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Acute hemorrhagic oedema

Case report English B. Zendah, M. Shafi, K. Elgaed, I. Ganaba, M. Benghazil Dermatology Department, Tripoli Medical Centre. Faculty of Medicine, Alfatah University, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 95-96 Abstract We report a 7 months old Libyan male infant who presented with sudden appearance of recurrent crops of non-itchy oedematous swellings of both …

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MR features of a case of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee joint showing erosions of the bone

Case report English P. Bhatt, S. Vohra, A. M. Layas Libyan Swiss Diagnostic Centre, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 92-94 Abstract INTRODUCTION Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare proliferative disorder of the synovial membrane, of obscure etiology, exhibiting benign behaviour from a biological point of view, with a wide spectrum of clinical …

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Acute flaccid paralysis of the left upper limb associated with acute asthmatic attack (Hopkins Syndrome)

Case report English M. Kara Department of Paediatrics, Elfateh University, Tripoli Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 91 Abstract Hopkins syndrome is a poliomyelitis-like illness with flaccid paralysis of an extremity in the recovery stage after an asthmatic attack. A4-year-old girl whom is a known case of asthma, presented with acute asthmatic attack post viral …

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Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma

Case report English K. Elgaed, M. Shafi, B. Zendah, M. Benghazil Dermatology Department, Tripoli Medical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Elfateh University, Tripoli- Libya JMJ Vol.3 No.2 (September) 2004: 89-90 Abstract We report an 18 years old Libyan lady with a five years history of multiple tender, infiltrated, and hyperhidrotic erythematous papules and blue-purple plaques variable …

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Ovarian tumour as a manifestation of relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Case report English Amina M. Beayou*, Nadia A. El Sahli*, Abdulkader Shaheen** ,Lamia Alhadad* *Hematology & Oncology Unit. **Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children’ Hospital. Faculty Of Medicine, University of Garyounis; Benghazi-Libya JMJ Vol. 4, No. 1 (Summer 2005): 69-71 Abstract Extramedullary relapse of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) most commonly occurs in the central nervous …

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Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by fonsecaea pedrosoi in a Libyan child

Case report English El-dweb G, Benghazil M,Shafi M, El-Zurghany A Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli-Libya JMJ Vol. 4, No. 1 (Summer 2005): 75-77 Abstract Phaeoid fungi are defined as those fungi that on cultures and in the invaded tissues bear melanin-like pigment on the wall of hyphae and/or spores. Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis is …

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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva Arare paediatric disorder

Case report English Nuri M Shembesh, Suliman Bargathy, Ali Shieba, Jamal Mansour and Asma Johary Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya JMJ Vol.4 No. 2 (Autumn) 2005: 142-145 Abstract Fibrodysplaia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant form of connective tissue disorder, with complete penetrance and variable expression,most of …

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Mastocytosis

Review English Mohamed A Elkabir1, M. Bengazil2 1) Oral Surgery Department; 2) Dermatology Department, TMC, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol. 4, No. 1 (Summer 2005): 6-9 Abstract Mastocytosis is a disorder characterized by mast cell hyperplasic in response to an unknown stimulus and accumulation within various organs, most commonly the skin. It affects male and females …

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Pathophysiology and pathogenesis of diarrhoea

Review English Fauzi A Sagher Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Tripoli Medical Centre, Tripoli, Libya JMJ Vol. 4, No. 1 (Summer 2005): 10-17 Abstract Knowledge of the normal physiology of the transport of water and electrolytes across the gastrointestinal tract is an essential requirement in order to understand the pathophysiology of diarrhoeal disorders. Keywords: Pathophysiology, …

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