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  2. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide. Early recognition of the onset of HCC would help to select more effective therapies for patients leading to a better prog...

    Authors: Ahmed M. El-Gohary, Ahmed E. Zeid, Mohamed E. Ibrahim, Fatma I. Dewedar and Essam A. Elzoheiry
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3102214
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  3. Interactions between the heart and the liver have been described. The presence and severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was found to be associated with increased QTc interval and subclinical ca...

    Authors: Ahmed S. Elsawaby, Rawia A. Al-Fiky, Azza E. Mohamed, Hossam El Din A. Mahmoud, Shereen A. Saleh, Haitham G. Mohammed, Iman F. Montasser and Mohammed H. Abdelbary
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3102191
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  5. Panic from needle and the cost can discourage some diabetic patients from monitoring their blood glucose levels in a regular manner, so there is a critical need to find a new cost-effective, painless, and sens...

    Authors: Ayman Abd-Elrahman Mohamed Nsr-Allah, Saad El-Osh, Azza M. Ahmed and Sara Hazem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3102155
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  6. Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is associated with dyslipidemia and low grade inflammation leading to atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis shows an association with inflammatory markers, which with dyslipidemia m...

    Authors: Khaled A. El-Hefnawy and Hanaa Hosni Elsaid
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3102115
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  7. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between serum Sestrin2, Insulin resistance (IR), metabolic syndrome (MetS), and diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

    Authors: Hazem M. EL-Ashmawy and Azza M. Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3102107
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  8. Adiponectin and ghrelin are orexigenic hormones involved in the regulation of appetite in kidney disease patients. The aim of the study is to investigate the plasma concentration of total adiponectin and ghrel...

    Authors: Sahier O. El-Khashab and Mervat E. Behiry
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101099
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  9. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic disease that is rapidly increasing worldwide.

    Authors: V. C. S. Srinivasarao Bandaru, Jaydip R. Chaudhury, Palle Lalitha, Somala N. Reddy, Pradeep K. Misra, Banda Balaraju and Kandadai R. Mridula
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101092
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  10. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most common sleep disorders and up to 80% of people with OSA remain undiagnosed and yet the present data suggest that medical graduates underreport OSA and is usuall...

    Authors: Nasser M. Marran, Ahmed A. Bahri, Khalil I. Kariri, Hasan M. Daghriri, Jubran M. Abiri, Abdulaziz M. Kariri and Jnadi M. Madkhali
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101086
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  11. Screening for esophageal varices (EVs) is recommended in patients with cirrhosis. Recent studies have focused on noninvasive prediction of EVs. The aim of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of liver stiffn...

    Authors: Ossama A. Ahmed, Yasser A. Elhossary, Ramy S. A. Hamid and Mohamed O. Khalifa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101078
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  12. Zinc deficiency in patients with liver cirrhosis has been frequently studied. Although spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the most serious complications of liver cirrhosis, few studies addressed...

    Authors: Michel A. Hanna, Mohamed H. A. Fouad, Ahmed M. ElGhandour and Heba H. Ali
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101073
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  13. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the commonest tumors and considered the fifth most common malignant neoplasm and a major cause of death. Egypt has increased incidence of HCC cases, as Egypt has the hi...

    Authors: Fatema Abu-bakr Abdelmoez, Hala Mostafa Imam, Naglaa Kamal Idriss, Lobna Abdel Wahid, Wael Ahmed Abbas, Mohamed Abozaid Ali Abozaid and Hossam Mahmoud Abdelwahab
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101064
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  14. Liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are consequences of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. HCC is one of the fastest rising causes of cancer-related mortality. This dismal prognosis is r...

    Authors: Mohamed-Naguib Wifi, Rania A. Zayed, Nevine Fouad, Ahmed Y. Hassan, Maha A. Hussien and Mohamed G. Sokar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101057
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  16. Obesity among children and adolescents is considered as one of the most serious public health concerns; low levels of testosterone have been associated with higher levels of morbidity and may have been associa...

    Authors: M. N. Ayman Abd-Elrahman, Amira A. Fouad and Hossam E. Salah
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101043
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  17. Salivary testosterone (Sal-T) has been established as a noninvasive biomarker in the diagnosis of androgen deficiency in men. However, available data on its utility in adolescent boys with constitutional delay...

    Authors: Eman H. El-Adawy, Enas T. El-Khamisy, Ghada El-Said and Amal Seleem
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101038
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  18. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most common autoimmune thyroid disease. The actual mechanism by which the immunological factors lead to HT has remained obscure. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)...

    Authors: Ayman Abd Elrahman, Nagwa S. Said and Azza Moustafa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101031
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  19. Stevia is a naturally occurring non-nutritive sweetener that has been reported as sugar substitutes for diabetic patients. We aimed to assess the impact of stevia supplementation on glycemic control in patient...

