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Gastroduodenal duplication.

Case report English Murty TV, Bhargava RK, Rakas FS. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Pediatr Surg. 1992 Apr;27(4):515-7. Abstract A newborn baby presented with a lump in the right hypochondrium. She had a bout of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. At operation, a pyloroduedenal duplication cyst was successfully removed. The …

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Effect of furazolidone on tissue sulphydryl groups, ascorbic acid, and lipid peroxide levels in the rat, and the influence of dimethylsulphoxide thereon.

Original article English Ali BH. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacol Res. 1992 Apr;25(3):247-54. Abstract The concentrations of sulphydryl groups (SH), ascorbic acid (AA) and lipid peroxide (LP) were measured in the liver, kidney and brain of rats 24 h after treatment with furazolidone at single oral doses of …

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Evaluation of semen quality in a local Libyan population.

Original article English Sheriff DS, Legnain M. Department of Biochemistry, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 1992 Apr;36(2):83-7. Abstract Semen analyses was carried out in a population of 1250 randomly selected Libyan males. Two semen samples collected from each volunteer were subjected to the routine analyses following the World Health Organization …

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Total central keratolysis.

Case report English Mehra KS, Elaraoud MS. Department of Ophthalmology, Al Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya. Ann Ophthalmol. 1992 Feb;24(2):54-5. Abstract Central keratolysis is a rare entity. An interesting case of unilateral central keratolysis in an aphakic patient is reported. Keywords: Total central keratolysis. Link/DOI:

Xeroderma pigmentosum. A clinical study of 24 Libyan cases.

Original article English Khatri ML, Shafi M, Mashina A. Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty, Al-Fateh University and Central Hospital, Tripoli, Libya. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1992 Jan;26(1):75-8. Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite a high incidence of xeroderma pigmentosum, there is no previous publication from Libya. OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to study the clinical profile of Libyan cases …

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Diamine oxidase activity in the duodenal mucosa of rats with cysteamine-induced ulceration.

Original article English Ali BH, Bashir AA. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Pharmacology. 1992;44(5):269-72. Abstract Cysteamine administration to rats is followed by a high incidence of duodenal ulceration. The effect of cysteamine on the activity of diamine oxidase (DAO, histaminase) in the duodenal mucosa of the rat was investigated. …

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The New World screwworm fly in Libya: a review of its introduction and eradication.

Review English Lindquist DA, Abusowa M, Hall MJ. Screwworm Emergency Centre for North Africa (SECNA) Field Programme, Tripoli, Libya. Med Vet Entomol. 1992 Jan;6(1):2-8. Abstract The New World screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), became established in the Old World for the first time during 1988, in the Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. An …

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PI*E Tripoli: a new allele in the alpha-1-antitrypsin system.

Original article English Sebetan IM. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar. Hum Hered. 1992;42(3):206-8. Abstract Genetic variants of the human serum alpha 1-antitrypsin (PI system) were analyzed in a population sample of 110 unrelated Libyans. Four common PI M variants and 3 rare ones, including a new anodal variant designated …

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Myiasis: the battle continues against screwworm infestation.

Review English Reichard RE, Vargas-Teran M, Abu Sowa M. Screwworm Emergency Centre for North Africa, Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. World Health Forum. 1992;13(2-3):130-8. Abstract The New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) caused myiasis extensively among livestock in Mexico and the southern third of the USA until eradication was achieved by repeatedly releasing sterile males of …

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Visceral leishmaniasis in Libya–review of 21 cases.

Original article English Mehabresh MI, el-Mauhoub MM. Department of Paediatrics, El-Fatah Children’s Hospital, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1992;12(2):159-63. Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis is an important public health problem in Libya, but its exact prevalence is not known. Prompted by the paucity of information in the literature relevant to Libyan children, we reviewed the records of …

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