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Zarai B, Khaskhoussy K, Zouari M, Souguir D, Khammeri Y, Moussa M, Hachicha M. Smart control of soil water and salt content for improving irrigation management of tomato crop field: Kairouan area. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:1408. [PMID: 37921997 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-12019-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/05/2023]
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A good assessment of soil water and salt content is required for sustainable irrigation with brackish/saline water. The use of the Internet of Things (IoT) has been initiated for the tomato crop (Savera variety) as part of the PRIMA MEDITOMATO project. An experiment was carried out between February and June 2022 at a farmer's site. For continuous soil water and salt content assessment, TEROS (11/12) probes were implemented at depths of 0, 10, 20, 30, and 60 cm. The data logging process was performed by a ZL6 device and delivered by the ZENTRA Cloud web application (METER GROUPE Company). For the accuracy of the introduced sensors, calibration tests were first processed. Results of the calibration of the probes in the laboratory and in situ showed linear relationships between the humidity values measured by ZL6 (θZL6) and those determined by the gravimetric method, with high correlation coefficients (R2) of 0.86 and 0.96, respectively. There were also strong linear relationships between the ECbulk(ZL6) and the ECe measured on saturated paste extract with high correlation coefficients (R2) of 0.96 and 0.95. Corrected data, according to the determined linear regression equations, present the real-time assessment of soil water and salt content over the entire growth stage of tomatoes. The results of this monitoring showed that soil water content remained close to its status at field capacity (32%) at the beginning of the assessment and increased with the intensification of irrigation, reaching 46 and 54% at 20 and 30 cm, respectively, around mid-April. The salinity level was greater with depth. Indeed, it was low in topsoil with the increase in irrigation frequency and higher at 30 and 60 cm toward the end of the tomato cycle. According to this study, real-time data given by ZENTRA Cloud allows us to adjust irrigation management on time.
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- Besma Zarai
- National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests LR16INRGREF02, Non-Conventional Water Valorization, University of Carthage, 17 rue Hédi Karray, B.P no. 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia.
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- National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests LR16INRGREF02, Non-Conventional Water Valorization, University of Carthage, 17 rue Hédi Karray, B.P no. 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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- National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests LR16INRGREF02, Non-Conventional Water Valorization, University of Carthage, 17 rue Hédi Karray, B.P no. 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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- National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests LR16INRGREF02, Non-Conventional Water Valorization, University of Carthage, 17 rue Hédi Karray, B.P no. 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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- National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests LR16INRGREF02, Non-Conventional Water Valorization, University of Carthage, 17 rue Hédi Karray, B.P no. 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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- National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests LR16INRGREF02, Non-Conventional Water Valorization, University of Carthage, 17 rue Hédi Karray, B.P no. 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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- National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests LR16INRGREF02, Non-Conventional Water Valorization, University of Carthage, 17 rue Hédi Karray, B.P no. 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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Zouari M, Bloem E, Souguir D, Schnug E, Hachicha M. The nutritional composition of six plant species after irrigation with treated wastewater and possible hazards by heavy metal accumulation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:97700-97711. [PMID: 37596482 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29279-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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A field experiment was conducted investigating the possibility of using treated wastewater (TWW) on sites affected by water scarcity in summer, waterlogging during the wet season, and salinity. A corresponding pot experiment was conducted comparable to the field experiment in Kalaât Landelous. The same plant species (Atriplex nummularia Lindl., Eucalyptus gomphocephala DC., Acacia cyanophylla Lindl., Casuarina glauca Sieber ex Spreng., Cupressus sempervirens L., and Pinus halepensis Mill.) were grown with the same treatments. While, in the field the plants, elemental composition cannot be linked to inputs by TWW, this was studied under controlled conditions. Additionally, a control was established lower in salinity receiving tap water. The effect of TWW irrigation on macro- and microelement uptake by the six plant species was studied. The treatments were high soil salinity under drained saline (DS) conditions, high salinity under waterlogged saline (WS), and a drained non-saline control (DNS: EC = 3.0 dS/m, pH = 8.4). TWW application under DS treatment increased Na, Cl, Ca, Mg, N, P, and K in most plant tissues compared to the control. TWW application in WS treatment resulted in an increase in heavy metals. Cu and Zn showed the highest bioaccumulation factor (BAF). The BAF in different plant tissues followed the order: Cu > Zn > Mn > Cd > Ni > Co > Pb. The plants accumulated significant amounts of metals in their roots.
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- Marwa Zouari
- LR Valorization of Non-Conventional Waters, LR16INRGREF02, National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, University of Carthage, Rue Hédi Karray, BP N 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia.
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science (JKI-PB), Julius Kühn-Institut, Brunswick, Germany
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- LR Valorization of Non-Conventional Waters, LR16INRGREF02, National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, University of Carthage, Rue Hédi Karray, BP N 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science (JKI-PB), Julius Kühn-Institut, Brunswick, Germany
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- LR Valorization of Non-Conventional Waters, LR16INRGREF02, National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, University of Carthage, Rue Hédi Karray, BP N 10, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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Mnif-Feki M, Safi W, Bougacha-Elleuch N, Abid G, Moalla M, Elleuch M, Ben Salah DH, Rekik N, Belguith N, Abdelhedi F, Kammoun T, Hachicha M, Charfi N, Mnif F, Kammoun H, Hadj Kacem H, Hadj-Kacem F, Abid M. Occurrence of Hypopituitarism in Tunisian Turner Syndrome patients: familial versus sporadic cases. Gynecol Endocrinol 2021; 37:848-852. [PMID: 34124982 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2021.1939298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore unusual association between Turner Syndrome (TS) and Hypopituitarism in a Tunisian cohort. METHODS We reported 6 patients with TS associated to Hypopituitarism, including three familial cases except the fourth sister who showed only a TS phenotype. Biochemical analysis, resonance magnetic imaging and cytogenetic analyses were performed. RESULTS The average age of our patients was 17.2 years (11-31 years). They were all referred for short stature and pubertal delay, except for the fourth sister who presented spontaneous puberty with the integrity of the pituitary axis and the presence of an X ring chromosome. Karyotype analysis showed monosomy in 3 cases and a mosaic TS in the 3 remaining cases, including one patient with abnormal X chromosome structure. Somatotropic and corticotropic deficiencies were confirmed in 2 sporadic cases while the gonadotropic and thyrotropic axes were spared. In contrast; familial cases were consistently affected by the integrity of the corticotropic axis. MRI showed pituitary hypoplasia in all familial cases and pituitary stalk interruption syndrome in only one sporadic case. No correlation was found between the chromosome formula and the anterior pituitary involvement. CONCLUSION Co-segregation of congenital Hypopituitarism with pituitary hypoplasia and X chromosome aberrations could imply a molecular anomaly of transcription factors responsible for the differentiation and development of pituitary cells such as PROP1, POUF1, Hesx1, Lhx3, Lhx4. The etiopathogenic link between X chromosome abnormalities and the occurrence of Hypopituitarism remains unclear; however, the progress of molecular biology may clarify the interrelation between transcription factors and sex chromosome segregation abnormalities.
