Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2023.137348.1121
Sura AlNamil
Primary superficial Ewing sarcoma (PSES) is an extremely uncommon tumor. Although Ewing sarcoma (ES) is primarily a bone tumor, it can sporadically affect the deep subcutaneous tissue or muscles, and it rarely occurs as a primary skin cancer. In contrast to bone or deep-seated Ewing sarcoma, superficial Ewing's sarcoma appears to have a better prognosis and rarely metastasizes. We report the case of a 21-year-old female who presented with a 1-year history of progressive enlarged right anterior thigh mass. The tumor was excised as a mass measuring 9×7×5 cm with a lymph node of 2×2 cm in size and sent for histopathology. Histopathological and immunohistochemical studies confirmed the diagnosis of PSES with lymph node metastasis, and the patient is now on treatment.
{"title":"Primary Superficial Ewing Sarcoma with lymph node metastasis: unusual presentation (Case report and review of literatures)","authors":"Sura AlNamil","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2023.137348.1121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2023.137348.1121","url":null,"abstract":"Primary superficial Ewing sarcoma (PSES) is an extremely uncommon tumor. Although Ewing sarcoma (ES) is primarily a bone tumor, it can sporadically affect the deep subcutaneous tissue or muscles, and it rarely occurs as a primary skin cancer. In contrast to bone or deep-seated Ewing sarcoma, superficial Ewing's sarcoma appears to have a better prognosis and rarely metastasizes. We report the case of a 21-year-old female who presented with a 1-year history of progressive enlarged right anterior thigh mass. The tumor was excised as a mass measuring 9×7×5 cm with a lymph node of 2×2 cm in size and sent for histopathology. Histopathological and immunohistochemical studies confirmed the diagnosis of PSES with lymph node metastasis, and the patient is now on treatment.","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85431598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2022.132265.1092
A. Hussein, Alaa Mousa
{"title":"Thyroid function abnormalities in hepatitis C positive patients in a single center in Basrah","authors":"A. Hussein, Alaa Mousa","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2022.132265.1092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2022.132265.1092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91154252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2023.139791.1125
Hassan Farid, Nareen Bedoyan, Haithem J. Kadhum, A. Hashim, Zaineb Yaqoob
Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated peripheral nerve disease. Its frequency was noticed to have increased during the COVID-19 period. Based on electrophysiological studies, the most common type of this disease is the demyelinating type. However, axonal types have also been seen. Methods: A large, analytical, cross-sectional study involving 2523 patients over a one-year period was conducted in Basrah, southern Iraq, to evaluate the neurophysiological changes for peripheral neuropathies following COVID-19 infection using nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography. The current study aims to evaluate the prevalence, clinical
{"title":"Emerging Axonal Variants of Guillain Barré Syndrome “ AMAN and AMSAN “ as a Part of COVID-19 Sequalae","authors":"Hassan Farid, Nareen Bedoyan, Haithem J. Kadhum, A. Hashim, Zaineb Yaqoob","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2023.139791.1125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2023.139791.1125","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated peripheral nerve disease. Its frequency was noticed to have increased during the COVID-19 period. Based on electrophysiological studies, the most common type of this disease is the demyelinating type. However, axonal types have also been seen. Methods: A large, analytical, cross-sectional study involving 2523 patients over a one-year period was conducted in Basrah, southern Iraq, to evaluate the neurophysiological changes for peripheral neuropathies following COVID-19 infection using nerve conduction studies and needle electromyography. The current study aims to evaluate the prevalence, clinical","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88799678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2022.132850.1095
Abrar I Albadr
{"title":"COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Iraq: a growing concern","authors":"Abrar I Albadr","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2022.132850.1095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2022.132850.1095","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81903295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2023.141016.1140
Nazik Bedoyan, Asaad K. Al-Yassen
Background: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous unit that usually affects adolescents. Multiple factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris, and there is an increasing interest in studying the effect of obesity and body mass index (BMI) on the development of acne vulgaris. Objectives: This study aims to assess the association between body mass index and the occurrence of acne vulgaris in addition to the correlation between BMI and acne severity. Methods: A case-control study was conducted in the dermatology outpatient clinic of Al-Fayhaa Teaching Hospital in Basrah city. Body mass index was measured for 201 acne vulgaris patients who were age-and gender-matched with 203 controls. Results: the current study found that the percentage of overweight and obesity was higher among acne vulgaris patients (26.86% and 8.45%, respectively) than controls (15.76% and 1.48%, respectively), particularly among pre-adolescent females (P-value = 0.001). The higher BMI was significantly associated with severe acne, and there was a significant positive correlation between BMI and the global acne severity score (r = 0.830, P-value = 0.001). Conclusion: Increasing BMI is associated with an increase in the occurrence and severity of acne vulgaris.
