Publications by authors named "M Z Habbal"
Brucellosis often presents with common and nonspecific symptoms such as fever, malaise, and arthralgia but can also involve primary organs. Intra-abdominal involvement is rare. We report a case of hepatobiliary brucellosis presenting as a refractory hepatobiliary infection in a healthy young adult with no underlying rheumatologic disease or history of exposure to risk factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedical and recreational cannabis are becoming more accessible and socially accepted across the United States. Emerging adults (EAs; 18 to 29) are the largest group of cannabis users. Studies have found that veterans are more likely to report cannabis use compared to nonveterans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Respiratory RNA viruses including influenza virus have been a cause of health and economic hardships. These viruses depend on its host for replication and infection. Influenza virus infection is lethal to the chick embryo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common among patients with common variable immunodeficiency disorder (CVID) yet remain poorly understood.
Aims: The aim of this study was to characterize the demographic, clinical, endoscopic and histologic features of patients with CVID and GI symptoms.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of all patients with CVID at a large Canadian tertiary care centre between January 2000 and May 2018.
Objective: Lymphocytic esophagitis (LyE) is a novel, yet poorly described, clinicopathologic entity. The aim of this systematic review was to characterize the demographic, clinical, endoscopic, and histologic features of LyE in observational studies of adult and pediatric patients.
Design: We searched the Embase, MEDLINE, and SCOPUS databases for relevant studies in 2018.