25 results match your criteria: "Al Quds University Faculty of Medicine[Affiliation]"
Case Rep Womens Health
March 2025
Al Quds University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Choriocarcinoma is a rare, aggressive gestational trophoblastic disorder with metastatic potential, often presenting with abnormal bleeding and increasing levels of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (b-hCG). Diagnosis is confirmed through histopathologic examination after curettage, and treatment typically involves stage-dependent chemotherapy. This case report concerns a 25-year-old woman with heavy postpartum bleeding, later diagnosed with choriocarcinoma.
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December 2024
Al- Ahli Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Hebron, State of Palestine.
Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting women, causing gastrointestinal issues like acute pancreatitis, esophagitis, and protein-losing enteropathy. Protein loss is uncommon, but a case study shows protein-losing enteropathy as a first sign.
Importance: Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare gastrointestinal manifestation of SLE, often seen years before diagnosis.
J Surg Case Rep
October 2024
Department of Pathology, Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Hospital, Jerusalem 00970, Palestine.
SAGE Open Med
August 2024
Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.
Objectives: Post-COVID-19 vaccine-associated vasculitis stands as one of the most serious side effects attributed to COVID-19 vaccines. This complication encompasses diverse manifestations which vary in presentation and severity. Moreover, it can impact patients across all age groups, with a notably elevated incidence in the elderly.
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August 2024
Department of Pathology, Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Hospital, Jerusalem 97103, Palestine.
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly aggressive brain tumor. Individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) have an increased risk of developing GBM. We present a case report of a 44-year-old male with NF1 who developed GBM.
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September 2023
Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine.
Different types of vasculitis have been reported after various vaccine administrations. Recently, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine was one of the most common vaccine-induced vasculitis. Herein, we describe a 56-year-old male patient with chronic hepatitis B who presented with abdominal pain for 2 days, which was associated with vomiting and bloody diarrhea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the efficacy of molnupiravir among mild or moderate COVID-19 patients. This meta-analysis was reported according to the guidelines of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Two authors independently performed a comprehensive search for relevant studies in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science.
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December 2022
Palestine Medical Complex, Ramallah, State of Palestine.
Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of unknown aetiology. It is a benign disease that might mimic a neoplastic process. It primarily affects the head and neck region, presenting as deep subcutaneous masses, and is often accompanied by triad regional lymphadenopathy, salivary gland involvement, and high serum immunoglobulin (IgE) levels.
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October 2022
Palestine Red Crescent Society Hospital, Hebron, Palestine.
Background: congenital pouch colon (CPC) is an extremely rare Congenital gastrointestinal pathology, in which the normal colon is either partially or completely replaced by a pouch-like dilatation communicating with the urogenital tract through a fistula. That's divided into 2 types: Complete CPC and Incomplete CPC. Worldwide and middle east Arabian ethnicity except for Indians, show high scarcity regarding the incidence.
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July 2022
Al-Ahli Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine.
Background: The rare form and mildest variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis is eosinophilic granuloma (EG). In the clinical presentation, EG can be monostotic, polyostotic, or can encompass many organs. The parietal bone is the most common location of the skull bones that are affected by EG.
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May 2022
An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, State of Palestine.
Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are both skin diseases believed to be following the pattern of a type IV hypersensitivity mechanism, which can be triggered by infectious agents or administration of a variety of drugs as part of the spectrum of severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs). Fever and blisters, that peel forming painful raw areas, are early symptoms of this condition, and complications such as dehydration, sepsis, pneumonia, and multiple organ failure are typically seen during the course of the disease. .
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April 2022
Makassed Islamic Charitable Society, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.
The coronavirus disease 2019, also called (COVID-19), is an infectious disease which is caused by a virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first report was in December 2019, and on March 12, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared this disease a pandemic. COVID-19 targets many major organs causing life-threatening systemic complications.
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February 2022
Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine, East Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory, Occupied.
BACKGROUND Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE) is a very rare fulminant post-infectious demyelinating disease of the CNS. We report an atypical presentation of AHLE involving unique brain areas 2 weeks following a viral upper-respiratory tract infection (URTI). Early diagnosis and proper management improve the prognosis of this disease, and AHLE can have a very poor prognosis and high mortality rate.
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January 2022
Palestine Red Crescent Society Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine.
