Screening of behavioral disorders in children with hemophilia.

Aim: To screen types of behavioral problems among children with hemophilia and their relation to the disease parameters.

Methods: Fifty boys, 6-18 years old, with moderate and sever hemophilia were subjected to: history taking, joint evaluation using the Hemophilia Joint Health Score, and behavioral assessment using the Child Behavioral Check List.

Results: Patients experienced different patterns of behavior disorder.

Hepatic steatosis in genotype 4 chronic hepatitis C patients: implication for therapy.

Background And Aim: The association of hepatitis C virus genotype 4 (HCV-4) with hepatic steatosis has not been clarified. We aimed to determine the parameters associated with steatosis among HCV-4 patients and to assess the effect of steatosis on treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin.

Methods: In a prospective study; 131 nondiabetic genotype 4 CHC patients were enrolled for analysis, treated with peginterferon-α-2b/ribavirin.

Encephalitis, acute renal failure, and acute hepatitis triggered by a viral infection in an immunocompetent young adult: a case report.

Introduction: Cytomegalovirus generally causes self-limited, mild and asymptomatic infections in immunocompetent patients. An aggressive course in immunocompetent healthy patients is unusual.

Case Presentation: We report the case of an immunocompetent 16-year-old Egyptian boy with encephalitis, acute renal failure, and acute hepatitis triggered by viral infection with a complete recovery following antiviral treatment.