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  1. While insulin resistance and diabetes shine as the central stars in the constellation of obesity-related conditions, other common endocrine diseases are also closely associated with obesity and high body mass ...

    Authors: Amr Abel Hady El Meligi, Rabab Mahmoud Ahmed, Inass Shaltout and Amin Roshdy Soliman
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:90
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  2. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) poses a significant burden globally and in India. However, access to treatment remains limited due to resource and cost constraints. This study aimed to evaluate the health-relat...

    Authors: Karthikeyan Pandiyambakkam Rajendran, Rakesh Anbazhagan, Suresh Ramalingam, Sridevi Rajamohan and Srinivas Govindarajulu
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:89
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  3. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequently seen in critically ill patients and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. However, the optimal dialysis modality in such patients remains controversial. We ex...

    Authors: Varun Kumar Bandi, Manikantan Shekar, Ramprasad Elumalai and Jayakumar Matcha
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:88
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  4. Reports on cases of strongyloidiasis and tuberculosis or aspergillosis coinfection are fragmented in the literature and no large-scale reviews are describing its occurrence across the globe. We identified a to...

    Authors: Christian J. Ide, David E. Elem, Thelma E. Bassey, Ofonime E. Benjamin, Ikechukwu Okekemba, Walter E. Odok, Promise Owai, Geraldine L. Edim and Bassey E. Ekeng
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:87
    Content type: Review Published on:

  5. Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has emerged as the predominant form of chronic liver disease globally linked with heightened cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, the leading cause of mortality a...

    Authors: Hanaa Badran, Maha Elsabaawy, Mahmoud Magdy, Samar Ghanem, Mohammed Said, Mohamed Hamdy Torky and Tamer Samir
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:86
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  6. In recent years, many disease outbreaks and pandemics have been reported and have posed serious public health challenges. Therefore, vaccination on a large scale is the only hope to prevent and control these v...

    Authors: Tauseef Ahmad and Kaylem M. Feeney
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:85
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  7. Insufficient vitamin D (VD) levels have been linked to a higher vulnerability to acute respiratory infections and the severity of COVID-19 sickness.

    Authors: Nour Hussein Hammam, Mona Ramadan Abdel Aziz, Alshaimaa Mohamed Mosaad Soliman, Sarah Younes Abdel Aziz, Eman Hussein Soliman Altaweel, Asmaa M. A. Omran and Mervat Ragab Abdel Rahman Nassar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:84
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  8. Data on sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors impact on lipids in patients with diabetes are available and only a handful of studies have explored this effect in individuals with both diabetes and renal i...

    Authors: Rabab Mahmoud Ahmed, Nehal Kamal Rakha, Ahmed Yousry and Amin Roshdy Soliman
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:83
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  10. Esophagitis dissecans superficialis (EDS) is a rare desquamative esophageal condition with a wide range of presentations, from asymptomatic cases to those with severe, life-threatening symptoms. EDS has a stro...

    Authors: Mohamed-Naguib Wifi, Abeer Abdellatef, Dalia Abd El-Kareem, Mohamed Hassan and Amr Maged Lasheen
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:81
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  11. A 37-year-old male patient with a past history of fluctuating hypertension and insulin-treated diabetes mellitus presented to our clinic with a 1-year history of sudden-onset cough, dyspnea, and frank hemoptys...

    Authors: Abid Rasool, Mohd Ashraf Ganie, Sagar Modi, Devasenathipathy Kandasamy, C. S. Bal, Shipra Agarwal and Tajali Sahar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:80
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  12. Subcutaneous nodular lesions in a patient with significantly elevated inflammatory markers always raise the possibility of infectious diagnoses such as atypical infection, pyogenic abscess, mycobacterial infec...

    Authors: Farhana Omar, Abu Mansor Matardiah Nor Hashimah, Ab Wahab Suhaila, Farhana Mohammad Mohaidin and Azman Ali Raymond
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:79
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  14. The Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, Platelet Score (HALP) is a novel predictive biomarker that has surfaced in the literature in recent years. It has been applied to the prediction of many clinical outcomes r...

    Authors: Sevil Sadri and Burcu Tunay
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:77
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  15. Asthma poses a significant health burden in Africa despite being often underdiagnosed and undertreated. With rising incidence rates and large variations in healthcare infrastructure, its management remains thr...

    Authors: Ayodeji Amos Faniyi, Olalekan John Okesanya, Ruth Nimota Nukpezah, Deborah Oluwaferanmi Ibiwoye, Gilbert Eshun, Olaniyi Abideen Adigun, Inibehe Ime Okon, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Olaleke Noah Olabode and Don Lucero-Prisno Eliseo III
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:76
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. Hemogram indices are simple, economic indicators of the systemic inflammation characteristic of autoimmune diseases including vasculitides. The clinical utility of hemogram indices in hepatitis C virus-related...

    Authors: Dina O. Abdulazim, Samar M. Fawzy, Aya K. El-Hindawy, Mohamed S. Abdelaziz and Basma M. Eissa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:75
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  17. Some important hematological indices implement acute phase reactions. They can be used to assess disease activity and therapeutic response in many inflammatory conditions. This work aimed to determine whether ...

