Publications by authors named "Wesam Almasri"
Researchers used the TikTok platform to investigate the quality of select TikTok educational content regarding gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). One hundred TikTok videos that fit the inclusion criteria were analyzed using DISCERN, a tool that evaluates the quality of consumer health information on the internet. There was no substantial difference in DISCERN scores between physicians and non-physician content creators.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) fellowship is a two-year fellowship that can be done by physicians who have finished their internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship. This study evaluated the accessibility and provided information on the websites of the ACHD fellowship programs to identify potential areas of improvement for future fellowship applicants. Analysis of 25 ACHD fellowship program websites was conducted based on 34 criteria under three main categories: recruitment information, education and research information, and incentive information.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCeliac disease (CeD) is a common small bowel enteropathy characterized by an altered adaptive immune system and increased mucosal antigen presenting cells. This study aims to establish if quantification of corneal Langerhans cells (LCs) using corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) could act as a surrogate marker for antigen presenting cell status and hence disease activity in children with CeD. Twenty children with stable CeD and 20 age-matched controls underwent CCM and quantification of central corneal total, mature and immature LC density.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess whether alterations in stromal keratocyte density are related to loss of corneal nerve fibres in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Methods: Twenty participants with T1DM and 20 age-matched healthy controls underwent corneal confocal microscopy. Corneal sub-basal nerve morphology and corneal keratocyte density (KD) were quantified.
Article Synopsis
- Coeliac disease (CD) and Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are autoimmune diseases connected to gut microbiome imbalances, potentially contributing to neuropathy.
- This study compared gut microbiota in children with CD, T1DM, both conditions, and healthy controls, finding that patients had lower microbial diversity than healthy individuals.
- Specific bacterial differences were identified between CD and T1DM, and certain gut bacteria were linked to nerve damage, indicating a need for further exploration of how gut health relates to neuropathy.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to utilise corneal confocal microscopy to quantify corneal nerve morphology and establish the presence of sub-clinical small fibre damage and peripheral neuropathy in children with celiac disease.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional cohort study of twenty children with celiac disease and 20 healthy controls who underwent clinical and laboratory assessments and corneal confocal microscopy. Corneal nerve fiber density (no.
Tufting enteropathy (TE) is a rare autosomal recessive congenital enteropathy that usually requires long-term parenteral nutrition (PN). In the Arabic Peninsula, four distinct EPCAM mutations have been identified to cause TE. As consanguineous marriages are socially favored, pre-marital and pre-conception testing has become a critical disease prevention strategy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Corneal confocal microscopy is a non-invasive technique used to measure corneal nerve structures to investigate nerve damage in children with type 1 diabetes compared to healthy peers.
- The study involved 20 diabetic participants averaging 14 years old and 20 healthy controls, measuring several nerve metrics such as density and length using microscopy.
- Results showed significant reductions in corneal nerve fiber density, branch density, fiber length, and inferior whorl length in diabetic children, indicating subclinical nerve loss despite no visible complications like retinopathy.