Torsion of the ovary is a rare condition whose diagnosis remains difficult given the non-specificity of the clinical picture as well as the difficulty of clinical evaluation, especially in young girls. It is a surgical emergency because it involves the vital prognosis by the hemo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930370
Aims: To describe a paediatric case of spontaneous periodic hypothermia (Shapiro's syndrome) occurring in the absence of agenesis of the corpus callosum, and to review the relevant literature and diagnostic approach. Presentation of Case: A 2-year-and-9-month-old boy, previously...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10576
Osteopetrosis is an autosomal metabolic bone disease caused by a functional abnormality of the osteoclasts. Two main forms exist, the dominant benign form and the recessive malignant form. We describe in our patient the recessive malignant form retained according to all the clini...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1330956
Factor VII (FVII) deficiency is the most common among rare inherited autosomal recessive bleeding disorders. It is a multifaceted disease because of the lack of a direct correlation between plasma levels of coagulation FVII and bleeding manifestations. Clinical phenotypes range f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130138
Aims: To describe an infant in whom early-onset seizures led to the diagnosis of 1p36 deletion syndrome and to emphasise the diagnostic contribution of whole-exome sequencing with copy-number variation analysis when the early phenotype is incomplete. Presentation of Case: A 2-mon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i10577
Hyper-IgE syndrome (HIES) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by eczema, cold abscesses, pneumonia, eosinophilia, and a very high serum IgE concentration. An association with celiac disease is rare. Immunodeficiency and autoimmunity are two manifestations of immu...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2022/v24i9575
Ghita Hachim, Abdelhakim Ourrai, Abdelilah Radi, Najat Lamalmi, Rachid Abilkassem, Rihane El Mohtarim, Amal Hassani & Aomar Agadr·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2022
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) pathogenesis is still unknown. However, among patients who have a genetic susceptibility, some viral infections appear to be triggers for AIH. We report a case of a child who developed type 2 autoimmune hepatitis as a result of HEPATITIS A Virus (HAV) i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2022/v9i230264
Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the common causes of poisoning in patients. However, few studies have focused on the pediatric group. We performed this study in order to clarify the clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with Carbon monoxidepoisoning. Methods: We retr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2020/v4i130140