Determinants of Workplace Productivity Decline in the Tunisian Onshore Oil and Gas Industry.

Background: This study explored the impact of occupational stress, personal factors, and physical conditions on work productivity decline (WPD) among workers in the Tunisian onshore oil and gas industry.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 246 onshore oil installation workers of a Tunisian private oil company. 94 employees (48%) participated in this study.

Role of chemical exposure in the incidence of vitiligo: a case-control study in Tunisia.

Vitiligo is a multifactorial dermatosis with many etiological hypotheses that have been suggested for its occurrence. To our knowledge, few epidemiological studies are available on vitiligo induction factors and particularly on the role of exposure to chemicals in the onset of the disease has been found. Therefore, there is need to investigate the relationship between vitiligo and chemical exposures in order to understand this mysterious disease.

Work productivity loss due to musculoskeletal symptoms in the shoe and leather industry.

This study aimed to explore the work productivity loss (WPL) due to musculoskeletal symptoms (MS) and its explanatory psychosocial, ergonomic and personal factors in Tunisian shoe and leather industry workers. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 337 workers. We evaluated WPL using the work productivity and activity impairment questionnaire.

Spinal Paget's disease with bilevel cord compression and ischemic non-compressive myelopathy treated with zoledronic acid.

Cord compression and ischemic non-compressive myelopathy are a complication of spinal Paget's disease (SPD). SPD usually touches a single spine level. We report an unusual case with bilevel spinal cord compression and dysfunction which was medically treated due to resolution of the vascular steal syndrome.

Giant retrocrural plasmacytoma as a relapse of multiple myeloma.

The aim of our clinical image is to report an unusual retrocrural plasmacytoma relapsing a multiple myeloma.

Allergic contact dermatitis to isothiazolinones in a rubber factory: A case report.

Isothiazolinones, used as preservative, are known to be skin sensitizers. Although cosmetics represent their main source, occupational exposure may be a significant origin of eczema. While allergic eczema related to these derivates have been reported in a number of professional sectors, their presence in the same workplace was not common.

Risk factors of early mortality after neonatal surgery in Tunisia.

Background: Research concerning factors of death after neonatal surgery is scarce. Insight into mortality might improve perioperative care. This study aimed to identify predictive factors of mortality after neonatal surgery in a low income country (LIC).