    Authors: Amira M. Ibrahim, Ayat S. El-Nahal, Hebatalla A. Ahmed, Zeinab A. Youssif and Mahmoud A. Abdelsalam
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:74
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  18. Renal diseases pose significant challenges to global health. With conditions like chronic kidney disease (CKD) on the rise, there is an urgent need for deeper insights into their underlying mechanisms and risk...

    Authors: Nicholas Aderinto, Gbolahan Olatunji, Emmanuel Kokori, Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Adetola Emmanuel Babalola, Komolafe Babajide Ayodeji, Muhammadul-Awwal Irodatullah Bisola, Ajekiigbe Victor Oluwatomiwa and Ibukunoluwa V. Ishola
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:73
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. The gut microbiota (GM) and their metabolites have garnered significant attention for their roles in metabolic syndrome (MetS) and associated conditions. MetS, characterized by a cluster of metabolic abnormali...

    Authors: Samuel Oluwadare Olalekan, Olalekan Olanrewaju Bakare, Ifabunmi Oduyemi Osonuga, Abayomi Samson Faponle, Bukunola Oluyemisi Adegbesan and Esther Nkechi Ezima
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:72
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  20. The hallmark of COPD is the progressive destruction of the lung parenchyma, which is frequently brought on by the body's inflammatory reaction to external stimuli (such as smoking cigarettes or pollution). Acc...

    Authors: Hussien Fayiad and Ahmed Mohamed Amer
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:71
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  21. Since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis, the supplement market has consistently grown. Therefore, we conducted this survey during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to study the fre...

    Authors: Samar Amer, Mohammed Abdel-hameid, Shimaa Elsheikh, Taher Shailabi, Lina Douaouia, Sara Abuhaimed, Ehab Ishteiwy, Lina Abdullah, Mohamed Muhanad Balid, Sarya Swed, Youmna Amer, Nahla Zaitoun, Nermeen Zaitoun and Mona Ibrahim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:70
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  22. Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) poses a substantial risk of cardiovascular diseases. The recent approval of evinacumab signifies a breakthrough in FH management. This review synthesizes evidence from divers...

    Authors: Gbolahan Olatunji, Emmanuel Kokori, Abdulrahmon Akanmu Moradeyo, Kaleb Lema, Olanipekun Ridwan Ayo, Opabode Muntaqim Obasanjo, Mubarak Jolayemi Mustapha, Anthony Chidera Stanley and Nicholas Aderinto
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:69
    Content type: Review Published on:

  23. Kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment modality for patients with end-stage kidney disease. We aimed to identify predictors for post-transplantation complications.

    Authors: Esam Mohamed Abdelaziz, Manal M. Darwish, Abeer G. Taie, Ashraf A. Al Shazly, Omar Herdan, Samir K. Abdelhamid, Eman M. Abdelrahman and Yaser Abdelmawgood
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:68
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  25. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition, including both fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB), has been frequently performed to acquire samples from both pancreatic and non-...

    Authors: Hussein Hassan Okasha, Mohammed Yousri Ahmed, Marwa A. Ahmed, Sameh Abou Elenin, Abeer Abdel-latif, Mahmoud Farouk, Mahmoud Gamal Ameen, Ahmed Hussein El-Habashi, Mahasen Akram Elshaer and Ahmed Elsayed Alzamzamy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:66
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  26. Hypokalemia is a common issue in clinical settings, often indicating underlying systemic conditions that require careful evaluation. This study presents three cases where hypokalemic paralysis served as the in...

    Authors: Rayees Yousuf Sheikh, Nucksheeba Aziz Bhat, Farhat Mustafa, Puja Tripathi, Nidhi Johri and Imtiyaz Wani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:65
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  28. The COVID-19 outbreak has increased awareness of vitamin D's (Vit-D) potential advantages for both prevention and treatment. Adequate vitamin D levels are necessary for health of the immune system, which can h...

    Authors: Marwa Ahmed Salah Ahmed, Mohamed Nabil Soliman Atta, Mona Abdel-Latif Aboul-Seoud, Mona Moustafa Tahoun and Sarah Abd El Rahim Rady Abd Allah
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:63
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  29. Nanoplastics (NPs) have emerged as significant environmental pollutants, raising concerns due to their ubiquitous presence and potential adverse effects on human health. The migration and fate of NPs in the en...

    Authors: Gbolahan Olatunji, Emmanuel Kokori, Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Udojike I. Chidinma, Oluwatobi Omoworare, Doyin Olatunji, Ajekiigbe Victor Oluwatomiwa, Oyebiyi Babajide Oyewale, Omotade Omolade Dorcas, Varisha Zuhair, Bonu Innocent Shu, Anthony Chidera Stanley and Nicholas Aderinto
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:62
    Content type: Review Published on:

  30. The progression of liver fibrosis to cirrhosis is a dynamic process necessitating non-invasive evaluation modalities. This study aims to evaluate the ability of Doppler ultrasound studies (DUS) in defining mor...

