Neutrophil Respiratory Burst: an immunological indicator of post stroke infection.

Stroke is long known to be followed by a series of immunosuppressive events, and infections might be a cause of death after an acute insult of stroke. The aim of our work was to assess the percentage of neutrophils showing spontaneous oxidative burst in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The study included 30 patients with acute cerebral infarction subjected to the following: magnetic resonance imaging of the brain immediately on admission, and blood sampling on day one of admission (baseline) and after 3 days of admission.

Prevalence of work-related asthma among Egyptian farmers in Great Cairo.

Work related asthma (WRA) refers to asthma induced by exposure to sensitizing agents and/or irritants in the workplace leaving health and economic consequences. Early diagnosis can improve the prognosis of WRA permitting sometimes full recovery. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of WRA among Egyptian adult agriculture workers.

The interplay between tumor necrosis factor alpha, disease activity, and depressive symptoms among Egyptian female patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

One of the most remarkable presentations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is depression. Our aim was to elucidate the potential relationship between disease activity, depressive symptoms, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in patients with SLE. Sixty female patients with SLE and thirty comparable healthy controls were recruited.

Study of selective immunoglobulin A deficiency among Egyptian patients with food allergy.

Introduction: IgA deficiency is one of the commonest primary antibody deficiencies. Although many affected individuals could be asymptomatic, selected patients suffer from recurrent mucosal infections, allergies, and autoimmune diseases.

Aim Of The Study: To investigate the prevalence of IgA deficiency among Egyptian patients with food allergy.

Suspected Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Cases in Adult Bronchial Asthma Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Clinic.

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a hypersensitivity reaction to Aspergillus species (generally Aspergillus fumigatus) that occurs almost exclusively in patients with asthma or, less commonly, cystic fibrosis. Immune responses to Aspergillus antigens cause airway obstruction and, if untreated, bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis. Our objective was to define the clinical characteristics, laboratory and radiological findings of suspected ABPA cases among a cohort of Egyptian patients with bronchial asthma.

Skin Prick Test Reactivity to Aeroallergens among Egyptian Patients with Isolated Allergic Conjunctival Disease.

Allergic conjunctival disease (ACD) is a type of ocular allergy, which includes seasonal allergic conjunctivitis (SAC), perennial allergic conjunctivitis (PAC), and vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). Little is known about the pattern of sensitization or prevalent aeroallergens among patients with isolated ACD in Egypt We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of skin prick test positivity to common aeroallergens among Egyptian patients with isolated allergic conjunctival disease. The study included 75 patients with isolated ACD recruited from a tertiary Egyptian outpatient clinic.

Assessment of hepatic fibrosis and necroinflammation among inactive HBsAg carriers in Egypt.

Unlabelled: INTRODUCTION. The inactive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carrier state is usually characterized by minimal or absent liver pathology. However, in developing countries, owing to the very early age of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), this state is reached after a very prolonged immune tolerant and immune reactive phase, during which considerable liver damage may have occurred.