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- M Mnif-Feki
- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Genetics, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, Sfax University, TUNISIA
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Auxerre Hospital Center, Auxerre, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Screening Processes, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Genetic Department, Medicine CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Genetic Department, Medicine CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Genetic Department, Medicine CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Endocrinology-Diabetology Department, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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Ben Atia Zrouga K, Mendes MP, Falcão AP, Almohandes BD, Hachicha M, Khebour Allouche F. Mapping heavy metal (Cu, Zn, and Pb) pollution and ecological risk assessment, in the surroundings of Gabes cement plant-Tunisia. Int J Phytoremediation 2021; 23:937-944. [PMID: 33438440 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2020.1869177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The pollution and contamination assessment of three heavy metals (Cu, Pb, and Zn) in the topsoil, and common plants (Olea europaea, Prunus persica vulgaris, Ficus carica, Medicago sativa, Zygophyllum album, and Helianthemum kahiricum) were carried out at different distances from a cement plant. This evaluation was based on four evaluation methods: Bioconcentration factor, Contamination factor, Geoaccumulation Index and Potential ecological risk factor. The chlorophylls a and b contents were also analyzed. The highest levels of Cu, Zn, and Pb in the topsoil were found close to the cement factory (cluster D), and the lowest values were observed in a distant oasis (cluster H). The lowest chlorophylls values were observed in perennial plants (O. europaea and F. carica) near the cement plant. Zygophyllum album and H. kahiricum showed capability to remove Cu an Zn in contaminated locations, depending on the soil type. The spatialization of the results was essential to the understanding of the potential contribution of different sources of Cu, Zn, and Pb in the topsoil and to distinguishing different behaviors of the same plant species. Concerning H. kahiricum, further research should be undertaken since it has a high livestock acceptability index and is used in traditional medicine. Novelty statement The impact of three heavy metals (Cu, Zn, and Pb) on the topsoil and six species of plants common in Tunisia (arid climate) will be assessed, and the potential contribution of different sources to the contamination. Few studies have addressed the impact of cement dust in the topsoil and common plant species in arid rangelands, and, as far as we know, none of them have considered the spatialization of the data and results, considering the prevailing wind, plant species location, soil type, and use. Moreover, the ability of steppic vegetation to remove these three heavy metals (phytoextraction) was evaluated using the bioconcentration factor (BCF), soil pollution indices, and ecological risk. Chlorophylls a and b contents were also evaluated to establish the effect of the cement plant on the health of plants located nearby.
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- Khaoula Ben Atia Zrouga
- Vegetal Production and Biotechnology, Departement of Horticultural Sciences and Landscape, High Institute of Agronomic Sciences of Chott Meriem (ISA-CM), Sousse University, Sousse, Tunisia
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- Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability (CERIS), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Institute of Rural Engineering, Waters and Forests, University of Carthage, Ariana, Tunisia
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Souguir D, Hörmann G, Hachicha M. Salinity decreases cadmium accumulation in Vicia faba. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:18893-18901. [PMID: 32207023 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08396-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The study investigates the effect of cadmium (Cd), salinity (NaCl), and combined stress on rhizosphere pH, growth parameters, membrane leakage, and genotoxicity in Vicia faba. Germinated seeds were exposed for 48 h to 0.01 mM Cd(NO3)2 (Cd), 50 mM NaCl (S50), 150 mM NaCl (S150), and Cd-NaCl (CdS50 and CdS150). An accumulation of Cd and Na was found essentially in Vicia roots under each single stress factor associated with variations in rhizosphere pH. Additional NaCl in metallic solution significantly dropped the rhizosphere pH and decreased Cd concentrations in roots by 2.3 and 3.8 times for CdS50 and CdS150, respectively. Growth parameters (root length and fresh and dry matters), mitotic activity, and micronucleus formation were not influenced by Cd and low concentration of NaCl when applied separately or together, while 150 mM of NaCl, alone or combined with Cd, affected negatively all the studied parameters, as well as chromosome and nucleus stability. V. faba seems to reduce the transport of Cd in saline conditions and therefore salinity (50 mM) may act as a protection against Cd accumulation.
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- Dalila Souguir
- Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts (INRGREF), Université de Carthage, 10 Rue Hédi Karray, Manzeh IV, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia.
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- Department of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Kiel University, Olshausenstr 75, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts (INRGREF), Université de Carthage, 10 Rue Hédi Karray, Manzeh IV, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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Zouari M, Souguir D, Bloem E, Schnug E, Hanchi B, Hachicha M. Saline soil reclamation by agroforestry species under Kalaât Landelous conditions and irrigation with treated wastewater in Tunisia. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:28829-28841. [PMID: 31377927 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06086-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Irrigation with treated waste water (TWW) in combination with plantation of agroforest species was tested in the Kalaât Landelous region for the reclamation of salt affected soils. Five species (Atriplex nummularia, Eucalyptus gomphocephala, Acacia cyanophylla, Casuarina glauca, Pinus halepensis) were cultivated in saline soils that are affected by shallow, saline groundwater and were irrigated with TWW during the summer season. The results after 4 years of experimentation show a distinct decrease in soil pH and salinity accompanied by a decrease in Cl and Na concentrations. Irrigation decreased the heavy metal concentrations in the topsoil but an increase in deeper layers indicate to leaching due to TWW irrigation. The investigated plant species were differently affected in growth performance by salinity and TWW irrigation. Atriplex nummularia appeared to be the most resistant species and Pinus halepensis the most sensitive one to hydro-pedological conditions of the Kalaât Landelous plot. In conclusion, salt-tolerant plant species seem to be good candidates for the reclamation of salt-affected, waterlogged sites in combination with TWW irrigation, as the adaptations of such species seem to operate under different abiotic stress conditions.
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- Marwa Zouari
- National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF), University of Carthage, 10 street Hédi Karray, Manzeh IV, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia.
- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, El Manar Tunis, Tunisia.
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- National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF), University of Carthage, 10 street Hédi Karray, Manzeh IV, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Julius Kühn-Institut, Bundesallee 69, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Julius Kühn-Institut, Bundesallee 69, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, 2092, El Manar Tunis, Tunisia
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- National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF), University of Carthage, 10 street Hédi Karray, Manzeh IV, 2080, Ariana, Tunisia
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Berrajah LF, Ben Slama KA, Khbou I, Gargouri S, Chtourou A, Znazen A, Kassis M, Yaich S, Hammami A, Hachicha M, Vabret A, Hakim HK. [Virus and Atypical Pathogens Detected in Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Infants and Children of Sfax Region, Tunisia]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 111:90-98. [PMID: 30789240 DOI: 10.3166/bspe-2018-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Little is known about viral and atypical bacteria pathogen spectra of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection in children in Tunisia. Thus, a prospective study was carried out between January 2009 and March 2010 in Sfax. Nasopharyngeal aspirates collected from 368 patients (78 with pneumonia and 290 with acute bronchiolitis) were analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence assay and PCR to detect influenza viruses, parainfluenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus, human rhinovirus, human enterovirus, adenovirus, coronavirus, Mycoplasma pneumonia (Mpn) and Chlamydia pneumonia (Cpn). One or more etiology was documented in 319 cases (86.7%). The most detected viruses were RSV (42.7%), rhinovirus (32.9%) and adenovirus (28.5%). Co-detection of two or three pathogens was found in 40% of positive samples. This study highlights the importance of respiratory viruses in lower respiratory tract infection in children of Sfax region as well as the high rate of co-detection of multiple viruses, resulting in challenges in clinical interpretation.
