Makram Frigui

..We report the case of a female patient who developed polymorphic expressions of neutrophilic dermatosis associated with p-ANCA while receiving benzylthiouracil for hyperthyroidism...

..We report a new case of squamous cell carcinoma associated with Schönlein-Henoch purpura and we discuss the reality of this association...

..The patient management, including prednisone and cyclophosphamid, induced a marked improvement of the renal masses. This case illustrates that WG should be considered in the differential diagnosis of renal masses...

..The recurrence of some inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors and their expression of chromosomal abnormalities found in some types of lymphoma suggest that some of these lesions constitute a true neoplastic process...

..Benzylthiouracil, which exhibits similar structural likeness with propylthiouracil, has been recently observed to be associated with Anca-positive vasculitis...

..The eosinophilia and the proteinuria greatly improved with corticosteroid treatment. We review the literature regarding the nephropathy of this hematologic disorder...

..The patients with HSP who have abdominal pain as their chief complaint should be evaluated for pancreatitis, by routine serum amylase and abdominal computed tomography scan, to plan the specific treatment and avoid unnecessary surgery...

..Osteomalacia exceptionally occurs as the first manifestation of a renal tubule disorder due to a Sjögren's syndrome...

..A literature review for previous cases of SLE presenting as optic neuropathy was performed. Early diagnosis of SLE-associated optic neuropathy is warranted and leads to a better prognosis...

..05). The clinical and immunological characteristics of our SLE patients are largely comparable to most major studies. Main differences included prominent major organ damage and high pre-valence of anti-Sm and anti-cardiolipin antibodies...

..To determine the incidence of pregnancies during the inflammatory myopathy (IM), its influence on this disease and the influence of IM on the pregnancy's outcome...

..This study aimed to assess the clinical, laboratory, and radiological features and course of Takayasu arteritis in Tunisia...

..The objective of this study was to analyze the survival rate, causes of death, and prognostic factors in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), mainly from southern Tunisia...

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..The objective of this study was to analyse the incidence and the main characteristics of optic neuropathy in Behçet's disease...

..It can be associated with various auto-immune diseases especially systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) or with some infectious agents...

..The cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is most often asymptomatic. The grave forms concern the immunocompromised patients. We report a new case pf acute CMV hepatitis complicated with portal thrombosis in an immunocompetent patient...

..Joint manifestations are common in patients with BD, but destructive arthritis is rare...

..Clinical examination and immunological findings were consistent with SSc. Co-existence of these two rare conditions is documented for the first time...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the lipid profile and to investigate the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) size and the distribution of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subpopulations in BD patients...

..To analyse prospectively the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity as well as the clinical relevance of ribosomal P (anti-P) autoantibodies in a large cohort of SLE patients...

..The objective of this study was to analyse the incidence and characteristics of infection in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to determine the related risk factors...