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  1. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the fastest growing cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. The prevalence of NAFLD increases in parallel with the increasing prevalence in obesity, metabolic synd...

    Authors: Abeer Abdel-latif, Ula Mabid Al-Jarhi, Dina Hesham, Mona khozam and Shaimaa A. Fathy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:38
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  2. Leishmaniasis is a protozoal infection transmitted by sandfly vector; there are three main types of leishmaniasis: cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), and visceral leishmaniasis (V...

    Authors: Hamdi Ibrahim, Khairy Abd El Hamid, Tarek Abd El Aziz, Ahmed Samir El bahwashy, Hamed Khattab, Basma Aaref and Essam Elsayed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:37
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  3. Death from unexpected circulatory arrest within 60 min of onset of symptom is known as sudden cardiac death (SCD). In spite of the advancement in treatment and prevention strategies, SCD remains the most commo...

    Authors: Meet A. Patel, Anisha Malhotra, Franck H. Moussinga Mpondo, Vasu Gupta, Rahul Jain, Sachin Gupta and Rohit Jain
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:36
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Necrotising granulomatous diseases of the lungs exhibit a narrow range of differential diagnoses. Tuberculosis accounts for most of these cases, while sarcoidosis is an uncommon entity in this group but both p...

    Authors: Khalifa Abdulrahman Yusuf, Shadi Fayez Kanhosh and Abdulrahman Hasan Al-Madani
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:35
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  8. Copeptin, the stable COOH-terminal portion of pre-provasopressin and a surrogate marker of vasopressin, was shown to be positively associated with the decline in kidney function in the general population. Howe...

    Authors: Nevein Nabil El-Soudany, Sahar Saad El-Din Bessa, Heba Ahmed Morad and Amal Abdel Moniem Selim
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:31
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  9. Secondary bacterial infections are an important cause of mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). All healthcare providers acted with utmost care with the reflex of protecting themselves...

    Authors: Sema Sarı, Ferhat Arslan, Sema Turan, Tuğçe Mengi, Handan Ankaralı, Ahmet Sarı, Mine Altınkaya Çavuş, Çilem Bayındır Dicle, Derya Tatlısuluoğlu, Hüseyin Arıcan, Yahya Tahta and Haluk Vahaboğlu
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:30
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  10. Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is a curative treatment for patients with hematological malignancies. Melphalan either alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents is a widely used pr...

    Authors: Mona Mahrous Abdelaty, Fatma Al-Hosiny and Raghda Gabr Mashaal
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:29
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  11. Hypothyroidism is a clinical condition caused by the deficiency of thyroid hormones that are T4 and T3 due to an increase in serum TSH level. The upper and lower limit of T4 and TSH helps to identify the disease....

    Authors: Hansi Sharma and Jagdish Kakadiya
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:28
    Content type: Review Published on:

  13. A major advancement in the field of medicine has been the introduction and usage of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) such as dabigatran (Pradaxa), apixaban (Eliquis), and rivaroxaban (Xarelto). DOACs have be...

    Authors: Sharon Wei, Aanchal Sawhney, Harshwardhan Khandait, Amit Meda, Vasu Gupta and Rohit Jain
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:26
    Content type: Review Published on:

  14. Anti-n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a form of autoimmune encephalitis that remains under-recognized due to the variability of the initial symptoms and can be misdiagnosed as viral encephali...

    Authors: Hamdi Ibrahim, Attaa Ali, Safwat Abdel Maksod, Magdy Khorshed, Mona Wassef, Mostafa Alfishawy, Hanan Rady, Adel Mohamed, Mohamed Mahmod, Khaled Ismael, Marwa Haron, Suzan Said, Riham Adel and Noha Mohamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:25
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  16. The pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) originates from multiple tissue defects. Environmental pollutants such like endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have lately gotten special attention in tri...

    Authors: Yasmin Ibrahim Zanet, Enayat Mohamed Hashem, Mohammed Naguib Dessouky, Magdy Helmy Megalla and Iman Samy Dessouky
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:23
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  17. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major causes of ESKD, and its complications are characterized by proteinuria, decreased glomerular filtration, and renal fibrosis resulting in the deterioration of renal...

    Authors: Amr M. Shaker, Maggie E. Mohamed, Tarek Ramzy and Mayssa I. Ali
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:22
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  18. With increasing healthcare demands for acute illness in patients especially in the times of pandemic, healthcare organizations require modern solutions. Hospital at home (HaH) is one such tool that has the pot...

    Authors: Sai Gautham Kanagala, Vasu Gupta, Sunita Kumawat, FNU Anamika, Brian McGillen and Rohit Jain
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:21
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the leading causes of community-acquired pneumonia. Due to its microbiological variation, clinical presentations of mycoplasma infections are atypical and diverse. Multiple pulmona...

