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Pharmaco-Bezoar

Case report English Farag M. Makael and Hasan I. Fadeel General Surgery Department, EL-Thoura Central Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Omar EL-Muktar University,El-Bieda, Libya JMJ 2007,Vol.7, No.4:301-303 Abstract Bezoar is a rare condition of which only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Pharmaco-bezoar [PB] is one of the most rare forms of bezoar, …

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Epidermal Naevus Syndrome: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Case report English Mohamad Elhashme¹, Hamida Sahli², Said Zubi¹, Ali Zurghani¹, Abdulmajid Murgam¹, Najat Marmash¹, Halima Aribi¹. 1-Department of Dermatology Tripoli Central Hospital Al Fateh University. 2-Department of Paediatrics Al-Khadra Hospital Al-Fateh University.Tripoli, Libya. JMJ 2007,Vol.7, No.4:304-310 Abstract We report two cases of the epidermal naevus syndrome in two Libyan patients. The newborn female infant …

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Dilated cardiomyopathy of unknown cause in young patients: risk evaluation, possible etiologies, and treatment.

Editorial English Gِran Wettrell Department of Paediatrics, Division Paediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital, University Lund, Sweden Libyan J Med AOP: 070915 (published 16 October 2007) Abstract Keywords: Dilated cardiomyopathy of unknown cause in young patients: risk evaluation, possible etiologies, and treatment. Link/DOI: http://www.ljm.org.ly/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1259

Imaging of peripheral arteries by 16-row multidetector computed tomography angiography: a feasible tool?

Original article English Mishra A, Bhaktarahalli JN, Ehtuish EF. Department of Radiology, National Organ Transplant Program, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Libya. dranujmish@yahoo.com Eur J Radiol. 2007 Mar;61(3):528-33. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of multidetector (16-row) computed tomography (MDCT) in imaging the upper and lower limb arterial tree in trauma and peripheral arterial occlusive disease …

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Survey of infection control infrastructure in selected southern and eastern Mediterranean hospitals.

Original article English Borg MA, Cookson BD, Scicluna E; ARMed Project Steering Group and Collaborators. Infection Control Unit, St. Luke’s Hospital, G’Mangia, Malta. michael.a.borg@gov.nt Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Mar;13(3):344-6. Abstract A structured questionnaire concerning hospital infection control (IC) organisation and initiatives was sent to 45 hospitals in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, …

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Imaging of peripheral arteries by 16-slice computed tomography angiography. A valuable tool?

Original article English Mishra A, Ehtuish EF. Department of Radiology, National Organ Transplant Program, PO Box 7913, Ainzara, Al-Furnaz, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Libya. dranujmish@yahoo.com Saudi Med J. 2007 Jul;28(7):1091-5. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of multidetector (16-row) computed tomography (MDCT) in imaging the upper and lower limb arterial tree in trauma and peripheral …

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Prevalence of intestinal parasites among primary schoolchildren in Derna District, Libya.

Original article English Sadaga GA, Kassem HH. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Omar El-Mouktar University, Derna, Libya. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2007 Apr;37(1):205-14. Abstract The prevalence of intestinal parasites and some hygienic factors was evaluated in primary schoolchildren in Derna District. A total of 1039 stool specimens were examined by direct smear and formaline-ether …

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A possible CD1a Langerhans cell-mast cell interaction in chronic hyperplastic candidosis.

Original article English Ali A, Rautemaa R, Hietanen J, Beklen A, Konttinen Y. Department of Anatomy/Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. J Oral Pathol Med. 2007 Jul;36(6):329-36. Abstract AIMS: T lymphocyte-antigen-presenting cell (APC) interaction plays a central role in T lymphocyte activation and APC maturation. We therefore studied the CD1a-positive Langerhans cells with respect to …

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Profile of diabetes health care at Benghazi Diabetes Centre, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Original article English Roaeid RB, Kablan AA. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. roaeid@yahoo.com East Mediterr Health J. 2007 Jan-Feb;13(1):168-76. Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the standards of care and patients’ knowledge and practices at Benghazi Diabetes Centre, the largest diabetes registry in the …

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