Publications by authors named "Wafae Rachidi"
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- A study was conducted to examine the prevalence of comorbidities among Arab patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to compare these rates with a control group without RA.
- The research included 439 patients with RA and 1756 matched controls, revealing that a higher percentage of RA patients (42.8%) had at least one comorbidity compared to 36.2% in the control group.
- Significant associations were found between RA and specific conditions like ischaemic heart disease, fibromyalgia, and cataracts, indicating RA patients have a much higher risk for these comorbidities.
A documented case of beginning aseptic necrosis of the femoral head associated with pregnancy together with a review of the literature about this rare complication of pregnancy is presented. The known risk factors of osteonecrosis are; steroid use, alcoholism, organ transplantation, especially after kidney transplant or bone marrow transplantation bone, systemic lupus erythematosus, dyslipidemia especially hypertriglyceridemia, dysbaric decompression sickness, drepanocytosis and Gaucher's disease. Among the less established factors, we mention procoagulations abnormalities, HIV infection, chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Glucocorticoids have been used since 1948 for their anti-inflammatory and structural effects in various inflammatory diseases. The optimal use of glucocorticoids remains controversial. Patients may have a number of concerns about the effects of glucocorticoids.
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