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Said Y, Abbès L, Trabelsi S, Bouzaidi S, Debbeche R, Moussa A, Mekki H, Ben Rejeb M, Houissa F, Salem M, Najjar T. Profil épidémiologique du foie stéatosique et de la lithiase biliaire au cours de la maladie de Crohn. Rev Med Interne 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2010.03.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Said Y, Ben Ali Z, Hamzaoui L, Trabelsi S, Bouzaidi S, Debbeche R, Moussa A, Mekki H, Ben Rejeb M, Houissa F, Salem M, Najjar T. Manifestations extra-intestinales au cours des maladies inflammatoires chroniques de l’intestin. Rev Med Interne 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2010.03.282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Said Y, Sekri W, Trabelsi S, Bouzaidi S, Debbeche R, Moussa A, Mekki H, Ben Rejeb M, Houissa F, Salem M, Najjar T. Thrombose veineuse porte au cours de la cirrhose. Rev Med Interne 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2010.03.271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Houissa F, Bouzaidi S, Mouelhi L, Ben Rejeb M, Moussa A, Mekki H, Dabbeche R, Trabelsi S, Said Y, Salem M, Najjar T. Diffuse primary malignant melanoma of the upper gastrointestinal tract. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 34:85-7. [PMID: 19864103 DOI: 10.1016/j.gcb.2009.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2009] [Revised: 05/23/2009] [Accepted: 05/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Primary malignant melanomas of the GI tract are very rare. Their symptomatology is not specific. We report a 78-year-old Tunisian woman hospitalised with a 6-month history of recurrent abdominal pain, loss of appetite, weakness and weight loss. She had no personal history of cutaneous or ocular melanoma. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed multiple small, raised darkly pigmented tumours. Theses lesions were found in the oesophagus, the stomach, the bulb and the duodenum. Biopsy specimens were taken and histology showed the presence of melanocytic cells with abundant melanin pigment. Immunohistochemically, tumour cells were positive for HMB-45. Morphological examinations revealed hepatomegaly with multiple nodules with small lymph nodes at the celiac axis. All available diagnostic procedures failed to identify any other site of ocular or cutaneous melanoma, the present case was considered as primary GI melanoma. Palliative chemotherapy was not possible because patient was extremely cachectic and she died one month later.
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Aloui I, Njim L, Moussa A, Hamdi MF, Abid A, Zakhama A. Shoulder arthritis as a lung metastatic carcinoma revealer. A case report. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2009; 95:451-3. [PMID: 19632168 DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2009.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2008] [Revised: 12/13/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Joint metastasis is very rare. It usually presents as a monoarthritis. It is generally located in the knee and secondary to lung cancer. Prognosis is poor, with a mean survival term of less than six months. We report the case of a right shoulder joint metastasis from a bronchopulmonary squamous cell carcinoma in a 55-year-old male smoker. The patient presented with an atypical chronic post-traumatic arthritis, not improved by symptomatic treatment. The diagnosis was based on synovial biopsy performed during open surgery. The primitive lung cancer was confirmed by chest CT scan and bronchial biopsy.
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Bellaaj H, Moussa A, Gouiaa N, Maazoun K, Frikha I, Medhaffar M, hdiji S, Elloumi M, Souissi T. Rechute extramédullaire annexielle isolée d’une leucémie aiguë lymphoblastique : à propos d’un cas. Arch Pediatr 2009; 16:1016-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2009.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2008] [Revised: 11/14/2008] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ennaifer R, Moussa A, Mouelhi L, Salem M, Bouzaidi S, Debbeche R, Trabelsi S, Najjar T. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as presenting feature of ulcerative colitis. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2009; 72:350-353. [PMID: 19902870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Thrombosis is a well recognized complication of inflammatory bowel disease that occurs in 1.3 to 6.4% of patients, however, cerebral vascular involvement is unusual. We present the case of a 16-year-old female in whom cerebral venous thrombosis was the presenting symptom of an active ulcerative pancolitis. Thrombophilia screen (plasma levels of proteins C and S, antithrombin, antibeta2-glycoprotein, lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies, activated protein C resistance, homocystein level antinuclear antibodies) was negative. The patient was successfully treated with anticoagulant therapy, phenobarbital and sulfasalazine. Cerebral venous thrombosis is an exceptional presenting feature of ulcerative colitis. Disease activity may play a major role in the occurrence of thrombosis.