    Authors: Namitha Mohan, Vishal Dnyaneshwar Sawant and Alpana Kondekar
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:20
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  20. We present a case report of an immunocompromised adult with cytomegalovirus infection and APLA positivity complicated by multiple large arterial thrombi. This is a rare presentation as most of the cases report...

    Authors: Garyll Ryan Tariang Blah, Megha Pradeep, C. Shah Harshil and Rajnish Singh
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:19
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  21. Hepatocellular carcinoma represents 85%—90% of primary liver tumors; it represents the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related death all over the world. There is a growing incidence of HCC worldwide and similarly, th...

    Authors: Ahmed Abdel Kareem Ali, Salah El Gamal, Rokiah Anwar, Eman Elzahaf and Dina Eskandere
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:18
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  24. Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic multisystem disease that has a considerable morbidity and mortality. Rituximab is used in treating some severe manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus; however,...

    Authors: Moustafa Ali Saad, Rania Farid Yacoub and Hala Ibrahem El Gendy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:15
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  25. The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with millions of deaths around the world. One of the important causes of death associated with COVID-19 was pulmonary thromboembolism. The risk for venous thromboembol...

    Authors: Ahmed Elshafie, Enas Foda, Mahmoud M. G. Yousef and Kareem A. Abd El-Naby
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:14
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  26. Hepatitis C is associated with metabolic effects and fatty liver disease. The effect of different direct antivirals on the liver steatosis, and the metabolic profile, still needs to be established. The aim of ...

    Authors: Ahmed El-Ghandour, Tarek Youssif, Wesam Ibrahim, Hoda Ahmed Abdelsattar, Somia Abd elhamid Bawady, Mariam Wagih and Sarah El-Nakeep
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:12
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  27. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was previously thought to have a low reinfection rate, but there are concerns that the reinfection rate will increase with the emergence and spread of mutant variants. This ...

    Authors: Nagashige Shimada, Masahiro Shinoda, Hiroaki Takei, Yuto Yoshida, Masashi Nishimura, Mio Kousaka, Miwa Morikawa, Takashi Sato, Hiroto Matsuse and Masaharu Shinkai
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:13
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  28. SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, claimed multiple lives in a very short span of time. Seeing the urgency of situation, vaccines were developed in hitherto unseen time frame. Vaccines definitely pas...

    Authors: Shahnawaz Muslim, Gulam Mustafa, Nasrin Nasrin, Aaisha Firdaus and Shambhu Kumar Singh
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:11
    Content type: Review Published on:

  29. Large numbers of elderly patients are admitted to hospitals in acute confusional states. In many, the underlying causes are easily found; in some, correct diagnosis is difficult. Pulmonary embolism (PE), the m...

    Authors: Chidimma A. Ahaneku, Benard B. Akpu, Chibueze H. Njoku, David E. Elem and Bassey E. Ekeng
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:8
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  30. Human monkeypox (MPOX) which recently hit the headlines is a rare, emerging zoonotic disease, only next to smallpox yet never attended adequately to halt the epidemic outbreak threat. MPOX is caused by Orthopox v...

    Authors: Naga Vishnu Kandra, Anjaly Mary Varghese, Praveen Kumar Uppala, Upendrarao Uttaravelli, Butti Lavanya, S. K. M. Shabana, Venkata Saibaba Somarouthu and Murali Krishna Balijepalli
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:10
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  31. Since its discovery, COVID-19 has often been the first diagnosis of dyspnea and asthenia, especially during the pandemic waves. However, it is not always COVID-19. We report a particular case of a late-diagnos...

    Authors: Zamelina Angela Razafindrasoa, Sonia Marcelle Razafimpihanina, Marie Odette Rasoafaranirina, Fidy Arnauld Martin, Finaritra Princy Parfait Andriamahenina, Diamondra Ombanjanahary Andriarimanga, Jocelyn Robert Rakotomizao, Harison Michel Tiaray, Joëlson Lovaniaina Rakotoson and Rondro Nirina Raharimanana
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:9
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  32. The spectrum of gastrointestinal (GI) issues in the older population varies from common physiological age-related changes to devastating, less common sinister pathological illness. GI system has direct exposur...

    Authors: Saurabh Dawra, Pradeep Behl, Sharad Srivastava, Manish Manrai, Alok Chandra, Anupam Kumar, Ankit Kumar and Manveer Singh Tevatia
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:7
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. Unusual fungal agents that exist environmentally as saprophytes can often lead to opportunistic infections, hyalohyphomycosis is a group of fungal infections caused by fungi characterized by hyaline septate hy...