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- L Fki Berrajah
- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El-Aïn, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.,Service médecine communautaire et d'épidémiologie, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El-Aïn, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie ; faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El-Aïn, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.,Service médecine communautaire et d'épidémiologie, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El-Aïn, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie ; faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de virologie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, faculté de médecine de Sfax, université de Sfax, Tunisie.,CHU Habib Bourguiba, rue El-Ferdaous, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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Ben Rejeb M, Boudaya S, Bahloul E, Sellami K, Gouiaa N, Masmoudi A, Hachicha M, Boudawara T, Turki H. Une forme particulière de syndrome de Sweet chez un nourrisson de 45 jours. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2018.09.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Maaloul I, Ameur SB, Chabchoub I, Kolsi R, Bahloul M, Kamoun T, Bouaziz M, Hachicha M. Fulminant mulch pneumonitis in a previously healthy child. Arch Pediatr 2018; 25:495-496. [PMID: 30340947 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Revised: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is associated with multiple and recurrent infections. In patients with CGD, invasive pulmonary infection with aspergillus species remains the greatest cause of mortality. Acute fulminant presentations of fungal pneumonia are catastrophic. It is a medical emergency, and currently the treatment is based on association of corticosteroids and antifungal therapy. We describe the case of an 11-year-old boy, with late initial presentation of CGD, which was revealed by fulminant aspergillus pneumonia. He was successfully treated with an association of high doses of steroids and voriconazole.
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- I Maaloul
- Department of pediatrics, Sfax Medical School, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Department of pediatrics, Sfax Medical School, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of pediatrics, Sfax Medical School, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of pediatrics, Sfax Medical School, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Intensive care unit, Sfax Medical School, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of pediatrics, Sfax Medical School, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Intensive care unit, Sfax Medical School, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of pediatrics, Sfax Medical School, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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Souguir D, Abd-Alla HI, Hörmann G, Hachicha M. Chromosomal and Nuclear Alterations in the Root Tip Cells of Vicia faba Induced by Sodium Chloride. Water Environ Res 2018; 90:164-171. [PMID: 28745270 DOI: 10.2175/106143017x14902968254827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Despite the well-known toxic effect of chloride sodium (NaCl), only few studies analyze its genotoxic effect on crops. Micronucleus assay is an efficient tool for the measure of chromosomal DNA damages. Based on this test, the effects of salt on micronucleus induction, and on chromosome and nucleus changes, were investigated in Vicia faba root tips treated with NaCl (electrical conductivity = 25 dS/m) during 24 hours. V. faba meristematic cells showed a significant increase in the number of micronuclei compared with the control. Micronucleus size varied from small to large and appeared at different stages of mitosis. Moreover, different chromosomal aberrations like breaks, bridges, rings, vagrant, and lagging chromosomes, were observed in the metaphase, the anaphase, and the telophase. In addition, nuclear alterations in the interphase were characterized by the presence of binucleated cells, strap nuclei with lesions, hyperchromasia, buds, and nuclei with irregular shapes and lesions.
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Maaloul I, Laaroussi O, Jedidi I, Sfaihi L, Kmiha S, Kamoun T, Aloulou H, Hachicha M. [Management of patients with major beta thalassemia in a paediatric department in the south of Tunisia: About 26 cases]. Transfus Clin Biol 2017; 25:14-18. [PMID: 29199112 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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AIM Our objectives were to assess the management of patients with major thalassemia and identify the various complications and monitoring means. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on 26 β-thalassemic patients in the department of paediatrics, Hédi Chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia during a period of 25 years (from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 2014). RESULTS The mean age of the beginning of transfusion was 11.5 months. That was with phenotyped red blood cells but not leukodepleted blood. Twenty-three patients received chelation. Before 2001, all patients received deferoxamine, poor adherence to this treatment was observed in 66% of cases. It was replaced by deferiprone since 2006 and deferasirox since 2009. A combination of 2 or 3 chelators was indicated for four patients. A total splenectomy was performed in 10 cases patients; it was due to hypersplenism. The bone marrow transplant was performed for one patient at the age of 9 year but it was rejected. Many complications were detected: endocrine complications (19 cases), immune complications (9 cases), gallbladder stones (5 cases), cardiac complications (4 cases), osteoporosis (3 cases), infectious complications (3 cases) and thromboembolic complications (2 cases). We noted some side effects related to chelation therapy in twelve cases. Four patients were dead. CONCLUSION Improving the medical care of homozygous β-thalassemic children requires adherence to transfusion regimen and chelation therapy. Bone marrow transplantation remains the only possible curative therapy, which must be promoted in our country.
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- I Maaloul
- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire d'hématologie, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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Abbes I, Abdelhak S, Abdelhedi C, Abid K, Abidi R, Acacha E, Achour S, Achour A, Adouni O, Afrit M, Ahlem A, Akik I, Akremi M, Aloui R, Aloulou S, Ammar N, Arem S, Athimni S, Attia L, Attia M, Ayadi M, Ayadi A, Ayadi K, Ayadi H, Ayadi L, Ayadi I, Ayari J, Azzouz H, Bacha D, Bahloul R, Bahri I, Bahri M, Bakir D, Balti M, Bargaoui H, Batti R, Bayar R, Bdioui Thabet A, Beji M, Bel Hadj Hassen S, Bel Haj Ali A, Belaid I, Belaid A, Beldjiilali Y, Belkacem O, Bellamlih O, Ben Abdallah W, Ben Abdallah M, Ben Abdellah H, Ben Abderrahmen S, Ben Ahmed S, Ben Ahmed K, Ben Ayache M, Ben Ayoub W, Ben Azaiz M, Ben Azouz M, Ben Daly A, Ben Dhia S, Ben Dhiab M, Ben Dhiab T, Ben Fatma L, Ben Ghachem D, Ben Hammadi S, Ben Hassen M, Ben Hassena R, Ben Hassouna J, Ben Kridis W, Ben Leila F, Ben Mahfoudh KH, Ben Mustapha N, Ben Nasr S, Ben Othman F, Ben Rejeb M, Ben Rekaya M, Ben Rhouma S, Ben Safta Z, Ben Safta I, Ben Said A, Ben Salah M, Ben Salah H, Ben Slama S, Ben Temime R, Ben Youssef Y, Ben Zid K, Benabdella H, Benasr S, Bengueddach A, Benna M, Benna F, Bergaoui H, Berrazaga Y, Besbes M, Bhiri H, Bibi M, Blel A, Bohli M, Bouali S, Bouaouina N, Bouassida K, Bouaziz H, Boubaker J, Boudaouara T, Boudaouara Z, Boudaouara O, Boughanmi F, Boughattas W, Boughizane S, Bouguila H, Bouhani M, Bouhlel B, Boujelbane N, Boujemaa M, Boulma R, Bouraoui S, Bouriga R, Bourmech M, Bousrih C, Boussen H, Boussen N, Bouzaien F, Bouzayene F, Brahem I, Briki R, Chaabene K, Chaabouni M, Chaari H, Chabchoub I, Chachia S, Chaker K, Chamlali M, Charfi L, Charfi M, Charfi S, Charradi H, Cheffai I, Chelly B, Chelly I, Chenguel A, Cherif A, Cherif O, Chiboub A, Chouchene A, Chraiet N, Daghfous A, Daldoul A, Daoud N, Daoud J, Daoud R, Daoud E, Debaibi M, Dhaouadi S, Dhief R, Dhouib F, Dimassi S, Djebbi A, Doghri R, Doghri Y, Doudech B, Dridi M, El Amine O, El Benna H, El Khal MC, Eladeb M, Elloumi M, Elmeddeb K, Enaceur F, Ennouri S, Essoussi M, Ezzairi F, Ezzine A, Faleh R, Fallah S, Faouzi N, Fathallah K, Fehri R, Feki J, Fekih M, Fendri S, Fessi Z, Fourati N, Fourati M, Frikha I, Frikha M, Gabsi A, Gadria S, Gamoudi A, Gargoura A, Gargouri W, Ghariani N, Ghazouani E, Ghorbal A, Ghorbel L, Ghorbel S, Ghozzi A, Glili A, Gmadh K, Goucha A, Gouiaa N, Gritli S, Guazzah K, Guebsi A, Guermazi Z, Guermazi F, Gueryani N, Guezguez M, Hacheni F, Hachicha M, Haddad A, Haddaoui A, Hadoussa M, Haj Mansour M, Hajjaji A, Hajji A, Hamdi A, Hamdi Y, Hammemi R, Haouet S, Hdiji A, Hechiche M, Hedfi M, Helali