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Houissa F, Sekri W, Bouzaidi S, Mouelhi L, Dabbech R, Mekki H, Ben Rejeb M, Trabelssi S, Moussa A, Said Y, Salem M, Najjar T. (087). Interferon monotherapy treatment in haemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C virus. Arab J Gastroenterol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2009.07.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Houissa F, Salem M, Debbeche R, Mouelhi L, Bouzaidi S, ben Rejeb M, Mekki H, Said Y, Trabelsi S, Moussa A, Najjar T. (092). Neutrophilic dermatosis revealing inflammatory bowel disease. Arab J Gastroenterol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2009.07.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Marrakchi R, Bougatef K, Moussa A, Ouerhani S, Khodjet-el-Khil H, Messai Y, Mestiri O, Najar T, Benammar-Elgaaeid A. 3020insC insertion in NOD2/CARD15 gene, a prevalent variant associated with anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies and ileal location of Crohn's disease in Tunisian population. Inflamm Res 2009; 57:e67-71. [PMID: 19184350 DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2008.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2007] [Accepted: 01/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our aim is to investigate the relation between CARD15 3020insC mutation, anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) and disease phenotype, in Tunisian inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. MATERIALS A hundred Tunisian patients with IBD (75 Crohn's disease CD and 25 ulcerative colitis UC) and 60 matched healthy controls were studied. METHODS CARD15 mutation was analysed by using an allele-specific polymerase chain reaction and sequencing. Assessment of ASCA in serum was performed by ELISA. RESULTS The frequency of the mutation was significantly higher in Crohn's disease than in control (p = 0,0005; OR = 20.45; CI 95% = 2.86-413.85) and did not differ statistically in UC group (p = 0, 05) from control. ASCAs were present in 60% of CD and 20, 8% of UC. CONCLUSION This study suggests that in northern Tunisian population, 3020insC mutation in NOD2/CARD15 gene is a prevalent mutation leading to the typical Crohn's disease including ileal location, stricturing and penetrating clinical types and ASCA expression.
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Moussa A, Villeneuve A, Lachance C, Krammoh E, Bérubé D, Bigras JL. Pulmonary Artery Pressure Variations in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Paediatr Child Health 2009. [DOI: 10.1093/pch/14.suppl_a.35ab] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Carceller A, Blanchard AC, Barolet J, Alloul S, Moussa A, Sarquella-Brugada G. [How to become a good pediatrician: a balance between theoretical and clinical training]. An Pediatr (Barc) 2009; 70:477-87. [PMID: 19375995 DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2009.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We review a different way of teaching medicine and pediatrics which balances theory and clinical training for undergraduate, postgraduate and during continuing education. We also discuss the role of the teacher. We recommend better evaluation of students and teacher assessments. We discuss the discrepancies and the harmonization of all Institutions involved in pediatric education. We analyze the model of teaching medicine and pediatrics in the Province of Quebec, Canada. We introduce advices on the application of skills in a pediatrics training program.
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Marrakchi R, Moussa A, Ouerhani S, Bougatef K, Bouhaha R, Messai Y, Rouissi K, Khadimallah I, Khodjet-el-Khil H, Najar T, Benammar-Elgaaeid A. Interleukin 10 promoter region polymorphisms in inflammatory bowel disease in Tunisian population. Inflamm Res 2009; 58:155-60. [PMID: 19184348 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-008-8265-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To test whether IL-10 promoter region polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease, we examined the contribution of interleukin- 10 (IL-10) gene polymorphisms to Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative colitis disease (UC) occurrence and also to CD phenotype. MATERIELS AND METHODS: SNPs at positions -627 (C > A) and -1117 (G > A) in the IL-10 promoter were determined in a sample of 105 Tunisian patients with IBD (75 CD and 30 UC) and 90 matched healthy controls. RESULTS The 627 CA genotype is associated with ileal location (p = 0.015) and with stricturing (p = 510-3) and penetrating (p = 310-3) presentation of CD. An additive effect between IL10 variants and CARD15 3020 insC mutation (p = 0,006) on severe forms of CD was shown. CONCLUSIONS In Tunisian population, the 3020insC insertion in NOD2/CARD15 gene is a marker of susceptibility to CD, while the A allele at position -627 in the IL-10 promoter increases the risk of CD ileal location and severe disease presentation. A genetic epistasis between IL-10 gene polymorphisms and CARD15/NOD2 gene mutation was suggested.