    Authors: Nearmeen M. Rashad, Mona A. E. Abdelsamad, Atef M. Amer, Mahmoud Z. Sitohy and Mayada M. Mousa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101022
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  20. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease. Cytokines play a crucial role in modulating immune responses that affect the balance between maintenance of self-tolerance and initiation o...

    Authors: Nearmeen M. Rashad, Manar H. Soliman, Mayada M. Mousa and Azza H. Abd El-Fatah
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101014
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  22. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (N/L) ratio is a biomarker of inflammation. We aimed to test the hypothesis that macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) involve an inflammat...

    Authors: Walaa H. Mohammad, Ahmad B. Ahmad, Muhammad H. Al-Maghraby, Mohamed Z. Abdelrhman and Sanaa Ezzate
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 31:3101001
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  23. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as autoimmune diseases arise owing to failure of immunological self-tolerance. One of the mechanisms employed to control these potentially damag...

    Authors: Farag Khalil, Mohamed Nabil Rafat, Abdelwahab Lotfy, Mahmoud H. Hemida, Marwan Sayed and Mamdouh Attia
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040289
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  24. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) including hemodialysis (HD) is considered an inflammatory state leading to hepcidin upregulation, which affects iron homeostasis.

    Authors: Nafesa M. Kamal, Magda Diab and Rania A. Khalil
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040284
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  25. Plasma glucose variability may confer a risk for development of chronic diabetic complications. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reflects average glucose level but not glucose variability, which is measured by ...

    Authors: Ayman Abd-Elrahman Mohamed Nsr-Allah, Mohamed Kamar, Ahmed Sharawy and Nermin Raafat
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040276
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  26. Patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at increased risk of renal disease. This study compares factors associated with proteinuria and doubling of serum creatinine level ...

    Authors: Amin R. Soliman, Rabab M. Ahmed, Mahmoud Soliman, Ahmed Abdallah and Bahaa Zayed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040271
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  27. One of the most common complications of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is renal injury. The aim of the study was to detect the frequency of AKI as a problem in end stage liver disease patients with SB...

    Authors: Salah El-Gamal, Hazem Hakim El-Beltagy El-Menshawy, Neveen F. Abbas and Omar El-Metwally
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040264
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  28. The liver distortion that occurs in cirrhosis results in increased resistance to portal blood flow and hence in portal hypertension which is one of the most common and serious complications of liver cirrhosis....

    Authors: Howaida A. Nafady, Tarek A. Hassan, Lobna A. Ahmed and Marina A. Waheeb
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040255
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  29. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major health problem in Egypt. It is often complicated by liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension, resulting in gastroesophageal varices, gastropathy, and colopathy. Howe...

    Authors: Helmy Shalaby, El-Sayed El-Meghawry, Sabry Al-Azhary, Khaled Nagy Elfayoumy and El-Sayed Abo Zeid
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040249
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  30. Neuropsychiatric complications that develop after living donor liver transplantation (LT) are frequently encountered, though not adequately estimated among Egyptian recipients. We aimed to estimate the frequen...

    Authors: Mohamed A. Sakr, Mohamed K. El-Naggar, Mohamed Omar Khalifa, Hend M. Hussein, Azza A. Abd El-Aziz, Tarek A. Ahmed and Mahmoud S. El-Meteini
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040239
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  31. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the commonest primary liver neoplasm that usually develop in the background of cirrhosis. Hepatitis C virus is endemic in Egypt and is the major cause of cirrhosis. Studying t...

    Authors: Salah Elgamal, Ahmed A. Ghafar, Elsayed Ghoneem, Moustafa Elshaer, Hani Alrefai and Wafaa Elemshaty
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040231
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  32. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious infection of ascitic fluid in cirrhotic patients. High mortality associated with the delay in diagnosis and treatment. There is a need for an accurate and a...

    Authors: Fayrouz O. Selim, Nahawand A. El-Deeb, Hesham A. Farrag and Azza M. Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040223
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  33. Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) may impair driving performance and adversely disturbs quality of life. Most drivers with chronic liver disease are not routinely screened for MHE and stay untreated due to ...

    Authors: Mohammad Eltaher Abdelrahman, Saad Zaky Mahmoud, Anwar M. Ali, Haitham Ahmed Abdalla T. El-Khateeb and Ghada A. Mohamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040217
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  34. Lead is a toxic heavy metal with hematotoxic, neurotoxic, and nephrotoxic effects even at low concentration. Presence of heavy metals like lead in the blood and blood products while donating blood can cause ad...

    Authors: Fathima Haneena, C. S. Muhammed Rashid and A. Hashim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040212
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  35. Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is a novel marker of tissue ischemia and oxidative stress.