AJ, Henchiri H, Heni S, Hentati A, Herbegue K, Hidar S, Hlaf M, Hmida W, Hmida I, Hmida L, Hmila Ben Salem I, Hochlef M, Hsairi M, Jaffel H, Jaidane M, Jarraya H, Jebsi M, Jedidi M, Jlassi A, Jlassi H, Jmal H, Jmour O, Jouini M, Kabtni W, Kacem M, Kacem S, Kacem I, Kaid M, Kairi H, Kallel M, Kallel R, Kallel F, Kammoun H, Kamoun S, Kanoun Belajouza S, Karray W, Karrit S, Karrou M, Kchir N, Kdous S, Kehili H, Keskes H, Khairi H, Khalfallah MT, Khalifa MB, Khanfir A, Khanfir F, Khechine W, Khemiri S, Khiari H, Khlif A, Khouni H, Khrouf S, Kochbati L, Korbi I, Korbi A, Krir MW, Ksaier I, Ksantini R, Ksantini M, Ksantini F, Ktari K, Laabidi S, Laamouri B, Labidi A, Lahmar A, Lahouar R, Lamine O, Letaief F, Limaiem F, Limayem I, Limem S, Limem F, Loghmari A, M'ghirbi F, Maamouri F, Magherbi H, Mahjoub N, Mahjoub M, Mahjoubi K, Majdoub S, Makhlouf T, Makni A, Makni S, Mallat N, Manai MH, Mansouri H, Maoua M, Marghli I, Masmoudi T, Mathlouthi N, Meddeb K, Medini B, Mejri N, Merdessi A, Mesali C, Mezlini E, Mezlini A, Mezni E, Mghirbi F, Mhiri N, Mighri N, Mlika M, Mnejja W, Mnif H, Mokni M, Mokrani A, Mosbah F, Moujahed R, Mousli A, Moussa A, Mrad Dali K, Mrizak N, Msakni I, Mzabi S, Mzali R, Mzoughi Z, Naimi Z, Najjar S, Nakkouri R, Nasr C, Nasrallah D, Nasri M, Njim L, Noubigh GEF, Nouira Y, Nouri O, Omrani S, Osmane W, Ouanes Y, Ouanna N, Oubich F, Oumelreit Belamlih G, Rachdi H, Rafraf F, Rahal K, Raies H, Rammeh S, Rebaii N, Rekik W, Rekik H, Rhim MS, Rhim S, Rihab D, Rjiba R, Rziga T, Saad H, Saad A, Saadi M, Said N, Salah R, Sallemi N, Sassi A, Sassi K, Sassi Mahfoudh A, Sbika W, Sellami A, Serghini M, Sghaier S, Sh Zidi Y, Siala W, Slimane M, Slimani O, Soltani S, Souguir MK, Sridi A, Tabet Zatla A, Tajina D, Talbi G, Tbessi S, Tebra Mrad S, Temessek H, Tlili G, Toumi N, Toumi O, Toumia N, Tounsi H, Trigui E, Triki M, Triki A, Turki M, Werda I, Yahyaoui S, Yahyaoui Y, Yaich A, Yamouni M, Yazid D, Yousfi A, Zaghouani H, Zaied S, Zairi F, Zaraa S, Zehani A, Zenzri Y, Zidi A, Znaidi N, Zouari K, Zouari S, Zoukar O, Zribi A. Summaries of the papers of the 4th National Congress of the Tunisian Society of Medical Oncology attached to the 4th Maghreb Congress of Oncology. Tunis Med 2017; 95:859-964. [PMID: 29873056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ben Ameur S, Chabchoub I, Telmoudi J, Belfitouri Y, Rebah O, Lacaille F, Aloulou H, Mehrzi A, Hachicha M. Management of cholestatic pruritus in children with Alagille syndrome: Case report and literature review. Arch Pediatr 2017; 23:1247-1250. [PMID: 28492167 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Alagille syndrome causes intractable pruritus and disfiguring xanthomas because of retained bile acids and cholesterol. Drug therapy in addition to surgical intervention may be effective in many patients in reducing serum bile acids, cholesterol levels, pruritus, and skin xanthomas. In this report, we describe a child with Alagille syndrome who presented with severe pruritus and xanthomas as a consequence of severe hypercholesterolemia and discuss the treatment modalities.
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- S Ben Ameur
- Pediatric department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El ain street km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, university of Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Pediatric department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El ain street km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El ain street km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El ain street km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric department, La Marsa Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Hepatogastroenterology-nutrition unit, Hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France
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- Pediatric department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El ain street km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric department, La Marsa Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Pediatric department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El ain street km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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Kamoun T, Chabchoub I, Ben Ameur S, Kmiha S, Aloulou H, Cave H, Polak M, Hachicha M. Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus and activating mutation in the KCNJ11 gene in two siblings. Arch Pediatr 2017; 24:453-456. [PMID: 28347637 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus is a rare disease usually associated with chromosome 6 abnormalities. Mutations of the genes encoding the potassium channel are rarely associated with these transitional forms. Herein, we report the clinical features of two siblings with a heterozygous mutation C679 G>A in the KCNJ11 gene.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Blood Glucose/metabolism
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6/genetics
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Diabetes Mellitus/blood
- Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis
- Diabetes Mellitus/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus/genetics
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Glycated Hemoglobin/metabolism
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/blood
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/diagnosis
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/drug therapy
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/genetics
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Insulin Aspart/administration & dosage
- Insulin, Regular, Pork/administration & dosage
- Isophane Insulin, Human/administration & dosage
- Male
- Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying/genetics
- Recurrence
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- T Kamoun
- Faculty of medicine Sfax, university of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Service de pédiatrie, pediatric department, Hédi Chaker hospital, El Ain street K 0.5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of medicine Sfax, university of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Service de pédiatrie, pediatric department, Hédi Chaker hospital, El Ain street K 0.5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of medicine Sfax, university of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Service de pédiatrie, pediatric department, Hédi Chaker hospital, El Ain street K 0.5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Faculty of medicine Sfax, university of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Service de pédiatrie, pediatric department, Hédi Chaker hospital, El Ain street K 0.5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of medicine Sfax, university of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Service de pédiatrie, pediatric department, Hédi Chaker hospital, El Ain street K 0.5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of genetics, Robert-Debré university hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75019 Paris, France
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- Paediatric endocrine unit, centre of rare endocrine diseases of growth, Necker-Enfants-Malades hospital, AP-HP, 75012 Paris, France
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- Faculty of medicine Sfax, university of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Service de pédiatrie, pediatric department, Hédi Chaker hospital, El Ain street K 0.5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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Ferjani Z, Bouzid D, Fourati H, Fakhfakh R, Kammoun T, Hachicha M, Penha-Gonçalves C, Masmoudi H. WITHDRAWN: CREM variant rs17583959 conferred susceptibility to T1D risk in the Tunisian families. Gene Reports 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Sahraoui H, Hachicha M. Effect of soil moisture on trace elements concentrations using portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometer. J Fundam and Appl Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.4314/jfas.v9i1.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Kamoun F, Hsairi M, Grandin V, Ben Ameur S, De Saint Basile G, Hachicha M. Familial haemophagocytosis lymphohisticytosis type 3: A case report. Arch Pediatr 2016; 24:33-35. [PMID: 27914778 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2016.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of immune regulation. Here, we report on a fatal case of type 3 FHL (FHL3) in a 45-day-old boy. Clinically, the infant presented with fever and hepatosplenomegaly. Biology showed pancytopenia, elevated ferritin, and decreased fibrinogen. Images of hemophagocytosis were found at the bone morrow examination. The diagnosis of FHL type 3 was made by the identification of homozygous mutation in the Munc13-4 gene (UNC13D) located in exon 20: 1822 del 12bp (V608fs). This mutation was previously observed in a Tunisian and in Moroccan families.