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Belhadjali H, Mohamed M, Mahmoudi H, Youssef M, Moussa A, Chouchane S, Chouchane A, Zakhama A, Zili J. Self-healing Langerhans cell histiocytosis (Hashimoto-Pritzker disease): two Tunisian cases. ACTA DERMATOVENEROLOGICA ALPINA PANNONICA ET ADRIATICA 2008; 17:188-192. [PMID: 19104746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Self-healing Langerhans cell histiocytosis (SHLCH) is a rare self-limited variant of Langerhans cell histiocytosis that presents at birth or during the neonatal period. It was first described by Hashimoto and Pritzker in 1973. Subsequently, more than 70 cases have been reported in the literature. Regarding age of onset, SHLCH should be divided into congenital SHLCH and rare late-onset type. We report here two additional cases of SHLCH in Tunisian infants. We emphasize the need for long-term follow-up in such patients.
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Belhadjali H, Ghannouchi N, Njim L, Mohamed M, Moussa A, Bayou F, Chakroun M, Zakhama A, Zili J. Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis induced by bufexamac in an atopic girl. Contact Dermatitis 2008; 58:247-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.01271.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Riad W, Moussa A. Pre-operative analgesia with rectal diclofenac and/or paracetamol in children undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Anaesthesia 2007; 62:1241-5. [PMID: 17991260 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Both rectal diclofenac and paracetamol are commonly used to treat acute postoperative pain in children but combining them to improve the quality of analgesia is controversial. This study aimed to detect whether the pre-operative combined administration of rectal diclofenac and paracetamol is superior to either drug alone. One hundred and eight patients were randomly assigned to receive either rectal diclofenac 1 mg.kg(-1) or paracetamol 40 mg.kg(-1) or their combination 1 h prior to surgery. In the first 24 h postoperatively, pain was assessed using the Wong and Baker Pain Scale. If the patients experienced a pain score of 2 or more, morphine was given. The total dose of morphine and number of doses required were recorded. Children who received the rectal diclofenac-paracetamol combination experienced a lower pain scale and a decreased need for morphine compared with children receiving each drug alone.
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Belhadjali H, Saidi W, Moussa A, Amri M, Khorchani H, Sriha B, Zakhama A, Zili J. [Subcutaneous nodules of the limbs]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2007; 134:785-7. [PMID: 17978724 DOI: 10.1016/s0151-9638(07)92542-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Njim L, Moussa A, Achach T, Ben Yahia N, Mahmoudi H, Hadhri R, Mekki M, Zakhama A. Récidive maligne du tératome sacrococcygien à propos de 4 cas. Ann Pathol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0242-6498(06)78499-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Djibo S, Njanpop Lafourcade BM, Boisier P, Moussa A, Kobo G, Sidikou F, Hien A, Bieboure G, Aguilera JF, Parent du Chatelet I, Gessner BD, Chanteau S. Evaluation of the Pastorex meningitis kit for the rapid identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and W135. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2006; 100:573-8. [PMID: 16406096 DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Revised: 10/03/2005] [Accepted: 10/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The recent emergence of Neisseria meningitidis W135 as a cause of epidemic bacterial meningitis and the availability of a trivalent ACW135 vaccine have created a need for accurate and timely meningococcal serogroup determination for organization of epidemic vaccine response. The sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex meningitis kit (Bio-Rad) to identify serogroups A and W135 in the African meningitis belt was assessed using PCR testing as the gold standard. The sensitivity and specificity for serogroups A and W135 were 87 and 85%, respectively, while the specificities were 93 and 97%. The positive and negative likelihood ratios for A were 12 and 0.14 and for W135 were 33 and 0.16. The positive and negative predictive values, computed to simulate an epidemic of meningococcal meningitis with an estimated 70% prevalence of N. meningitidis among suspected cases, were 97% and 75% for A and 99% and 73% for W135. In remote locations of the African meningitis belt, latex agglutination is the only currently available test that can rapidly determine meningococcal serogroup. This study showed that latex agglutination performs well and could be used during the epidemic season to determine appropriate vaccine response.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antigens, Bacterial/cerebrospinal fluid
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Burkina Faso
- Humans
- Latex Fixation Tests/methods
- Latex Fixation Tests/standards
- Meningitis, Bacterial/diagnosis
- Meningitis, Bacterial/prevention & control
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A/immunology
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup A/isolation & purification
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/immunology
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135/isolation & purification
- Niger
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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Rizk A, El Fattah A, El Sherif A, Moussa A, El Naggar A, Hussein K, Ahmed E, Mokhtar S. Crit Care 2006; 10:P372. [DOI: 10.1186/cc4719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Pierra C, Benzaria S, Amador A, Moussa A, Mathieu S, Storer R, Gosselin G. Nm 283, an efficient prodrug of the potent anti-HCV agent 2'-C-methylcytidine. NUCLEOSIDES NUCLEOTIDES & NUCLEIC ACIDS 2005; 24:767-70. [PMID: 16248033 DOI: 10.1081/ncn-200060112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In order to improve the oral bioavailability of 2-C-methylcytidine, a potent anti-HCV agent, the corresponding 3'-O-L-valinyl ester derivative (NM 283) has been synthesized Based on its ease of synthesis and its physicochemical properties, NM 283 has emerged as a promising antiviral drug for treatment of chronic HCV infection.