    Authors: Nehal Hamdy El Said, Heba Morad Youssef Bahgat, Hussein Saeed El-Fishawy, Maha Assem Hussein, Nagwa Abd El Ghaffar Mohamed and Omar Farouk Mahmoud Saleh
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040204
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  36. Irisin is a newly discovered myokin secreted by myocytes responsible for transmission of signals from muscles to other body tissues. Irisin improves systemic metabolism by increasing the energy expenditure. Ow...

    Authors: Mohamed R. Halawa, Mona M. Abdelsalam, Bassem M. Mostafa and Amira G. Ahmed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040197
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  37. Genetic-based studies are being carried out worldwide to identify the susceptibility genes for diabetic nephropathy (DN), which represents a major health problem in all diabetics.

    Authors: Mohamed A. M. Hegazi, Amal Seleem, Eman H. EL-Adawy and Mahmoud E. A. Elhussini
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040191
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  38. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease. Microalbuminuria is the most popular method for detecting the early signs of DN. However, pathological changes occur before the on...

    Authors: Said M. Al-Barshomy, Mohamed El Sayed Mostafa, George Emad Shaker and Lamiaa A. Wahab
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040182
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  39. Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem affection that could involve the gastrointestinal tract in the form of gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) that might cause iron-defi...

    Authors: Amr T. El-Hawary, Ehab F. Mostafa, Salem Y. Mohamed and Lobna I. Kotb
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2019 30:30040175
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  41. Round pneumonia, a benign cause of spherical lesions seen on chest imaging, can many a times be difficult to distinguish from bronchogenic carcinomas. Although relatively less common in adults, this entity is ...

    Authors: Ved Prakash, Ajay K. Verma, Ankit Bhatia, Arpita Singh, Surya Kant and Abhijeet Singh
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030170
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  42. Dengue is known for its nonspecific onset and frequently can rapidly deteriorate into a range of feared systemic complications including hemorrhagic fever and shock syndromes. However, vocal cord hematomas ass...

    Authors: Vadivelu Tamilarasan, Malapaka Rama Krishna Ravi Chandra, Bangalore Venkatraman Murali Mohan and Madhavi Kadambi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030168
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  43. Diabetes mellitus and thyroid dysfunction are two endocrine disorders that can affect each other, and the effects of which are poorly understood until now. Association between subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) ...

    Authors: Ayman Abd-Elrahman Mohamed Nsr-Allah, Azza H. Abd-El Fatah, Mahmoud Azab and Maggie M. Fawzi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030160
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  44. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a cause of significantly higher morbidity and mortality in patients with cirrhosis. This study was conducted to assess the effect of adding rifaximin to cefotaxime in...

    Authors: Asmaa N. Mohammad, Mahmoud K. Elsamman, Amr M. Zaghloul, Hameda H. Mohamed and Walaa I. Mohammed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030154
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  45. Iontophoresis had been widely used as a therapeutic option in the field of dermatology and physiotherapy. In vascular medicine, vasodilating response to acetylcholine (ACh) iontophoresis had been also previous...

    Authors: Ibrahim Ismail Abu Zaid, Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, Gihan Samir Mousa, Amany Raafat Mohamed, Nagwa Mohamed Badr and Alaa A. Hamid
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030140
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  46. Fetuin-A is a hepatic secretory protein that binds to insulin receptors and inhibits insulin resistance (IR) kinase activity as well as IR autophosphorylation in vivo and in vitro.

    Authors: Nehal H. Al-Said, Fatma M. Taha, Ghada M. Abdel-Aziz and Marwa S. Abdel-Tawab
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030121
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  47. Cardiac dysfunction is a prevalent finding in patients with liver cirrhosis. We aimed to evaluate left ventricular function by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with liver cirrhosis.

    Authors: Mohammed M. Ashmawy, Hosny A. Younis, Mahmoud A. Abd Elbaset, Haitham A. Abdel Rahman, Ahmed M. Ashmawy, Muhammad Abd El-Gawad Shawky and Mohammed M. Abd Elnasser
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030115
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  48. It is generally assumed that systematic fasting is obligatory in the context of acute variceal bleeding owing to the fear of increasing the risk of rebleeding if patients instituted feeding early after endosco...

    Authors: Tarek Goda, Abdelrahman Mokhtar, Rokaya Anwar, Hakim Hazem and Ali Eleraki
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030110
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  49. The pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) is still incompletely understood. Few studies have linked the cellular inflammatory markers, interleukin 6 (IL-6) and highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP),...

    Authors: Alshabrawy M. Abdelnabi and Ayman M. E. M. Sadek
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030103
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  50. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common cause of impaired liver functions. It is associated with hepatic and adipose tissue insulin resistance (IR) as well as decreased whole-body insulin sensitiv...

    Authors: Maha Assem Hussein, May Fawzi, Alhosaeyn Ibrahim and Aasem Saif
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2018 30:30030097
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