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  1. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and thyroid dysfunction have a degree of close association, and each of them affects the other. Due to the associated cardiovascular events, MetS has increased morbidity and mortality...

    Authors: Gehad Abd El-Shaker Abd El-Hay, Salah Abdelazim Argoon and Naglaa Mohamed M. A. Mousa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:24
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  2. Dual left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly. To date, eleven variants of dual LAD have been described with three published reports of type X dual LAD. Here, we describe a n...

    Authors: Anish Bhargav, Parminder S. Otaal and Manphool K. Singhal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:22
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  3. Melanosis coli is a benign condition characterized by deposition of lipofuscin in colonic mucosa due to long-term laxative use.

    Authors: Anoop K V
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:23
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  4. Sixty percent of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients require intestinal resection, and 20% of ulcerative colitis (UC) patients undergo proctocolectomy for medically refractory disease. Scarcity of literature about p...

    Authors: Khaled Hamdy Abd El Megeed, Shereen Abou Bakr Saleh, Ahmed Elkattary Mohamed and Christina Alphonse Anwar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:19
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  5. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most prevalent functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs). There is good evidence that microbiota plays a predominant role in the IBS pathophysiology. The aim of...

    Authors: Iman Mohamed Fawzy, Eman Mohamed ElGindy, Omar Abdel-Samie and Heba Aly
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:20
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  6. Pruritus is a common and often distressing symptom in patients with chronic kidney disease. Though the pathogenesis of uremic pruritus remains poorly understood, systemic inflammation has presented itself as o...

    Authors: Sahar Mahmoud Shawky, Reeham Abdel Aziz Abdel Hamid and Lina Essam Khedr
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:17
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  7. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial drug, recently used in COVID-19 treatment. Also it is considered over many years the cornerstone in treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in adults and childre...

    Authors: Mohammed Salah Eldin Abdelbaky, Tarek Ahmad El Mamoun, Fatma Ibrahim Mabrouk and Rasha Mohamad Hassan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:18
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  8. Very few studies have investigated the role of PTX3 and PVT1 genetic polymorphisms and their association in the progression of diabetic kidney diseases. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a prominent reason of end-...

    Authors: Sindhu Varghese and Gowtham Kumar Subburaj
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:21
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  9. Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a serious complication with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). We aimed to study the different predictors of CIN and determine the cutoff point of contrast...

    Authors: Mohamed Abdel-Ghany, Ghada Morsy and Yehia Taha Kishk
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:16
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  10. The occurrence of bleeding gastrointestinal angioectasia in elderly patients with degenerative calcific aortic stenosis is one of the most challenging clinical scenarios. A number of studies have shown that th...

    Authors: Nelson Musilanga, Zhou Hongli and Cai Hongyu
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:15
    Content type: Review Published on:

  11. Delirium is a common geriatric problem associated with poor outcomes. Subsyndromal delirium (SSD) is characterized by the presence of certain symptoms of delirium yet, not satisfying the definition of full-blo...

    Authors: Maha Hosam El-Din Ibrahim, Manal Elmasry, Fady Nagy and Ahmed Abdelghani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:14
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  12. Reactive arthritis had been reported to occur after various vaccinations, including the tetanus toxoid vaccine; here, we report a case of ankylosing arthropathy suggested to be a complication of missed neglect...

    Authors: Mohamed A. Mahran, Ahmed A. Khalifa, Mohamed Eslam Elsherif and Omar Refai
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:13
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  13. Behçet’s disease (BD) is also referred to as vascular BD when it frequently involves the heart and vessels. This study aimed to describe the cardiovascular manifestations in patients with BD and its correlatio...

    Authors: Nashwa Aly Morshedy, Dalia Fayez Mohammed, Fatma Mohammed Badr and Mohammed Abd El monem Teama
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:12
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  14. Autoimmunity is used to cause by impairment of adaptive immunity alone, whereas autoinflammatory was originally defined as a consequence of unregulated innate immunity. So, the pathogenetic mechanisms of autoi...

    Authors: Emad M. El-Shebiny, Enas S. Zahran, Sabry A. Shoeib and Eman S. Habib
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:11
    Content type: Review Published on:

  15. Although the frequent respiratory affection in COVID-19, it is well established that it could be presented with a wide variation of gastrointestinal symptoms; however, it is the effect on the pancreas remains ...

    Authors: Mohamed-Naguib Wifi, Ahmed Nabil, Abeer Awad and Reham Eltatawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:10
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  17. Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension characterized by remodelling of the pulmonary venules. PVOD and pulmonary arterial hypertension share similar clinical presentat...

