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Thin-section computed tomography scans detect medullary cysts in patients believed to have juvenile nephronophthisis.

Case report English Elzouki AY, al-Suhaibani H, Mirza K, al-Sowailem AM. Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Am J Kidney Dis. 1996 Feb;27(2):216-9. Abstract Juvenile nephronophthisis (NPH) and medullary cystic kidney disease are an important cause of chronic renal failure in children and young adults. Medullary cysts are regarded as …

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Granulomatous hepatitis induced by aspirin-kodein analgesics.

Case report English Elzouki AN, Lindgren S. Department of Medicine, Malmo University Hospital, University of Lund, Sweden. J Intern Med. 1996 Mar;239(3):279-81. Abstract Salicylate-kodein is a widely used analgesic agent, particularly in outpatient practice. Salicylates have been incriminated in hepatic injury while kodein may induce biliary spasm. We report here a case of granulomatous hepatitis …

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Systemic necrotizing vasculitides in severe alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Original article English Mazodier P, Elzouki AN, Segelmark M, Eriksson S. Department of Medicine, Lowenstromska Hospital, Stockholm County, Sweden. QJM. 1996 Aug;89(8):599-611. Abstract We describe the clinical presentation and outcome in a series of eight patients with systemic necrotizing vasculitis and severe alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency followed up at three Swedish hospitals during 1968-92. We also …

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Complexes between proteinase 3, alpha 1-antitrypsin and proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasm autoantibodies: a comparison between alpha 1-antitrypsin PiZ allele carriers and non-carriers with Wegener’s granulomatosis

Original article English Baslund B, Szpirt W, Eriksson S, Elzouki AN, Wiik A, Wieslander J, Petersen J. Department of Autoimmunology, Statens Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, Denmark. Eur J Clin Invest. 1996 Sep;26(9):786-92. Abstract To test the hypothesis that anti-neutrophil cytoplasm autoantibodies (ANCAs) interfere with the functions of proteinase 3 (PR3) (the Wegener autoantigen) and alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha …

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Risk of hepatobiliary disease in adults with severe alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ): is chronic viral hepatitis B or C an additional risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma?

Original article English Elzouki AN, Eriksson S. Department of Medicine, Lund University, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 1996 Oct;8(10):989-94. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess homozygous alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ) as a risk factor for cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and gallstone disease, and to analyse the respective interrelation-ships and those suggested to exist between …

Risk of hepatobiliary disease in adults with severe alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ): is chronic viral hepatitis B or C an additional risk factor for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma? Read More »

Sleep problems among pupils in Benghazi, Libya.

Original article English Al-Sharbati MM. Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud, PO Box 35, Postal C. 123, Sultanate of Oman. Tel./Fax. +968 513488. E-mail: marwan@squ.edu.om Saudi Med J. 2002 Sep;23(9):1105-9. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To find the prevalence of sleep problems among pupils, its possible causes and associated behaviors. METHODS: …

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Brucella endocarditis associated with glomerulonephritis and renal vasculitis.

Case report English Elzouki AY, Akthar M, Mirza K. Division of Pediatric Nephrology, King Fahad Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pediatr Nephrol. 1996 Dec;10(6):748-51. Abstract We report a patient with a peculiar association of brucella endocarditis, glomerulonephritis, and renal vasculitis, with immunopathological features different from those of endocarditis glomerulonephritis. Renal biopsy revealed moderate diffuse hypercellularity involving …

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Peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in children living in Saudi Arabia

Original article English Mirza K, Elzouki AY. Department of Pediatrics, Riyadh Medical Complex, Saudi Arabia. Pediatr Nephrol. 1997 Jun;11(3):325-7. Abstract The clinical aspects of peritonitis and catheter infections were reviewed in 64 children on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis living in Saudi Arabia over a period of 6 years. Peritonitis occurred in 41 children (64%). The …

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Severe alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZ homozygosity) with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome, reversible after orthotopic liver transplantation

Original article English Elzouki AN, Lindgren S, Nilsson S, Veress B, Eriksson S. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden. J Hepatol. 1997 Jun;26(6):1403-7. Abstract BACKGROUND/AIMS: Nephropathy associated with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency is assumed to be an unusual entity. We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman with severe alpha1-antitrypsin (PiZ …

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