Publications by authors named "Rim Ben Mbarek"
Article Synopsis
- - Bisphosphonates are increasingly recognized for treating various bone diseases beyond osteoporosis, including Paget's disease and prevention of bone complications from tumors.
- - Research supports their effectiveness in additional conditions like fibrous dysplasia and osteogenesis imperfecta, and ongoing studies explore their potential in other disorders like algoneurodystrophy and chronic inflammatory rheumatism.
- - Overall, bisphosphonates are powerful medications that inhibit bone resorption, with established uses in various osseous diseases, notably Paget's disease and malignant hypercalcemia.
Background: Oncogenic octeomalacia is an unusual and rare clinicopathologic syndrome characterized by mesenchymal tumors that apparently produce osteomalacia and biochemical abnormalities consisting of hypophosphatemia and normocalcemia.
Aim: We have investigated the mechanism by which a giant cell tumor of bone caused biopsy-proved osteomalacia in a 50-year-old woman.
Case Report: A 50-year-old woman presented with generalized bone and pelvicrural pain, associated with fatiguability and muscle weakness.
Article Synopsis
- Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease, second in frequency only to rheumatoid arthritis.
- Although often considered mild, it can cause significant joint damage and disability.
- New treatments, such as TNF alpha blockers and leflunomide, have been shown to be effective in managing this condition.
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasis (PIL), also known as Waldmann's disease, is a rare protein-losing enteropathy characterized by abnormal enlargement of the lymphatic ducts in the bowel wall. The symptoms usually start in early infancy. We report a case of osteomalacia in a 63-year-old patient with delayed-onset of PIL, for which she was on dietary treatment.
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