Publications by authors named "Rahma Guedri"
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- A study on European FMF patients found that 20% experienced a diagnostic delay of over 10 years, with affected individuals being significantly older.
- Women were more likely to have this diagnostic delay compared to men, and specific symptoms like erysipelas-like erythema were more prevalent in delayed diagnosis cases.
- Delayed-diagnosis patients also had higher occurrences of AA amyloidosis and were more frequently treated with biotherapy, indicating more severe disease consequences.
Congenital Methemoglobinemia is a rare condition that may mimic congenital heart diseases. There are two types of congenital Methemoglobinemia. The type I is usually benign.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Short stature is a common reason for referral to pediatric endocrinology clinics. It may be a manifestation of a pathological condition requiring early treatment. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and etiologies of short stature among children referred to the pediatric endocrinology clinic of the main pediatric tertiary care center in Tunisia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hypothyroidism with impairment of renal function and raised creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) is described in adults and children with acquired hypothyroidism, but not in congenital hypothyroidism.
Case Presentation: A male infant born at term weighing 3390 g was seen aged 2 months with prolonged jaundice. Examination showed somnolence, umbilical hernia, enlarged fontanelles and lower limb edema; length 55 cm (-1.