    Authors: Heba Said Ellaban, Sameh Abdel Mawgoud Afify and Mohamed Saied Abdelgawad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:61
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  31. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder with a high incidence of chronicity among adults. Rituximab is recommended as a treatment option for chronic ITP with the best long-term effect ...

    Authors: Dina G. El-Saied, Amany M. Dwidar and Mona Mahrous Abdelaty
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:60
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  32. Cardiovascular (CVS) conditions remain the main etiology of death in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) even after control of classic risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

    Authors: Noher M. Abass, Ahmed. M. Yousef, Eman A. Sabet, Yasser M. Kamal and Mohamed H. El-Rashidy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:59
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  33. Graves’ disease is the commonest cause of hyperthyroidism in iodine replete areas. Following universal salt iodization, most Egyptians are considered iodine sufficient. The present study aims to report a surve...

    Authors: Tamer Mohamed Elsherbiny and Aliaa Aly El-Aghoury
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:58
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  34. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare, life-threatening neurologic emergency characterized by fever, rigidity, autonomic instability, mental status changes, and an elevated creatine kinase level. It often o...

    Authors: Sunakshi Sharma, Sanjay Bhat and Zahoor Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:57
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  35. Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a prevalent disorder that can be led on by almost all drug types. The majority of benign DILI cases become better after drug discontinuation. To stop the development of acut...

    Authors: Soumyadip Roy, Zalak Shah and G. S. Chakraborthy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:56
    Content type: Review Published on:

  37. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a major health crisis, responsible for a very high morbidity in the world. This context represented an organizational challenge and required an adaptation of health services. T...

    Authors: Sara El Maakoul, Loubna Benamar, Naima Ouzeddoun and Tarik Bouattar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:54
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  38. Obesity and diabetes are interrelated growing problems worldwide. Life style modifications including nutritional intervention are considered the first line in management of diabetes.

    Authors: Shaimaa A. Fathy, Amr El Meligi, Sahar S. AlWakil, Mohamed B. Ahmed and Ghada R. Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:53
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  39. The importance of uric acid has been increasingly appreciated because of its association with the development of diabetes mellitus and related diseases, and with the increasing incidence of diabetes, studying ...

    Authors: S. A. Argoons, Esraa Tarek Mahmoud and Rasha A. Madkour
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:52
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  40. Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a beneficial tool in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. IUS has long been established in monitoring of Crohn’s disease patients. Recent stud...

    Authors: Sarah El-Nakeep
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:51
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  42. Heavy menstrual bleeding is an important health problem in women of reproductive age and is also one of the most common symptoms in women with bleeding disorders. Data about the frequency of rare bleeding diso...

    Authors: Doaa El Demerdash, Mohamed Talaat El Kholy, Alia Abdel-Aziz Ayad, Noha Tawfik, Magda Rakha, Sonia Adolf Habib, Manal Hamdy EL Said, George Sobhy and Maha Yacoub
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:49
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  44. In December 2019, a cluster of patients with pneumonia of undetermined etiology was recognized in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Subsequently, a novel coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome- related Cor...

    Authors: Ahmed Elmetwally Ahmed, Emad Ahmed Awad, Manal Sabry Mohamed, Abdelrhman Haggag Abdelrady, Moamen Abdelfadil Ismail and Sonya Ahmed Ali El-Gaaly
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:47
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  45. A hospital is a very complex organization because it works on all days, at all hours uninterruptedly. The people visiting a hospital are in pain, and the people working in a hospital are diverse ranging from h...

    Authors: Gurmeet Singh Sarla
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:46
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  46. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), constituting 31% of all NHL. Malignancy and inflammation are closely linked. Inflammatory processes have been ide...

    Authors: Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Hafez, Mahmoud Salah Abdel Salam, Sabry Abdullah Shoeib, Sara Gamal El Meligy and Rania Mohamed Afifi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:45
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  47. Variceal hemorrhage from the rupture of esophageal varices is accompanied by a substantial mortality rate. So, newly diagnosed cirrhotic patients are recommended to perform screening esophago-gastroduodenoscop...

    Authors: Khaled Mohamed Ali Shehata, Abdul-Allah Ismael Kelany, Salma Mokhtar Osman Hassan, Ramy Mohamed Ahmed, Peter Atef Mounir and Amira Hassan AbdelAziz
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:44
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  48. Intravascular volume assessment is critical to guiding volume management in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aimed to compare the impact of using inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and collap...

    Authors: Ahmed ElSaeed AbdulGalil, Aya Fathi Abdelhalem and Ahmed Ahmed Eldeeb
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:43
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  49. Clinical outcomes of ascariasis, one of the most common parasitic infections, are remarkably variable ranging from asymptomatic infection to death. Ascariasis can pair absorption of fats, vitamin A, iodine, an...

    Authors: Bashi Brenda Mugob, Ntonifor Helen Ngum, Clifford Boubga, Foncham Evans Ngwenah and Oumar Mahamat
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:42
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  50. Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) imply chronic intestinal inflammation with both local and systemic manifestations. Cognition is a lifelong process of learning and memory processing, which has ...

    Authors: Amira M. Al Balakosy, Safa Askar, Rehab Mohamed Naguib, Sherif Ayman and Hend Mubarak
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2024 36:41
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