Retinal vasoproliferative tumor in intermediate uveitis: A case report.

Introduction: Retinal vasoproliférative tumors (VPTs) have been reported as uncommon complications of intermediate Uveitis.

Case Description: A patient consulted for a gradually decreased vision in the right eye (RE). The examination of the RE found a corrected visual acuity at 20/100 with normal eye pressure measured.

Plethysmographic data and profile of North-African patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure.

Objectives: In obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, the frequencies of the different ventilatory defects are unknown and the studies examining their plethysmographic profiles and/or pulmonary function test data have contradictory results. The main aim of this prospective study was to establish the plethysmographic profile of severe OSA patients treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

Methods: 100 (33 females) clinically consecutive stable patients with severe OSA treated with CPAP were included.

Long term inhibition of hip joint damage under tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors in spondyloarthritis.

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of long-term treatment with TNF blockers on the radiographic progression of hip disease in spondyloarthritis (SpA). This retrospective multicentric cohort study included 2 groups of patients with SpA and hip involvement. Patients of group 1 were treated with anti-TNF alpha for at least 2 years, whereas those of group 2 were anti-TNF-naïve patients.

Polydopamine-modified interface improves the immobilization of natural bioactive-dye onto textile and enhances antifungal activity.

Dermatomycosis, such as candidiasis and mycosis among others, has emerged recently as the most frequent fungal infection worldwide. This disease is due to the skin's exposure to microorganisms that are able to pass through skin barrier defects. Therefore, textiles in direct contact with skin can serve as a source of contamination and fungus spread.

Oral Lichen Planus and Polycythemia: Possible Association.

Oral lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disease of established immune-mediated pathogenesis that affects the oral mucosa. Polycythemia is a nonaggressive myeloproliferative disorder, characterized by an increase in red blood cell mass, often with uncontrolled production of granulocytes and platelets. Their association was rarely mentioned in the scientific literature.

Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia in Tunisia. Report upon a Series of 69 Patients.

Aim: The aim of the study is to report on epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH) in Tunisia.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with NKH in Laboratory of Biochemistry at Rabta hospital (Tunis, Tunisia) between 1999 and 2018 were included. Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) free amino acids were assessed by ion exchange chromatography.

The impacts of waterpipe (hookah, narghile) -use on quality of life: a special report.

Introduction While waterpipe-use induced deficiency and incapacity have already been extensively explored, its impacts on quality of life (QoL) was rarely raised. The main aim of this Special Report was to briefly highlight the key results of the studies raising the effects of waterpipe-use on smokers' QoL. Areas covered SCOPUS was consulted on July 3, 2020, using the combination of the following two medical subject headings (MeSH) words: 'Tobacco, Waterpipe' AND 'Quality of Life'.

Bilateral parotid gland metastasis from a breast invasive ductal carcinoma.

Metastases to the parotid gland are very rare. We report the second case of bilateral metastases to the parotid gland from a breast invasive ductal carcinoma. A 50-year-old female was treated for an early left breast cancer in 2007.

Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis mimicking pancreatic cancer in an immunocompetent host: An elusive diagnosis.

Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis is a very rare condition, even in areas of the world where the disease is highly prevalent. We report the case of isolated pancreatic tuberculosis in 54-year-old immunocompetent women, presenting as a solid mass of the pancreatic head with multiple lymphadenopathy mimicking a pancreatic carcinoma. The diagnosis was made with endoscopic ultra sound with fine needle aspiration and the treatment with anti-tuberculosis agents allowed the disappearance of the pancreatic mass and the regional lymphadenopathy.

Homozygous mutation in murine retrovirus integration site 1 gene associated with a non-syndromic form of isolated familial achalasia.

Background: Achalasia is a condition characterized by impaired function of esophageal motility and incomplete relaxation of the lower esophagus sphincter, causing dysphagia and regurgitation. Rare cases of early-onset achalasia appear often in combination with further symptoms in a syndromic form as an inherited disease.

Methods: Whole genome sequencing was used to investigate the genetic basis of isolated achalasia in a family of Tunisian origin.

How to Stage Airflow Limitation in Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Male Patients?

No study has evaluated the utility of different classifications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) airflow limitation (AFL) in terms of the refined "ABCD" classification of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) or in terms of the impacts on quality of life. This study aimed to compare some relevant health outcomes (i.e.

The mutational spectrum of hunter syndrome reveals correlation between biochemical and clinical profiles in Tunisian patients.

Background: Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) or Hunter syndrome is an X-linked recessive lysosomal storage disorder resulting from deficient activity of iduronate 2-sulfatase (IDS) and the progressive lysosomal accumulation of sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs).

Methods: A diagnosis of MPS II or Hunter syndrome was performed based on the following approach after a clinical and paraclinical suspicion. Two biochemical and molecular tests were carried out separately and according to the availability of the biological material.

Spectral optical coherence tomography findings in patients with ocular toxoplasmosis: A case series study.

Purpose: Ocular toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of infectious uveitis worldwide. The diagnosis of ocular toxoplasmosis is primarily clinical when it is a typical presentation.With an atypical presentation in the fundus, parasitological diagnosis is a decisive contribution, as well as multimodal imaging.

Gastric diverticula as a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge: Case report and review of literature.

Introduction: Gastric diverticula are a rare condition characterized by a pouch protruding from the gastric wall. It is commonly asymptomatic and managed without surgery. Gastric diverticulotomy is indicated in the case of symptomatic or complicated diverticula.

Evaluation of Daily Tea Consumption on Lipid Profile Biomarkers in Healthy Volunteers.

is known in the field of herbal medicine and studies that it has beneficial effects such as antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetes, and anti-inflammatory properties. We investigated whether tea consumption affects the plasma levels of lipid biomarkers in healthy volunteers. Thirty healthy Tunisian volunteers aged between 20 and 57 years old consumed infusion, prepared from 5 g of dried leaves in 100 ml boiled water, once a day during 10 days.

Addictive behaviors, cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities in North African psoriatic patients: case-control study.

We propose to study the epidemiological aspects of North African psoriasis and determine the cardiovascular comorbidities and addictive behaviors associated with psoriasis. This is a North African case-control study which was conducted over a five year period (October 2008 through August 2013), involving 671 psoriatic patients and 1,242 controls identified in various Algerian, Tunisian and Moroccan university hospitals. For each patient, epidemiological characteristic, addictive behaviors, and cardiovascular pathologies associated with psoriasis were noted.