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- F Kamoun
- Pediatrics department, Hedi Chaker hospital, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine of Sfax, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Pediatrics department, Hedi Chaker hospital, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine of Sfax, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Centre d'études des déficits immunitaires, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), hôpital Necker, 75015 Paris, France
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- Pediatrics department, Hedi Chaker hospital, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine of Sfax, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Centre d'études des déficits immunitaires, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), hôpital Necker, 75015 Paris, France; Inserm UMR1163, laboratory of normal and pathological homeostasis of the immune system, 75015 Paris, France; Paris Descartes university, Sorbonne Paris Cité, imagine institute, 75015 Paris, France
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- Pediatrics department, Hedi Chaker hospital, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine of Sfax, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisia
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Ferjani Z, Bouzid D, Fourati H, Fakhfakh R, Kammoun T, Hachicha M, Penha-Gonçalves C, Masmoudi H. Association between the IL2RA polymorphism and type 1 diabetes risk: Family based association study. Meta Gene 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Zouidi F, Bouzid D, Fourati H, Fakhfakh R, Kammoun T, Hachicha M, Penha-Gonçalves C, Masmoudi H. CREM variant rs17583959 conferred susceptibility to T1D risk in the Tunisian families. Immunol Lett 2016; 181:1-5. [PMID: 27840176 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2016.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease caused by the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells by autoreactive T cells. Studies in animal models, such as the non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse reveal that this disease is under the control of several genes that encode molecules implicated in regulation of transcription factors and in T cell activation. In order to underline the role of the genes involved in this regulation pathways, we investigated, using the Sequenom MassARRAY platform, 13 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) belonging to CREM, IRF5, STAT4, and STAT5a/b genes in 59 T1D Tunisian families. In the current study, we identified an association with rs17583959 (allele G; Z score=2.27; p=0.02; Genotype GG: score=1.96; p=0.04) of CREM gene. In LD analysis a strong LD between the 3 CREM variants (Block 1) was detected; rs2384352 was in complete LD with rs1148247. When haplotypes were constructed between CREM polymorphisms (rs1148247, rs17583959, rs2384352), AGA haplotype (H2) was significantly over-transmitted from parents to affected offspring (Z score=2.988; P=0.002) and may confer a risk for T1D disease. Whereas, AAG haplotype (H5) (Z score=-2.000; p=0.045) was less transmitted than expected to affected children suggesting its protective effect against T1D pathology. No significant association in IRF5, STAT4, and STAT5a/b genes were observed. In conclusion, this study shows an eventually involvement of CREM gene in the development of T1D pathology in Tunisian families. These facts are consistent with a major role for transcription factor genes involved in the immune pathways in the control of autoimmunity. Further researches of association and functional analysis across populations are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Ferjani Zouidi
- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Tunisie.
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Tunisie
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Tunisie
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Tunisie
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- Pediatric Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Pediatric Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Tunisie
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Hsairi M, Ben Ameur S, Alibi S, Belfitouri Y, Maaloul I, Znazen A, Chabchoub I, Hammami A, Hachicha M. Macrophagic activation syndrome related to an infection by Rickettsia conorii in a child. Arch Pediatr 2016; 23:1076-1079. [PMID: 27642144 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2016.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Since the Arab Spring, a resurgence of zoonotic diseases such as rickettsiosis, endemic in the Mediterranean basin, has been observed. It preferentially infects microvascular endothelial cells of mammalian hosts inducing vasculitis with endothelial injury. Rickettsioses are considered benign infectious diseases. Severe systemic manifestations have been reported and are often explained by a delay in diagnosis. We present a case of hemophagocytic syndrome occurring in a 4-year-old Libyan girl as a complication of Mediterranean spotted fever. Rickettsial infection was confirmed by serology and the patient was treated with clarithromycin, with a favorable outcome.
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- M Hsairi
- Hedi Chaker hospital, pediatric department, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Hedi Chaker hospital, pediatric department, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Hedi Chaker hospital, pediatric department, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Hedi Chaker hospital, pediatric department, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Hedi Chaker hospital, pediatric department, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Habib-Bourguiba hospital, microbiological laboratory, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Hedi Chaker hospital, pediatric department, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Habib-Bourguiba hospital, microbiological laboratory, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Hedi Chaker hospital, pediatric department, Sfax, Tunisia; Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
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Benjamin ER, Haftl SL, Xanthos DN, Crumley G, Hachicha M, Valenzano KJ. A Miniaturized Column Chromatography Method for Measuring Receptor-Mediated Inositol Phosphate Accumulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 9:343-53. [PMID: 15191651 DOI: 10.1177/1087057103262841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Inositol phosphates (IPs), such as 1,4,5-inositol-trisphosphate (IP3), comprise a ubiquitous intracellular signaling cascade initiated in response to G protein-coupled receptor-mediated activation of phospholipase C. Classical methods for measuring intracellular accumulation of these molecules include time-consuming high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation or large-volume, gravity-fed anion-exchange column chromatography. More recent approaches, such as radio-receptor and AlphaScreen™ assays, offer higher throughput. However, these techniques rely on measurement of IP3itself, rather than its accumulation with other downstream IPs, and often suffer from poor signal-to-noise ratios due to the transient nature of IP3. The authors have developed a miniaturized, anion-exchange chromatography method for measuring inositol phosphate accumulation in cells that takes advantage of signal amplification achieved through measuring IP3and downstream IPs. This assay uses centrifugation of 96-well-formatted anion-exchange mini-columns for the isolation of radiolabeled inositol phosphates from cell extracts, followed by low-background dry-scintillation counting. This improved assay method measures receptor-mediated IP accumulation with signal-to-noise and pharmacological values comparable to the classical large-volume, column-based methods. Assay validation data for recombinant muscarinic receptor 1, galanin receptor 2, and rat astrocyte metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 are presented. This miniaturized protocol reduces reagent usage and assay time as compared to large-column methods and is compatible with standard 96-well scintillation counters.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Astrocytes/metabolism
- Base Sequence
- CHO Cells
- Cell Line
- Chromatography, Ion Exchange/instrumentation
- Chromatography, Ion Exchange/methods
- Cricetinae
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Humans
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate
- Inositol Phosphates/analysis
- Inositol Phosphates/metabolism
- Miniaturization/instrumentation
- Miniaturization/methods
- Rats
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 2/genetics
- Receptor, Galanin, Type 2/metabolism
- Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5
- Receptor, Muscarinic M1/metabolism
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
- Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
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- Elfrida R Benjamin
- Purdue Pharma Discovery Research, 6 Cedarbrook Drive, Cranbury, NJ 08512, USA.