Introduction: Foreign body ingestion is a common pediatric complain, and most can be passed spontaneously; however, magnetic object ingestion is rather rare, and they can cause severe complications when multiple magnets are ingested, as they lead to entrapment of bowel walls between them, causing ischemia, pressure necrosis, perforation, and fistula formation. . Herein, we present a case of a 16-month-old female patient presented to our department complaining of continuous vomiting for two days along with fever and irritability.
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November 2021
Istishari Arab Hospital, Ramallah, Palestine.
Background: Atypical chronic myeloid leukemia ( is a rare myeloid neoplasm with poor prognosis and no current standard of treatment. It features both myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative characteristics with little data regarding mutations playing a role in the disease.
Presentation Of Case: We present a case of a 55-year-old female complaining of fever, cough, general weakness and night sweats.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
September 2021
Hematology Department and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Cancer Care Center, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.
Background: Transverse myelitis is a rare spinal cord inflammation with absence of a compression. It varies in presentation based on the pathology location, and mainly causes a combined deficit of motor, sensory, and autonomic functions. History, physical examination, and other diagnostic tests including blood tests and an MRI are important tools to establish a diagnosis.
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August 2021
An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a condition characterized by an exaggerated immune response (a hypersensitivity response) to the fungus (most commonly ).ABPA causes airway inflammation that if left untreated can lead to bronchiectasis (an abnormal dilation of the airways) due to the immune system and fungal spores damaging sensitive lung tissues and ultimately leading to scarring.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 32-year-old female patient who was misdiagnosed with persistent asthma and treated accordingly for several months until a reexamination was done and a diagnosis of ABPA was concluded.
Background: Myasthenia gravis is an organ specific autoimmune disorder that is potentially serious but treatable. It is characterized by fatigability of the voluntary muscles and weakness caused by antibodies against the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) on the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction.Sometimes, and in very rare cases, it can be associated with other autoimmune conditions in a so called autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2, which consists mainly of autoimmune adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) with autoimmune thyroid disease and/or type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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August 2021
Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Background: Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a chronic myeloproliferative disease characterized by a massive overproduction of myeloid cells. It is associated with the Philadelphia chromosome [Ph1, t (9; 22) (q34; q11)] or BCR-ABL fusion gene. CML usually undergoes a triphasic clinical course ending in a blast crisis, an accelerated phase of blasts and promyelocyte production.
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May 2021
Makassed Islamic Charitable Society, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Introduction: Cerebellar liponeurocytoma is a rare tumor of the central nervous system occurring mainly in the posterior fossa, which shows neuronal and variable astrocytic differentiation, along with foci of lipomatous differentiation.
Case Presentation: Herein, we describe a 50-year-old female patient who presented to the hospital complaining of headache, tinnitus, and vertigo with positive cerebellar signs. MRI revealed a left cerebellar tumor.
Ann Vasc Surg
July 2021
Department of General Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center and Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Electronic address:
Unlabelled: Traumatic superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and vein (SMV) injuries are rare but often lethal. The ideal management options of traumatic SMV injury are still controversial. Management options include venous repair and ligation.
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August 2020
Palestine Red Crescent Society Hospital, Hebron, State of Palestine.
Gastroschisis is a ventral abdominal wall congenital defect with bowel herniation outside the abdominal cavity. Gastroschisis traditional management is the primary operative closure surgery (POCS), but the sutureless silo approach (SSA), a novel alternative, gains wide acceptance in the developed countries and across nations. This study describes the first-ever gastroschisis patient managed with the sutureless silo approach in Palestine.
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May 2020
Medicine Department, Ahli Hospital, Hebron, Palestine, Israel.
Background: FMF is a common disease in the Mediterranean populations and may be complicated by AA amyloidosis. The coexistence of adrenal and thyroid amyloidosis in AA amyloidosis secondary to familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an extremely rare reported condition. We presented a previously unreported triad of adrenal, thyroid, and cardiac amyloidosis secondary to FMF.
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August 2020
Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Palestine. Electronic address:
Introduction: Underdevelopment of the nose is a wide spectrum entity ranges from partial absence of the nose to congenital arrhinia (CA). CA is the congenital absence of the external nose, nasal cavities, and/or nasal nostrils±olfactory apparatus, and is an extremely rare entity as less than 50 cases reported in the literature. CA can be isolated and idiopathic in origin or be a part of genetic-linked certain syndromes.
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