    Authors: Angan Karmakar and Biva Bhakat
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:6
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  18. Poor glycaemic control is associated with a greater risk of development of heart failure in diabetic patients. We aimed to study the prevalence of left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic dysfunction in as...

    Authors: K. M. Hassan Ayman, A. Abdallah Mahmoud, A. Abdel-Mageed Eman, Sayed Marwa, M. Soliman Mona and T. Kishk Yehia
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:8
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  19. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is an important inflammatory marker in diabetic nephropathy. Many studies assessed the association between MMP-9 gene polymorphism and different microvascular complications o...

    Authors: Kholoud Shalaby, Rania Bahriz, Nancy Mahsoub, Mohammed M. El-Arman and Ghada El-Said
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:7
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  20. Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is highly pathogenic, and clinical studies revealed that HDV infection aggravates the natural history of the underlying hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection by progression to cirrhosis tha...

    Authors: Babajide B. Ajayi, Semsari Latbone, Iman U. Igwegbe, Ibrahim M. Kida, Babagana W. Goni, Oyebode O. Samuel, Joshua S. Dawurung, Hamidu M. Ibrahim, Ballah A. Danue, Idris Nasir Abdullahi and Bamidele S. Oderinde
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:5
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  21. An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

    Authors: Asmaa Gameel, Monir Bahgat, Seham Seif, Maha Habeeb, Mohammed Abd El-Ghany and Ahmed Youssef Altonbary
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:4
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:29

  22. This single-center randomized open-label clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of doxycycline as a combination therapy for active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with methotrexate (MTX).

    Authors: Eman M. Ibrahem, Salwa S. El-gendi, Amal A. Mahmoud, Sherif M. Abdel-Aal and Hanan Sharaf El-Deen Mohammed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:3
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  23. Pellagra is a nutritional disorder due to deficiency of vitamin B3 (niacin) which is characterized by dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea, and death. The most common site of dermatitis in pellagra is the Casal neck...

    Authors: Kandan Balamurugesan, Rajangam Ponprabha and Prem Davis
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:2
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  25. A kidney biopsy is being increasingly performed for the diagnosis of renal diseases. It is a reasonably safe procedure that helps not only to reach the correct diagnosis based on histopathological findings but...

    Authors: Sanjay Kumar, Anita Kumari and Satish C. Agrawal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:22
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  26. In adults with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), high plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) were reported to be sensitive markers of infection. However, e...

    Authors: Ghada A. Mohamed, Mohamed Z. Abd-Elrahman, Rania Bahriz and Ahmed Albehairy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:10
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  27. The relation between metabolic syndrome (MS) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is multifactorial, and the well-known risk factors can explain only about 25% of the disease as the relation between insulin resis...

    Authors: Yasser Gaber Metwally, Heba Kamal Sedrak and Inas Fahiem Shaltout
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:21
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  28. Neuropsychiatric manifestations are frequently reported in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. This study was done to describe electroencephalographic (EEG) findings in SLE patients with neuropsychiat...

    Authors: Howaida E. Mansour, Reem A. Habeeb, Noran O. El-Azizi, Heba H. Afeefy, Marwa A. Nassef, Ahmed A. Abd Alkader and Naglaa Afifi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:11
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  29. Obesity is rapidly emerging as one of the greatest challenges of human health. Many randomized trials and open-label human studies described conflicting results of gastric intra-muscular injections of botulinu...

    Authors: Asmaa Gameel, Monir Bahgat, Seham Seif, Maha Habeeb, Mohammed Abd El-Ghany and Ahmed Youssef Altonbary
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:29
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    The Correction to this article has been published in The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2021 33:4

  30. COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the newly developed worldwide outbreak of coronavirus disease with a high rate of mortality especiall...

    Authors: Shaimaa Elkholy, Mohamed-Naguib Wifi, Karim K. Maurice, Kerolos Youssif, Karim Mashhour, Shady N. Mashhour, Ahmed Nabil and Abeer Awad Abdellatif
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:28
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  31. The relationship between coronary slow flow (CSF) and insulin resistance (IR) is still a subject of debate with conflicting data. So the aim was to assess the relationship between IR as measured by IR index (H...

    Authors: Yasser Gaber Metwally, Heba Kamal Sedrak and Inas Fahiem Shaltout
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:20
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  32. Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is a rare neoplasm, defined as lymphoma with the main bulk localized in the heart; diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type. It usually involves the pericard...

    Authors: Valentina Scheggi, Carlotta Mazzoni, Tiziano Mariani and Pier Luigi Stefàno
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:27
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  34. Acute pancreatitis (AP) represents a serious clinical challenge as it can threaten the patient’s life if it is missed or improperly managed. Liraglutide is one of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists ...