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Maaloul I, Talmoudi J, Chabchoub I, Ayadi L, Kamoun T, Boudawara T, Kallel C, Hachicha M. Chediak–Higashi syndrome presenting in accelerated phase: A case report and literature review. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2016; 9:71-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Ben Ameur S, Smaoui S, Kamoun F, Chabchoub I, Kamoun T, Messaadi F, Aloulou H, Hachicha M. [Unilateral to bilateral pleurisy: Pleural tuberculosis?]. Arch Pediatr 2016; 23:385-8. [PMID: 26922570 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2016.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pleural tuberculosis is the first or second most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis as well as the main cause of pleural effusion in many countries. It is rare in young infants and is more common in children over 10 years of age. We report the case of a 19-month-old girl admitted for prolonged fever with unilateral pleural effusion. The mother reported a history of lymph node tuberculosis 6 years previously. Intravenous antibiotics with cefotaxime and vancomycin were started. Thoracocentesis yielded a serosanguinous exudate fluid with a lymphocyte predominance. The tuberculin skin test and PCR GeneXpert(©) on pleural fluid were negative. The initial outcome was favorable, but the chest X-rays 10 days after discharge showed bilateral pleural effusion. Pleural biopsy was proposed but the culture of pleural fluid was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The child was put under standard treatment for tuberculosis. The outcome was favorable.
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- S Ben Ameur
- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi-Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie.
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- Laboratoire régional d'hygiène, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi-Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi-Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi-Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire régional d'hygiène, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi-Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, CHU Hédi-Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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Sahraoui H, Attia R, Hamrouni H, Hachicha M. Trace elements lateral distribution and limitations for revegetation in lead mine soils: Case of Lakhouat mine, Tunisia. J Fundam and Appl Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.4314/jfas.v8i1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Maaloul I, Hsairi M, Fourati H, Chabchoub I, Kamoun T, Mnif Z, Hachicha M. Occipital dermoid cyst associated with dermal sinus complicated with meningitis: A case report. Arch Pediatr 2016; 23:197-200. [PMID: 26724977 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2015.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Occipital dermal sinus, usually associated with dermoid cyst, is a rare entity; it results from the persistence of an abnormal embryonal communication between the skin and the intradural space. Its main complication is intracranial infection. CASE DESCRIPTION This 2-year-old girl was hospitalized for meningitis. Neuroradiological studies revealed a cystic mass of the posterior fossa communicating with the skin and hydrocephalus. The diagnosis of dermoid cyst associated with dermal sinus was established at surgery. The patient was treated with radical excision of both the occipital cyst and the dermal sinus associated with systemic antibiotic therapy. She had a good outcome. CONCLUSION Posterior fossa dermoid cyst should be considered in all children with chronic occipital skin lesion, especially a dermal sinus. We emphasize the importance of early neurosurgical treatment of dermoid cysts to prevent the development of severe complications.
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- I Maaloul
- Pediatric department, Hedi-Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Pediatric department, Hedi-Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of radiology, Hedi-Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric department, Hedi-Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric department, Hedi-Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of radiology, Hedi-Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric department, Hedi-Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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Bougacha-Elleuch N, Elleuch M, Charfi N, Mnif F, Belghith N, Abdelhedi F, Kammoun H, Hachicha M, Mnif M, Abid M. Unusual association of turner syndrome and hypopituitarism in a Tunisian family. Curr Res Transl Med 2016; 64:9-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.retram.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sellami K, Amouri M, Aloulou H, Mansour LB, Kamoun T, Hachicha M, Mseddi M, Turki H. Bécégite dans ses formes locale et disséminée : série de 9 cas. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2015.10.414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sahraoui H, Andrade ML, Hachicha M, Vega FA. Competitive sorption and desorption of trace elements by Tunisian Aridisols Calcorthids. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2015; 22:10861-10872. [PMID: 25772874 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4288-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The sorption and retention processes play an important role in determining the bioavaibility and fate of trace elements in soils. Sorption and desorption of Pb(2+), Zn(2+), Ni(2+), Cu(2+), and Co(2+) in three Tunisian Aridisols Calcorthids (AR1, AR2, and AR3) were studied using batch experiments. Sorption and retention capacities were determined by means of K r parameter and they were related to soil properties. The results showed that in all studied soils, K r values for Pb(2+) and Cu(2+) were higher than those of Zn(2+), Ni(2+), and Co(2+) indicating that soils have higher affinity for the first ones. The high sorption and retention capacity of the three studied soils is ascribed to their alkaline pH and their high carbonates contents favoring the precipitation of these elements. Moreover, bivariate correlation analysis showed that sorption and retention of the studied cations was also strongly correlated with clay fraction and Fe oxides contents. All soils show high sorption irreversibility of Pb(2+), Zn(2+), Ni(2+), Cu(2+), and Co(2+). The soils with highest sorption capacity show also the highest irreversibility.
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- Hamdi Sahraoui
- Departamento de Bioloxía Vexetal e Ciencia do Solo, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain,
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Romdhane L, Messaoud O, Bouyacoub Y, Kerkeni E, Naouali C, Cherif Ben Abdallah L, Tiar A, Charfeddine C, Monastiri K, Chabchoub I, Hachicha M, Tadmouri GO, Romeo G, Abdelhak S. Comorbidity in the Tunisian population. Clin Genet 2015; 89:312-9. [PMID: 26010040 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Genetic diseases in the Tunisian population represent a real problem of public health as their spectrum encompasses more than 400 disorders. Their frequency and distribution in the country have been influenced by demographic, economic and social features especially consanguinity. In this article, we report on genetic disease association referred to as comorbidity and discuss factors influencing their expressivity. Seventy-five disease associations have been reported among Tunisian families. This comorbidity could be individual or familial. In 39 comorbid associations, consanguinity was noted. Twenty-one founder and 11 private mutations are the cause of 34 primary diseases and 13 of associated diseases. As the information dealing with this phenomenon is fragmented, we proposed to centralize it in this report in order to draw both clinicians' and researcher's attention on the occurrence of such disease associations in inbred populations as it makes genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis challenging even when mutations are known.
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- L Romdhane
- Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Science of Bizerte, Université Tunis Carthage, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Médecine de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- EPS Fattouma Bourguiba, Centre de Maternité & de Néonatologie de Monastir, Service de Réanimation et de Médecine Néonatale, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Service de Pédiatrie, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Service de Pédiatrie, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Public Health, Jinan University, Tripoli, Lebanon
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Unità Operativa di Genetica Medica, Bologna, Italy
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- Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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Gargouri L, Maaloul I, Kamoun T, Maalej B, Safi F, Majdoub I, Hachicha M, Mahfoudh A. Ecthyma gangrenosum: A manifestation of community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia in three infants. Arch Pediatr 2015; 22:616-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Revised: 07/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ferjeni Z, Bouzid D, Fourati H, Stayoussef M, Abida O, Kammoun T, Hachicha M, Penha-Gonçalves C, Masmoudi H. Association of TCR/CD3, PTPN22, CD28 and ZAP70 gene polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes risk in Tunisian population: family based association study. Immunol Lett 2014; 163:1-7. [PMID: 25448703 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2014.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by an immune-mediated destruction of the insulin-producing β-cells. Several studies support the involvement of T cell activation molecules in the pathogenesis of T1D. In order to underline the role of the genes involved in this activation pathway, we investigated, using the Sequenom MassARRAY platform, 45 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) belonging to TCR/CD3, CD28, ZAP70, and PTPN22 genes in 59 T1D Tunisian families. In the current study, we identified an association with rs706 (Z score=2.782; p=0.005) of TCRβ gene. We also demonstrated that rs10918706 in the intron of the CD3z gene was associated with increased risk of T1D (Z score 2.137; p=0.032). In the same region, rs2949655 (Z score=2.101; p=0.035) and rs1214611 (Z score=4.036; p=0.00005) showed a genotype association with the risk of T1D. When haplotypes were constructed, GAA haplotype displayed significant association with T1D (Z score=2.135; p=0.032), while GGA haplotype (Z score=-1.988; p=0.046) was negatively associated with the disease. We also identified an association with rs3181096 (Z score=2.177; p=0.029), rs17695937 (Z score =2.111; p=0.034) and rs2488457 (Z score=2.219; p=0.026), respectively of CD28, ZAP70 and PTPN22 genes. In addition, our results suggest a significant effect on T1D susceptibility for AC (Z score=2.30; p=0.02) and CTGGC (Z score=2.309, p=0.02) haplotypes of ZAP70 and PTPN22 genes, respectively. While, the GTCT (Z score=-2.114, p=0.034) and CTAGG (Z score=-2.121, p=0.033) haplotypes of CD28 and PTPN22 genes, may confer protection against T1D. These findings confirm the role of PTPN22 and CD28 involved in the T cell activation pathway in the development of T1D in Tunisian families. Interestingly, ZAP70 and TCRβ/CD3z seem to contribute to the susceptibility to the disease in our population. However, this finding has to be confirmed in further studies.
