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Original article English Giasuddin AS, El-Sherif AI, El-Ojali SI. Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Dermatology. 1998;197(2):119-22. Abstract BACKGROUND: The aetiopathogenesis of psoriasis is still not fully understood. Recently, it has been reported that prolactin (PRL) exerts a proliferative effect on human keratinocytes in vitro. PRL …

Prolactin: does it have a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis? Read More »

Review English Rao GM. Grat Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya. Indian J Med Sci. 1997 Dec;51(12):470-8. Abstract Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus,Type 2,complications Link/DOI: http://www.indianjmedsci.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5359;year=1997;volume=51;issue=12;spage=470;epage=8;aulast=Rao;type=0

Original article English al-Tawaty AI, Elbargathy SM. Department of Paediatrics, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1998 Mar;18(1):27-30. Abstract We studied 243 children aged between 6 months and 18 years presenting with features suggestive of coeliac disease to Al-Fateh Children’s Hospital, Benghazi, Libya from 1976 to 1993. The diagnosis of coeliac disease was …

Coeliac disease in north-eastern Libya. Read More »

Case report English Schiemann R, Glasmacher A, Bailly E, Horre R, Molitor E, Leutner C, Smith MT, Kleinschmidt R, Marklein G, Sauerbruch T. Medizinische Klinik, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhems-Universitat Bonn, Germany. Mycoses. 1998 Mar-Apr;41(3-4):113-6. Abstract We report a case of systemic infection with Geotrichum capitatum in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia. Three days before death, the …

Geotrichum capitatum septicaemia in neutropenic patients: case report and review of the literature. Read More »

Original article English Abdurauf M. Zagdani, Rabia M. Gwedar, Fauzi A. Sagher Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, TMC, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol. 4, No. 1 (Summer 2005): 36-38 Abstract The search for a suitable, reliable and non- invasive serologic test is worth-while in order to develop a uniform practical approach. Serum Samples from fifty patients, of …

Further screening in Libyan childhood coeliac; A practical diagnostic approach Read More »

Original article English Shaafie IA, Khan AH, Rambabu K. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Helminthol. 1999 Sep;73(3):255-8. Abstract A comparative study on the biochemical parameters in hydatid cyst fluids of sheep, goats, camels, cattle and human cystic forms of Echinococcus granulosus has been made in Libya. Quantitative …

Biochemical profiles of hydatid cyst fluids of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Libya. Read More »

Original article English Elsherif I, Kareemullah C. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Elsherif@hotmail.com Ear Nose Throat J. 1999 Aug;78(8):617-20. Abstract We studied the outcomes of 76 children, aged 3 to 12 years, with large tonsils and/or large adenoids who underwent surgery to relieve upper airway obstruction over a 1-year period. Following surgery, …

Tonsil and adenoid surgery for upper airway obstruction in children. Read More »

Original article English Feliubadalo L, Font M, Purroy J, Rousaud F, Estivill X, Nunes V, Golomb E, Centola M, Aksentijevich I, Kreiss Y, Goldman B, Pras M, Kastner DL, Pras E, Gasparini P, Bisceglia L, Beccia E, Gallucci M, de Sanctis L, Ponzone A, Rizzoni GF, Zelante L, Bassi MT, George AL Jr, Manzoni M, …

Non-type I cystinuria caused by mutations in SLC7A9, encoding a subunit (bo,+AT) of rBAT. Read More »

Original article English H. Belazi, K. Shalabi, S. Mletan Department of Paediatrics Elfateh University Tripoli Libya Tripoli Children Hospital, Tripoli- Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 78-79 Abstract Objectives: To find out the incidence, clinical profile and medical management of organophosphorous poisoning. Method and Patients: We reviewed retrospectively the medical files of PICU patients over …

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Original article English O. Fituri, A. Nasuf, M.Turki, A. Bouaeshi Department of Paediatrics, Alfatah University Tripoli-Libya Tripoli Children Hospital, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 80-81 Abstract Posterior urethral valves (PUV) the most common cause of severe obstructive uropathy in infants and children (1/8000). Urethral valve refers to tissues leaflets fanning distally from the …

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