as a screening tool for patients at risk, emphasizing the importance of monitoring subclinical amyloidosis to catch more serious symptoms early.
Tarlov cysts and nerve roots anomalies usually involve lumbosacral roots and are often asymptomatic. MRI has enabled recognition of many conditions that used to be missed by CT or myelography investigations performed for back and leg pain. However, even without additional compressive impingement (disc hernia, spondylolisthesis or lumbar canal stenosis) these anomalies can be responsible for sciatica, motor deficit and bladder sphincter dysfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Tuberculous dactylitis (TD) is a rare disorder. It is the source of a diagnostic hardship as it is difficult to distinguish from other lesions. We report an unusual case with multiple affected sites both in hands and the right big toe.
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