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- Zouidi Ferjeni
- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Pediatric Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Immunology Department, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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Abid D, Ben Ameur S, Ly M, Daoud E, Mrabet S, Hachicha M, Mnif Z, Kammoun S. Unusual intraatrial thrombus in a neonate with coarctation of the aorta. Arch Pediatr 2014; 21:995-7. [PMID: 25080835 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2014.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Left atrial thrombus in neonates is uncommon. We describe a newborn with coarctation of the aorta, in whom a thrombus confined to the left appendage was discovered on the first day of life and was thought to be a myxoma.
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- D Abid
- Cardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El Ain street km 0,5, Sfax 3029, Tunisia.
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- Department of pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax 3029, Tunisia
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- Department of Congenital Heart Surgery, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, University Paris-Sud, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Department of Radiology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax 3029, Tunisia
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- Department of pediatrics, Hopital Mohamed Ben Sassi, 6014 Gabes, Tunisia
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- Department of pediatrics, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax 3029, Tunisia
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- Department of Radiology, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax 3029, Tunisia
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- Cardiology Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital, El Ain street km 0,5, Sfax 3029, Tunisia
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Maaloul I, Aloulou H, Fourati H, Sfaihi L, Chabchoub I, Kamoun T, Mnif Z, Hachicha M. [Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Report of a pediatric case]. Arch Pediatr 2014; 21:768-71. [PMID: 24935454 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2014.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, or Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome, is an autosomal dominant multiorgan disorder. This multisystemic vascular dysplasia is determined by a mutation of one of two main genes, endoglin (ENG) or HHT1, or ACVRL1 or HHT2. These mutations induce vascular disorders that cause recurrent epistaxis and eventually multiple telangiectasia and arteriovenous visceral malformations. We report the case of a 7-year-old girl who developed severe hypoxemia due to multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations.
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- I Maaloul
- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service d'imagerie médicale, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service d'imagerie médicale, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie
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Ben Ameur S, Telmoudi J, Kamoun F, Aloulou H, Kamoun T, Hachicha M. SFP P-022 - Hypercalcémie de l’enfant: étude de 7 observations. Arch Pediatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)71992-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Maaloul I, Baklouti K, Kmiha S, Aloulou H, Chabchoub I, Kamoun T, Hachicha M. SFP P-154 - La maladie de Rendu Osler à révélation prècoce : à propos d’une observation. Arch Pediatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)72124-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aloulou H, Kmiha S, Maaloul I, Sfaihi L, Chabchoub I, Kamoun T, Hachicha M. SFP PC-34 - La maladie de pompe : à propos de 7 cas. Arch Pediatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)72184-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Maaloul I, Ben Ameur S, Kamoun F, Majdoub I, Ben Dhaou M, Kamoun T, Mhiri R, Mahfoud A, Hachicha M. SFP P-153 - Les hernies diaphragmatiques congénitales à révélation tardive: étude de 14 observations. Arch Pediatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)72123-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kamoun T, Kmiha S, Khemakhem S, Kamoun F, Telmoudi J, Chabchoub I, Ayadi H, Ghribi F, Hachicha M. SFP PC-04 - Profil psychologique des enfants atteints de déficit en hormone de croissance : étude de 30 observations. Arch Pediatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)72154-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kmiha S, Chaabene H, Maaloul I, Aloulou H, Chabchoub I, Kamoun T, Turki H, Hachicha M. SFP P-008 - Traitement des hémangiomes infantiles par propranolol : à propos de 18 observations. Arch Pediatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(14)71978-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kamoun F, Sfaihi L, Wali M, Kamoun T, Hachicha M. [An uncommon cause of hematemesis in children: factor XI deficiency]. Arch Pediatr 2014; 21:296-8. [PMID: 24461936 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2013.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Congenital factor XI deficiency, also called hemophilia C, is a rare coagulation disorder that is particularly common in Ashkenazi Jews. Individuals with factor XI deficiency may or may not have a mild bleeding tendency, which is typically provoked by surgery or trauma. We report the case of a 5.5-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and hematemesis. Biological tests showed a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) of 113 s (control=29 s) caused by a constitutional factor Xl deficiency (2.7%). The progression was spontaneously favorable.
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- F Kamoun
- Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Hédi-Chaker, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie.
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- Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Hédi-Chaker, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Hédi-Chaker, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Hédi-Chaker, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Hédi-Chaker, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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Ben Ameur S, Hentati Y, Ben Dhaoui M, Weli M, Kamoun T, Mnif Z, Mhiri R, Hachicha M. [Neonatal renal candidiasis: a case report]. Arch Pediatr 2014; 21:287-90. [PMID: 24457108 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2013.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Neonatal renal candidiasis is an increasingly common condition affecting predominantly premature infants receiving neonatal intensive care or term infants with urogenital tract anomalies. CASE REPORT a female infant was born by cesarian section at 30 weeks' gestation to a mother whose pregnancy had been complicated by rupture of membranes for 5 days. The infant was admitted at birth, maternofetal bacterial infection was suspected, and intravenous antibiotics were prescribed. The patient developed sepsis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae at the age of 13 days. She was referred to our hospital at the age of 50 days because of renal abscess. At admission, the baby presented with hypothermia and abdominal distention. Renal ultrasonography findings were compatible with fungal disease. Blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid cultures were negative for fungi; however, galactomannan antigen blood levels were increased. Amphotericin B was administered for 6 weeks. End-organ evaluation of the heart, brain, and eyes did not demonstrate disseminated infection. The patient was discharged with a prescription for oral fluconazole and remained well at follow-up.
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- S Ben Ameur
- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie.
