Publications by authors named "Tahir Hashmi"

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  • A 45-year-old male presented with abdominal pain, loose stools with intermittent melena, and joint pains, having experienced similar issues in the past relieved by steroids.
  • Initial tests for infection and autoimmune disorders were inconclusive, while renal function tests indicated acute kidney injury, leading to further investigation.
  • A positive c-ANCA test ultimately confirmed a diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), and the patient showed improvement after starting on steroid and immunomodulator treatment.
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A case of nodular posterior scleritis in a 25-year-old male who presented with a 14-day history of unilateral decline in vision, pain, and redness in his right eye. Slit lamp examination of the right eye revealed dilated episcleral vessels present nasally as well as a choroidal mass at the nasal periphery of the fundus, associated with choroidal oedema. Systemic evaluation and imaging of the choroidal mass were performed to rule out choroidal tuberculoma and choroidal metastasis.

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Sjogren's syndrome most commonly presents with dry eyes, dry mouth, joint pain and fatigue. However, recurrent aseptic meningitis, reported as the most uncommon initial symptom, was the presenting feature in our case. We present the case of a 19-year-old female with recurrent episodes of aseptic meningitis.

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Background: Biologic drugs are expensive treatments used in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Switching among them is common practice in patients who have had an inadequate response or intolerable adverse events. The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) UK, which aims to curtail postcode prescribing, has provided guidance on the sequential prescription of these drugs.

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