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Original article English Najem FI, Elmehdawi RR, Swalem AM Department of Medicine, 7th of October Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Libya Libyan J Med. AOP:080122 Abstract Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine condition affecting women of reproductive age and characterized by chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovaries. There are no published …

Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Benghazi- Libya: A Retrospective study Read More »

Original article English El Gehani R, Krishnan B, Orafi H Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya Libyan J Med. AOP: 071216 Abstract Objective- The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of odontogenic jaw cysts in a Libyan population and to compare the data with …

The Prevalence of Inflammatory and Developmental Odontogenic Cysts in a Libyan Population Read More »

Original article English Al-Tubuly RA 1, Aburawi SM 1, Alghzewi EA 1, Gorash ZM 1, Errwami S 2 1-Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, AlFateh University, Tripoli, Libya. 2-Diabetic Center, Tripoli, Libya Libyan J Med. AOP: 080101 Abstract Alprazolam is an anti-anxiety drug shown to be effective in the treatment of depression. …

The Effect of Sympathetic Antagonists on the Antidepressant Action of Alprazolam Read More »

Review English Elmehdawi RR Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Libya Libyan J Med. AOP: 071221 Abstract Keywords: Hypolipidemia Link/DOI: http://www.ljm.org.ly/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1291

Review English Alhadad A Vascular Centre, Lund University, Malmِ University Hospital, SE-205 02 Malmِ, Sweden. Libyan J Med. AOP: 071226 Abstract The role of the renal vasculature in eliciting renovascular hypertension (RVH) was established in 1934, when Goldblatt et al. [1] in a classical experimental study demonstrated that partial obstruction of the renal artery increased …

Management of Renal Artery Stenosis – an Update Read More »

Case report English Fredrik Kahn 1, Anna Fagerstrِm 2, Mهrten Segelmark 2, Omran Bakoush 2 1-Department of Infectious Disease, 2- Department of Nephrology, Libyan J Med. AOP:080108 Abstract Castleman’s Disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder accompanied by marked systemic inflammatory response. Morphological diagnosis of CD requires biopsy of the whole of the involved lymph …

Irreversible Kidney Damage due to Multicentric Castleman’s Disease Read More »

Case report English Kamha A, Alzeer H, Elithy M. Hamad Medical Corporation, Medical ICU, Qatar Libyan J Med. AOP: 080309 Abstract A 29 year old male patient of Indian ancestry was admitted to an outside hospital with rapid deterioration of his level of consciousness. The patient required mechanical ventilation and transfer to MICU at Hamad …

Pneumomediastinum, pneumoperitoneum, surgical emphysema, barotrauma, mechanical ventilation. Read More »

Review English Njuguna J 1, Qader SS 2 1-Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Malmِ, Sweden and Nyandarua District Public Health Office, P.O. Box 86-20300, Nyahururu, Kenya. 2-Department of Clinical Science, CRC (UMAS), Lund University, SE-20502 Malmِ, Sweden. and Department of Surgery, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq Libyan J Med AOP: 071204 Abstract Malaria is …

Challenges Associated with Scaling up Artemisinin Combination Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa ; A Review Article. Read More »

Review English Siddiqui K 1, Douglas M 1, Carey MP 2, Benamer HTS 1 1-Department of Neurology, 2-Department of Neuropathology. Queen Elizabeth Neurosciences Centre, University Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham Libyan J Med AOP: 071011 Abstract Invasive fungal infections usually affect patients with immunodeficiencies and very rarely patients with no known or identifiable risk factors. Diagnosis …

A Case Of Invasive Aspergillosis In A Patient With No identifiable Immunodeficiencies Read More »

Case report English El Gatit A 1, Abdul Razeq M 2, El Snaini F 2, Saad K 3, Zaiton A 2 1-Departments of Surgery, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Unit, 2-Department of General Surgery, 3-Department of Medicine. Al Batnan Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Omar Al Mokhtar University, Tobruk, Libya Libyan J Med AOP: 071108 Abstract …

Reversible cortical blindness following successful surgical repair of two stab wounds in the heart Read More »