Diagnostic, Prognostic, Predictive, and Monitoring Role of Neutrophil CD11b and Monocyte CD14 in Neonatal Sepsis.

Background: Sepsis is a critical medical condition that requires additional diagnostic considerations. Recently, focus has shifted to the diagnosis of sepsis using new markers to overcome the limitations of traditional laboratory diagnostic modalities. Neutrophil CD11b (nCD11b) and monocyteCD14 (mCD14) cell surface antigens have been shown to be useful in such diagnostic consideration.

Atypical Presentation of Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Complicated by Cryptococcal Meningitis.

Background: is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that leads to life-threatening infections. Cryptococcal infections are mainly reported in HIV patients and less commonly encountered in non-HIV immunocompromised host. () is the most common species causing diseases in humans which can be presented as pulmonary, meningitis, cutaneous, and/or disseminated cryptococcosis.

Characteristics and outcome of primary Budd-Chiari syndrome due to Behçet's syndrome.

Background And Aim: Behçet's syndrome (BS) is a known cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). We aimed at identifying the prevalence of BS in patients with BCS, analyzing different clinical presentations, treatment modalities and outcome of these patients.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study, in which all medical records of patients who were presented to Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams University with a confirmed diagnosis of primary BCS from May 2005 to December 2016 were collected and analyzed.