    Authors: Mohammed Ali Gameil and Ahmed Hassan Elsebaie
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:26
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  35. Chemerin a novel adipokine is linked to insulin resistance and adiposity which are major characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

    Authors: Mohamed Reda Halawa, Rania Said Abd El Baky, Yara Mohamed Eid, Merhan Samy Nasr, Bahaa Mahmoud Taha and Laila Mahmoud Ali Hendawy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:18
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  36. Vitamin D deficiency increases muscle weakness and pain leading to reduced power and function, increased bone turnover and increased risk of falls and hip fractures in elderly. We postulated that vitamin D def...

    Authors: Ahmed Rabiee, Mohamed AboElsoud, Sayed M. Seif El Nasr and Sameh Abouzeid
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:25
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  37. Acute pancreatitis is one of the main causes of acute abdomen. It may cause multi-organ failure or even death. High morbidity and mortality are associated with it. The research study aimed at evaluating the cl...

    Authors: Enas Ahmed Reda Alkareemy, Lobna Abdel-Wahid Ahmed, Muhammad Abbas El-Masry, Hany Ayad Habib and Mohamed H. Mustafa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:24
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  38. Asymptomatic malaria is a threat to malaria eradication program. Host-related factors (e.g., immunity, oxidative stress, anti-oxidants activities) associated with asymptomatic malaria remain a gray area in res...

    Authors: Ayodele S. Babalola, J. Jonathan and Boluwatife E. Michael
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:23
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  39. Chronic allograft dysfunction (CAD) is considered the leading cause of late allograft loss. The cluster of differentiation 47 (CD47) and calreticulin (CRT) are involved in many and diverse cellular processes. ...

    Authors: Rasha Ibrahim Abdel Razek Gawish, Hayam Abdel Meguid El Aggan, Sabah Abdel Hady Mahmoud and Sara Ahmed Mohamed Mortada
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:19
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  40. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system with varied clinical features. Disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) of MS associated with different types of thyroiditis...

    Authors: Nearmeen M. Rashad, Marwa G. Amer, Waleed M. Reda Ashour and Hassan M. Hassanin
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:17
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  41. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder associated with immunological abnormalities (Aringer et al., Arthritis Rheumatol 71:1400-1412, 2019). Vitamin D (VD) has an important role in SLE pa...

    Authors: Marwa K. Khairallah, Yasmine S. Makarem and Marwa A. Dahpy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:16
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  42. Hyperglycemia can adversely affect patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients. The majority of the studies had investigated the impact of admissio...

    Authors: Taghreed Sayed Meshref, Mahmoud Aly Ashry, Refaat Fathi Abd El-Aal, Hisham Mostafa Imam and Dina Ali Hamad
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:15
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  43. Thyroid hormones are essential for normal development and function of the central nervous system. Thyroid dysfunction is associated with many neuropsychiatric disorders mainly cognitive impairment.

    Authors: Ayman M. Elbadawy, Ahmed E. Mansour, Ibrahim A. Abdelrassoul and Rasha O. Abdelmoneim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:9
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  44. Serum IgM (immunoglobulin M) testing is commonly used to diagnose acute viral infections. However, most clinicians are unaware of the vagaries of IgM testing, including antigenic cross-reactivity between multi...

    Authors: Raai Mahmood, Khalid Mohamed, Naba Saeed, Kadhim Al-Banaa, Jonathan Zimmerman and Cecilia Big
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:14
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  45. Cardiovascular disease is the commonest cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) under maintenance hemodialysis. Dyslipidemia, oxidative stress, and low-grade inflammation with increased ...

    Authors: Hussein S. Hussein, Gamal E. Mady, Sahar M. Shawky, Noha A. Omran and Nahla M. Teama
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:6
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  46. Gestational diabetes mellitus is any degree of glucose intolerance with onset or first recognition occurring late in second trimester and third trimester of pregnancy. It constitutes a greater impact on diabet...

    Authors: Muhamad R. Abdel Hameed, Osama Ahmed Ibrahiem, Entsar Hamed Ahmed, Paula Rofaeel Sedky and Naglaa Mohamed M. A. Mousa
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:7
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  47. Acute pancreatitis is a relatively common acute medical presentation that may progress beyond the pancreas to cause multi-organ failure or death. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality with mortali...

    Authors: Lobna Abdel-wahid Ahmed, Abd-Alla Ismail Ali Kelani and Fady Refaat Edwar Nasr-Allah
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:5
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  50. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a major public health challenge worldwide. It affects more than half of the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). It may progress to non-alcoholic s...

    Authors: Mohammed Ali Gameil, Mohammed Shereif Abdelgawad, Monir Hussein Bahgat, Ahmed Hassan Elsebaie and Rehab Elsayed Marzouk
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2020 32:12
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