Vitamin D status of schoolchildren in Northern Algeria, seasonal variations and determinants of vitamin D deficiency.

Unlabelled: There are no published data on the vitamin D status of children living in North Africa. In 435 healthy Algerian children 5-15 years old, we found that vitamin D insufficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) <50 nmol/L) was frequent, especially in winter. Low vitamin D status was associated with increased parathyroid hormone (PTH) and leg deformation

Introduction: As there are no published data on the vitamin D status of children living in North Africa, we evaluated the 25OHD concentration of healthy Algerian children at the end of summer and at the end of winter.

A review of the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of COX-2 inhibitors for Africa and the Middle East region.

Despite an increasingly sophisticated understanding of pain mechanisms, acute and chronic pain remain undertreated throughout the world. This situation reflects the large gap that exists between evidence and practice in pain management and is typified by inappropriate use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The scientific evidence around these drugs continues to expand at a high rate, yet physicians are often unaware of best practice.

[Acute generalized exanthematic pustulosis induced by hydroxychloroquine: case report].

We report a 45-year-old woman who presented an acute generalized exanthematic pustulosis induced by hydroxychloroquine. Acute generalized exanthematic pustulosis is a severe eruption that is usually drug related. This side effect should be known as new therapeutic challenge would induce more severe clinical features.