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- Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie; Service d'imagerie médicale, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie; Service de chirurgie pédiatrie, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie; Service d'imagerie médicale, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie; Service de chirurgie pédiatrie, CHU Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie
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- Service de pédiatrie générale, CHU Hédi Chaker, route El Ain Km 0,5, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie
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Kamoun F, Zribi R, Maaloul I, Mesrati H, Sfaihi L, Baklouti K, Kamoun T, Chabchoub I, Turki H, Hachicha M. Une alopécie de l’enfant peut annoncer un rachitisme. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2013.09.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Siala N, Benzarti A, Boukthir S, Brini I, Sammoud A, Bousnina S, Ben Becher S, Lakhoua R, Fethi B, Harbi A, Gueddiche N, Sfar T, Hachicha M, Ben Hariz M, Maherzi A. [Pediatric Crohn's disease in Tunisia]. Tunis Med 2013; 91:715-723. [PMID: 24458675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Crohn's disease occur mainly in adults. However, pediatric onset forms are not rare and have many characteristics. AIM to study clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutive characteristics of crohn's disease in tunisian children. METHODS Retrospective multicenter study conducted in 10 pediatric departments on a period of 10 years (2000-2008) RESULTS : 43 children were included. The sex-ratio was 1.68. The mean age at the onset of the symptoms was 11+/-2.3 years (5-16 years). The age of onset was inferior to 10 years in 25 % of the children. The delay before management was superior to 1 year in 25% of cases. The initial symptoms were dominated by diarrhea (95%). Perineal manifestations were present at diagnosis in 30% of children and extra-digestive manifestations in 53%. Ileocolonic localization was the most frequent (46%). The initial disease flare was moderate in 83% of cases. The treatment was medical in 77 % of cases, nutritional and medical in 18.5%. Maintenance therapy was instituted in 86% of cases and consisted essentially in azathioprin (62%). The mean follow-up was 3 years and 4 months. 60% of the children had at least one acute flare. During evolution, 7% of children had anoperineal surgery and 11% an intestinal resection. CONCLUSION Crohn's disease seems rare in Tunisia. The time of diagnosis is often delayed. The management is based on immunosuppressive therapy and nutritional support.
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Maaloul I, Fourati H, Wali M, Chabchoub I, Kamoun T, Mnif Z, Kaabachi N, Hachicha M. [Megalencephaly with dystonia revealing Canavan disease]. Arch Pediatr 2013; 20:783-6. [PMID: 23727372 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2013.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Canavan disease, or N-acetyl aspartic aciduria, is an autosomal recessive leukodystrophy characterized by spongy degeneration of the brain. The disease results from the accumulation of N-acetyl aspartic acid in the brain, due to aspartoacylase deficiency. We report the case of a 6-month-old girl who presented with megalencephaly, peripheral hypertonia, and a developmental delay noticeable after 4 months of age. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain with spectroscopy was suggestive of Canavan disease, which was confirmed by chromatography of urinary organic acids.
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- I Maaloul
- Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital Hédi-Chaker, avenue Majida-Boulila, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.
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Sfaihi L, Kamoun F, Hentati Y, Tiss O, Kamoun T, Mnif Z, Hachicha M. Fièvre prolongée chez un enfant de 2 ans. Arch Pediatr 2013; 20:665-6, 685-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sfaihi L, Kamoun F, Hentati Y, Tiss O, Maaloul I, Kamoun T, Mnif Z, Hachicha M. Syndrome d’encéphalopathie postérieure réversible induit par une glomérulonéphrite aiguë postinfectieuse. Arch Pediatr 2013; 20:633-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2013.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Revised: 12/02/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kamoun T, Sfaihi L, Kamoun F, Chabchoub I, Aloulou H, Hachicha M. [Primary distal renal tubular acidosis in children in the South of Tunisia: study of 15 cases]. Tunis Med 2013; 91:258-262. [PMID: 23673705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND primary distal renal tubular acidosis in children (RTA) is characterized by metabolic acidosis due to defect in urinary excretion of hydrogen (H+) in the distal tubular. AIM To report the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary of distal RTA in our patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of all cases of distal RTA collected in the department of pediatrics of Hedi Chaker University hospital in the south of Tunisia, during a period of 23 years (1988-2010). We studied the epidemiological, clinical, biological, evolutionary and therapeutic data. RESULTS During the study period 15 cases of distal RTA were collected. The average age was 6 months (1 month -2 years). Most common presenting symptoms were vomiting (8cases), failure to thrive (4cases), lack of appetite, polyuria-polydipsia syndrome (1case) and urinary infection (2cases). The clinical examination showed staturoponderal delay (9 cases), dehydration (6 cases), signs of rickets (3 cases) and polyuria (10 cases). Biological data showed high urine pH in the presence of metabolic acidosis in 11 cases, hypokalaemia in 10 cases and hypercalciuria in all cases. Urine acidification test with ammonium chloride was performed in 4 cases, the urinary pH was always higher than 5.5 in all cases. Ammoniuria performed in 9 cases was less than 40mmol/l. Radiological investigation objectified a nephrocalcinosis in fourteen patients and signs of rickets in three cases. Deafness was found in three patients. Genetic study performed in two cases showed mutation of ATP6V1B1 gene. The medical treatment involved an alkali load. Long-term outcome was favorable in 7 cases. CONCLUSION The distal renal tubular acidosis is a rare pathology in our country but probably under diagnosed. The clinical gravity of this disease and the risk of evolution towards the terminal renal insufficiency justify an antenatal diagnosis to establish a neonatal management or propose a therapeutic interruption of the pregnancy if the distal RTA is associated with a severe pathology.
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Soltani M, Bouanene I, Trabelsi A, Harbi A, Hachicha M, Amri F, Boussnina S, Gueddiche MN, Sfar MT, Teleb N, Ben Ghorbel M, Ben Hamida E. [Epidemiology of rotavirus gastroenteritis among children under 5 years of age in Tunisia - results of sentinel hospital surveillance 2009 to 2011]. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2012; 60:473-80. [PMID: 23141818 DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Revised: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rotavirus is the major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis among young children. The objectives of this study were to assess the epidemiology, clinical and virological features of community-acquired rotavirus acute gastroenteritis, in children under 5 years of age, hospitalized in Tunisia. METHODS A multicenter prospective observational study was conducted from April 2009 to March 2011, in 11 sentinel pediatric departments. Clinical data and stool samples were collected for all children under 5 years, admitted for acute gastroenteritis. Rotavirus was detected by Elisa immunoassay test and genotyped for G and P by semi-nested multiplex RT-PCR. RESULT A total of 621 children were enrolled in this study. Rotavirus was detected in 30.3% of cases (95% CI [26.7-33.9]). The estimated incidence rate of rotavirus acute gastroenteritis was 11 cases/100,000 child-years (95% CI [9.43-12.57]). This infection affected predominantly children aged under 24 months, and occurred mainly in winter (55.3%). Vomiting, fever and dehydration were observed in 79.6%, 69.5% and 57% respectively. Genotype analysis identified four G types (G1, G2, G3 and G4) and 4 P types (P[4], P[6], P[8] and P[9]). The most common G/P combination was G3P[8] (24.4%), followed by G4P[8] (13.3%) and G1P[8] (6.5%). CONCLUSION These results highlight the frequency and potential severity of rotavirus acute gastroenteritis in pediatric hospital settings. The present study could provide a sufficient database to make a decision related to the introduction of rotavirus vaccine in Tunisian national immunization program.
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- M Soltani
- Service de médecine préventive et d'épidémiologie, CHU Fattouma Bourguiba, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie.
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Sfaihi L, Fourati H, Kamoun F, Hakim A, Ben Mahfoudh F, Kamoun T, Mnif Z, Hachicha M. [Edema of the lower limb. Sickle cell disease revealed by venous thrombosis]. Arch Pediatr 2012; 19:1217-8. [PMID: 23084701 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2012.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Revised: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- L Sfaihi
- Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Hedi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie; Faculté de médecine de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisie.
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Hachicha M, Uzan M, Falque V. Une cause rare d’hypertension en hémodialyse. Nephrol Ther 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nephro.2012.07.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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