Nuclear sperm integrity and ICSI prognosis in Tunisian patients with MMAF syndrome (multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella).

Multiple Morphological Abnormalities of the Sperm Flagella (MMAF) is a severe form of teratozoospermia associated with several sperm flagellar abnormalities. The study included 52 patients with MMAF syndrome and a control group of 25 fertile men. The impact of nuclear sperm quality on intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) results was studied in 20 couples.

Acute Flaccid Myelitis in a Pediatric Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019.

The etiology of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) has yet to be determined. Viral link has been suggested, but severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-associated AFM has not been reported in children. We describe a three-year-old boy, with AFM associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.

Role of Serum Amyloid A as a Biomarker for Predicting the Severity and Prognosis of COVID-19.

Objective: To detect biomarkers that can be used to predict COVID-19 severity to identify patients with high probability of disease progression and poor prognosis.

Methods: Of the 102 patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were admitted to King Fahd General Hospital, Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia, from July 1, 2021 to August 5, 2021, 50 were included in this cross-sectional study to investigate the influence of serum amyloid A (SAA) on disease severity and survival outcomes of COVID-19 patients. Dynamic shifts in SAA, C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC), lymphocytes, neutrophils, biochemical markers, and disease progression were examined.

Ultrasound remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess ultrasound (US) remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in clinical remission using different definitions.

Material And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including patients with RA in clinical remission defined by disease activity score (DAS28)-erythrocyte rate (ESR) ≤ 2.6 for at least 6 months.

Cat scratch disease neuroretinitis: A case report.

Introduction: Cat scratch disease (CSD) is a ubiquitous infectious disease caused by a Gram-negative intracellular bacillus, Bartonella henselae. Neuroretinitis is a classical but rare manifestation of CSD.

Case Presentation: A 20-year-old woman presented with a 5-day-history of reduced vision in the left eye (LE).

Appendicular endometriosis: A case report and review of literature.

Introduction: Patients with appendicular endometriosis (AE) constitute <1% cases of all pelvic endometriosis cases. AE presents with pain in right iliac fossa and symptomatically mimics appendicitis and definitive diagnosis is possible only after histopathological examination of excised appendix.

Presentation Of Case: In this case report, we present a rare case of appendicular endometriosis in a young woman suffering from pain in right iliac fossa and periumbilical region (on/off) for the past one year.

Idiopathic segmental infarction of the omentum mimicking acute appendicitis: A case report.

Introduction: Omentum is a well vascularized organ. Omentum infarction is uncommon. Most of the cases are secondary due to torsion, intra-abdominal infections and vascular thrombosis.

Unusual complication of seroma after ventral hernia mesh repair: Digestive perforation by tacks. A case report.

Intraperitoneal meshes are actually widely used in ventral hernia repair. They can reduce operative time, parietal prejudice and postoperative pain. One of the most well-known complications of intraperitoneal mesh is seroma, but it usually subsides without any therapeutic problems.

Atypical form of Adult-onset Still's Disease with Distal Interphalangeal Joints Involvement.

Background: A distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint involvement in the adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) has been described in some publications but is rarely reported to be severe. We report severe DIP joints damages in a young patient with AOSD.

Case Report: A 22 years old patient presented to our department complaining of inflammatory joints pain associated with prolonged fever and cutaneous rash.

Intracranial angiomatous meningiomas: A 15-year, multicenter study.

Background: Angiomatous meningiomas (AMs) represent a rare subtype of meningiomas in which the vascular component prevail. They represent less than 1% of all intracranial tumors and approximately 2.1% of all meningeal tumors (Hasselblatt et al.

Calcified Suprasellar Xanthogranuloma Presenting with Primary Amenorrhea in a 17-Year-Old Girl: Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Xanthogranuloma, also known as cholesterol granuloma, is an extremely rare intracranial neoplasm most commonly located in the middle ear, petrous apex, or choroid plexus. Exclusively suprasellar xanthogranulomas are exceptional and this report presents a very rare case in the pediatric population, particularly unique due to the presence of calcification.

Case Description: A 17-year-old girl presented with primary amenorrhea with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showing a large calcified enhancing suprasellar mass, which was presumptively diagnosed as a craniopharyngioma on the basis of its clinical and radiologic appearance.