Publications by authors named "Yolla Youssef"
Background: Influenza represents a significant global health burden for individuals and society. This study assessed the burden of medically attended influenza at a tertiary medical center in Lebanon to describe the demographics, risk factors, and outcomes prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This was a retrospective review of patients who tested positive for the influenza virus during three seasons between July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2019, at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
Article Synopsis
- Brucellosis is a common zoonotic infection in the Middle East, presenting symptoms from mild fever to serious organ-related issues.
- An eleven-year-old girl initially diagnosed with "idiopathic bone marrow aplasia" was found to have high brucella titers during her pre-transplant evaluation.
- She was treated with doxycycline, rifampin, and gentamicin, and made a full recovery after eight months of treatment.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus that generally causes a mild illness in children and adults or severe symptoms with complications in infants and the elderly, particularly in the presence of underlying comorbidities. While epidemiological data about this virus are available globally, data from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are still scarce. For this reason, we conducted a systematic review to determine the burden of RSV disease in the MENA region by searching the available literature up until September 2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCongenital syphilis remains a significant public health problem nowadays. We describe the presentation of an infant with a delayed diagnosis of congenital syphilis, with a negative initial non-treponemal test. Our aim is to shed light on the incidence of missed prevention, the importance of awareness, maternal screening, and early diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a rare X-linked primary immunodeficiency disorder (PID) characterized by microthrombocytopenia, bloody diarrhea, eczema, recurrent infections, and a high incidence of autoimmunity and malignancy.
Objective: To investigate the mechanism of thrombocytopenia and infections in four boys of consanguineous parents from Lebanon.
Methods: Patient gDNA was studied using Next Generation Sequencing and Sanger Sequencing.
Background: We would like to raise awareness about the toxicities related to the added excipients present in the oral solution of Liponavir/ritonavir in particular alcohol and propylene glycol.
Case Presentation: In this case report, we describe an 18 month-old child with a newly diagnosed HIV infection on antiretroviral therapy (ART). She developed shortly after starting the ART unsteady gait and imbalance.