Publications by authors named "Zakia Habboul"
Background: Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic with an epidemiological profile of a paediatric disease in Tunisia. In the context of a high fatality rate, identifying risk factors for in-hospital mortality in children treated for ZVL is of major epidemiological importance.
Design: A retrospective (case-control) study included 230 immuno-competent children diagnosed and confirmed with primary ZVL in the paediatric department of the University Hospital of Kairouan between 2004 and 2014.
Implementation of simple diagnostic tests using non-invasive collection of biological specimens is of great importance in the diagnosis of pediatric visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum. Latex agglutination kit (KAtex) is widely used in the diagnosis mainly in L. donovani endemic areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are a large group of diseases characterized by susceptibility to not only recurrent infections but also autoimmune diseases and malignancies. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the distribution, clinical features and eventual outcome of PID among Tunisian patients.
Methods: We reviewed the record of 710 patients diagnosed with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PIDs) from the registry of the Tunisian Referral Centre for PIDs over a 25-year period.
Background: Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradidulonevritis which is primitive inflammatory and demyelinisant. It represents the most frequent cause of acute peripheric paralysis of the child.
Aim: To study the epidemiologic, clinic, electromyographic, outcome and therapeutic features of this disease.