    Authors: Hamdy Ibrahim, Mostafa ALfishawy, Attaa Ali, Safwat Abdel Maksod, Magdy Khorshed, Hanan Rady, Ahmed Alsisi, Adel Mohamed, Omar Alkassas, Marwa Haron and Suzan Saied
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:5
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  35. Vascular calcification is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in patients with end-stage renal disease, particularly those on hemodialysis. Previous research on vitamin K found that it had a ...

    Authors: Howaida Abdelhameed Elshinnawy, Tamer Wahid El-Said, Sarah Farid Fahmy, Ahmed Shamseldin, Sherin Ibrahim and Reem Mohsen Elsharabasy
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:4
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  36. Chronic kidney disease is a growing worldwide public health concern. On the other hand, patients’ perception of health is an important outcome measure in the assessment of the influence of chronic disease and ...

    Authors: Brunilda Elezi, Merita Rumano, Erjona Abazaj and Skender Topi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:3
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  37. There are two forms of hyper-immunoglobulin E syndromes (HIES): a dominant form (AD-HIES) is caused by mutations in signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), and a recessive form (AR-HIES) is...

    Authors: Hamdi Ibrahim, Safwat Abdel Maksod, Magdy Khorshed, Hanan Rady, Marwa Haron, Omar Alkassas, Ahmed Alsisi, Suzan Said, Mostafa ALfishawy and Adel Mohamed
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2023 35:2
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  39. Western Kenya, being a malaria-endemic region, has a high prevalence of hemoglobinopathies mostly sickle cell and thalassemia. The hemoglobin fractions or variants, HbA, HbA2, and HbF, serve as biomarkers for ...

    Authors: Benard Mutua, Rose Chelangat, Barasa Mustafa, Tom Were, Julie Makani, George Sowayi and Patrick Okoth
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:95
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  40. Diabetes mellitus is a complex chronic disease characterized by chronic hyperglycemia resulting from defective insulin secretion, defective insulin action, or both. Chronic hyperglycemia related to diabetes ca...

    Authors: Marwa Sayed Eissa, Sahar Abou-ElEzz, Samar Mohsen Kanzel and Mohamed Mady
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:94
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  41. Pulmonary cyst is a rounded lung parenchymal lucency, usually containing air or fluid. Approach to establishing the etiology of lung cyst includes determining their location, number, distribution, and presence...

    Authors: Amit Panjwani and Mohamed Redha Salman
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:93
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  42. It has been documented that nearly 600 million people worldwide are expected to have diabetes mellitus in 2035 and that approximately 140,000 persons aged 20–69 years living with diabetes mellitus in Trinidad ...

    Authors: Rachel Leah Vincent-Edinboro and Philip Onuoha
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:92
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  43. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), quality of life is “an individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live, and in relation to...

    Authors: Maha Hossam AL-Din, Bodour Magdy and Hala Ramadan
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:91
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  44. The famed variola (smallpox) virus and the monkeypox virus (MPXV) are closely related, and MPXV causes a milder form of febrile rash disease in people. Human monkeypox was mostly an uncommon zoonotic illness t...

    Authors: Samiksha Jayswal and Jagdish Kakadiya
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:90
    Content type: Review Published on:

  45. Anomalous left coronary arteries are rare congenital defects. These are often detected incidentally unless they have a malignant course whereby patients present with acute coronary syndromes. We describe a rar...

    Authors: Umar Syed Ali, Agneta Geldenhuys, Jacobus Otto, Rafeeq Samie, Girish Dwivedi, David Andrews and Abdul Rahman Ihdayhid
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:89
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  46. Polycythemia refers to a condition of an abnormal increase in the red blood cell (RBC) mass. In men with a hematocrit > 60% or women with a hematocrit > 55%, there is 99% likelihood that the RBC mass is elevat...

    Authors: Premapassan Krishnamurthy, Garyll Ryan Tariang Blah, Madhu Bala Negi, Gunjan Lalwani and C. Shah Harshil
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:88
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  49. Multiple case reports and case series have been published on heart failure due to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs), yet the management and outcome of the said disease hav...

    Authors: Mohammad Nawaf AlShatnawi, Rzan Atef Shawashreh, Mohammed Ashraf Sunoqrot and Ali Rezeq Yaghi
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:85
    Content type: Review Published on:

  50. Malnutrition is a common problem among patients with inflammatory bowel disease and up to 18–62% of ulcerative colitis (UC) patients were reported to be malnourished. This study aimed to assess micronutrient s...

    Authors: Amany Hussien, Sawsan Abd El-Moniem, Ziyad Tawhid and Ahmed Altonbary
    Citation: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 2022 34:83
    Content type: Research Published on:
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