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Ben Meriem C, Nouri S, Chouchane C, Chouchane S, Said M, Ghédira L, Moussa A, Boubtane M, Guediche MN. [Eosinophilic granuloma revealed by torticollis: a case report]. Arch Pediatr 2005; 13:44-7. [PMID: 16343867 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2005.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Accepted: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Langerhans cell histiocytose is a rare condition in childhood. It presents in different ways ranging from a single bony disease to a multisystemic disease involving vital organs. CASE REPORT We report a case of single bone involvement revealed by torticollis in an eight-year-old boy. The diagnosis was evocated on radiological findings and confirmed by histologic aspects. After a period of 2,5 years, this child is in total spontaneous remission. CONCLUSION Torticollis must be explored and watched. Eosinophilic granuloma can be a rare aetiology in children. The outcome is often favorable.
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Kriaa S, Golli M, Zbidi M, Hafsa CH, Moussa A, Belguith M, Krichene I, Zakhama A, Nouri A, Ganouni A. Lipoblastome omental. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 86:1808-9. [PMID: 16333232 DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(05)81527-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lipoblastoma is a rare benign neoplasm of foetal fat tissue. To our knowledge, less than ten cases of omental lipoblastoma have been reported in the literature. We present a new case of omental lipoblastoma in a 3-month old girl. The role of CT in the diagnosis and surgery planning of this tumor will be discussed.
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Mandhouj S, Belhadj Ali H, Belhaj Bechir A, Moussa A, Khorchani H, Amri M, Zili J. F13 - Le scléroedème de Buschke : un cas. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0151-9638(05)80083-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sakly R, Bardaoui M, Neffati F, Moussa A, Zakhama A, Najjar MF, Hammami M. Effect of hyperprotidic diet associated or not with hypercalcic diet on calcium oxalate stone formation in rat. ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2005; 49:132-8. [PMID: 15860912 DOI: 10.1159/000085537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2004] [Accepted: 08/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine whether protein, administered alone or simultaneously with a hypercalcic diet, was able to aggravate calcium oxalate stone formation in rats. Thirty-two male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups of 8 rats each and assigned a calcium oxalate lithogenic diet added to their drinking water for 3 weeks. One group, used as reference, received a standard diet prepared in our laboratory. The second was assigned the same diet but supplemented with 7.5 g animal proteins/100 g diet. The third received a diet containing 500 mg calcium more than the standard group. The diet given to the last group was supplemented with calcium and protein at the same doses indicated previously. One day before the end of treatment, each animal was placed in a metabolic cage to collect 24-hour urine samples and determine urinary creatinine, urea, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, uric acid, citric acid and oxalate levels. Immediately thereafter, aortic blood was collected to determine the same parameters as in urine. The kidneys were also removed to determine calcium oxalate deposits. Our results showed an increased 24-hour urinary excretion of calcium, oxalate and uric acid and decreased urinary citric acid excretion only in groups that received protein supplementation. At the same time, calcium oxalate deposits were found significantly higher in hyperprotidic diets than reference or calcium-supplemented groups. According to these findings, glomerular filtration, fractional excretion of urea and reabsorption of water, calcium and magnesium were found significantly lower in hyperprotidic diets compared to other groups. These results demonstrate that proteins could seriously aggravate calcium oxalate stones and cause renal disturbances.
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