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Pancreas divisum occurs during development when the ventral and dorsal buds of the pancreas do not fuse. It is the most common congenital anomaly of the pancreas. Patients with this condition are usually asymptomatic, but almost 25% of these patients experience recurrent pancreatitis, which may progress to chronic pancreatitis.

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Acute psychotic and vitamin B12 deficiency in patient with nitrous oxide misuse: A case report.

SAGE Open Med Case Rep

August 2024

Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Mohammed VI-Oujda, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Oujda, Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco.

Nitrous oxide, also called nitrous monoxide, or nitrous oxide, is a colorless and odorless gas, without toxicological effect, but it can be asphyxiating at high concentration, its misuse is increasing especially among young people. Chronic use of NO may cause psychiatric complications, including depression, hypomania, and paranoid psychosis with visual and auditory hallucinations. We present a case of nitrous oxide abuse "laughing gas" in 25 years old woman with bizarre behavior delusions and hallucinations with a normal neurological examination.

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Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver tumor. It is considered a global public health problem given its incidence and high mortality rate. Epidemiological studies on hepatocellular carcinoma in our Moroccan and North African contexts are rare.

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Background: The world is currently facing a pandemic due to a new species of the Coronaviridae family called SARS-CoV-2, discovered in the city of Wuhan in China in December 2019. The WHO has named the resulting disease COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019). It has been a global health problem due to its major socio-economic damage.

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Prevalence of Depression in Patients with Hematologic Diseases in Marrakesh, Morocco: A Single Center Experience.

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect

September 2023

Department of Clinical Hematology & Bone Marrow Transplantation, University Hospital of Mohammed VI, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco.

Unlabelled: Depression in patients with cancer negatively influences their physical symptoms, treatment success, coping, and quality of life and is associated with increased mortality. The reported prevalence of emotional distress in patients followed in hematology varies widely across studies. This study investigated the prevalence of depression and explored the possible associated factors in patients followed in a hematological department.

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Unlabelled: Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection that causes necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues and the muscle fascia. It is associated with a high mortality rate of around 25%. Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast is a rare entity.

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Introduction: Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disease caused by autoantibodies directed against the synapses of the neuromuscular junction.

Patient And Methods: We report the case of a young patient with myasthenia gravis associated with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Results: A 22-year-old patient presented with a 2-month history of severe weakness associated with muscle fatigability and intermittent ptosis without dysphonia or respiratory signs.

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The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 continues to be a worldwide pandemic. Yet, little is still known about the biological features of this emergent infection in children. In this prospective study, we collected 68 children infected with SARS-COV-2 from March 2020 to May 2020, in Marrakesh, Morocco.

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Primary hydatid cyst of the pancreas of the child: a case report.

Pan Afr Med J

October 2017

Pediatric Surgical Emergency Department, Children's Hospital, University Hospital of Ibn Sina, Faculty of Medicine Mohammed V, BP 6527, Street of Lamfadel Cherkaoui Rabat Institut, Rabat, Morocco.

Primary pancreatic hydatid lesions are very rare with an incidence of less than 1% in the adult population. We report an observation of a 5-year-old girl who consulted for isolated abdominal pain occurring for 2 weeks without vomiting, transit disorders or jaundice and evolving in a context of conservation of the general condition and apyrexia. Clinical examination and preoperative imaging have suggested the diagnosis of a choledochal cyst or duodenal duplication rather than a hydatid cyst of the pancreas due to the presence of a cystic hepatic image projecting into the liver hilum.

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Hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a heterogeneous group of hematological disorders characterized by a chronic, unexplained hypereosinophilia with tissue damage. Cardiac involvement occurs in ∼20% of patients with HES and represents a major turning point. Cardiac injuries related to eosinophilia are divided into three chronological phases: eosinophilic infiltration, thrombosis, and fibrosis.

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