{"title":"The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Acne Vulgaris – A Comparative Study","authors":"Nazik Bedoyan, Asaad K. Al-Yassen","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2023.141016.1140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2023.141016.1140","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous unit that usually affects adolescents. Multiple factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris, and there is an increasing interest in studying the effect of obesity and body mass index (BMI) on the development of acne vulgaris. Objectives: This study aims to assess the association between body mass index and the occurrence of acne vulgaris in addition to the correlation between BMI and acne severity. Methods: A case-control study was conducted in the dermatology outpatient clinic of Al-Fayhaa Teaching Hospital in Basrah city. Body mass index was measured for 201 acne vulgaris patients who were age-and gender-matched with 203 controls. Results: the current study found that the percentage of overweight and obesity was higher among acne vulgaris patients (26.86% and 8.45%, respectively) than controls (15.76% and 1.48%, respectively), particularly among pre-adolescent females (P-value = 0.001). The higher BMI was significantly associated with severe acne, and there was a significant positive correlation between BMI and the global acne severity score (r = 0.830, P-value = 0.001). Conclusion: Increasing BMI is associated with an increase in the occurrence and severity of acne vulgaris.","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75721952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2023.134409.1118
A. Salim
Background: although the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test is a valid test for diabetes diagnosis and evaluation of glycemic control, many factors are known to affect the results of the HbA1c test and make it reflects a false image of the glycemic control. One of these factors is hypertriglyceridemia. Objectives: the study aims to assess the impact of severe hypertriglyceridemia (TG ≥ 1000 mg/dl) on HbA1c test results in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Method: a retrospective study on two groups of adult patients with type 2 DM; were implemented in Faiha Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Centre (FDEMC) in Basrah–Iraq. A total of 267 patients with type 2 DM and severe hypertriglyceridemia and a total of 313 patients with type 2 DM and normal triglycerides levels were included. Then the mean HbA1c of the patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia was measured in each FBS range and compared to the mean HbA1c of the patients with normal triglycerides levels in the same FBS range to determine the impact of severe hypertriglyceridemia on the readings of HbA1c in the diabetic patients. Results: t he mean HbA1c in both groups was compared in each FBS range and revealed that despite of recording nearly the same mean FBS, HbA1c was higher in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia by 1.33% in the FBS range 130-149 mg/dl with a statistically significant p-value = 0.003. While it was lower in the FBS range 200-229 mg/dl, 230-259 mg/dl, 260-299 mg/dl, 300-349 mg/dl and 350-399 mg/dl by 1.02%, 0.85%, 1.77%, 2.29% and 2.23%, respectively with a statistically significant p-value that equal to 0.005, 0.034, < 0.001, < 0.001 and 0.039, respectively. Conclusion: t his study reveal that severe hypertriglyceridemia has a significant impact on HbA1c test results. The HbA1c values in diabetic patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia are unpredictable.
{"title":"The Impact of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia on Glycosylated Hemoglobin Test in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus","authors":"A. Salim","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2023.134409.1118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2023.134409.1118","url":null,"abstract":"Background: although the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test is a valid test for diabetes diagnosis and evaluation of glycemic control, many factors are known to affect the results of the HbA1c test and make it reflects a false image of the glycemic control. One of these factors is hypertriglyceridemia. Objectives: the study aims to assess the impact of severe hypertriglyceridemia (TG ≥ 1000 mg/dl) on HbA1c test results in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Method: a retrospective study on two groups of adult patients with type 2 DM; were implemented in Faiha Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism Centre (FDEMC) in Basrah–Iraq. A total of 267 patients with type 2 DM and severe hypertriglyceridemia and a total of 313 patients with type 2 DM and normal triglycerides levels were included. Then the mean HbA1c of the patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia was measured in each FBS range and compared to the mean HbA1c of the patients with normal triglycerides levels in the same FBS range to determine the impact of severe hypertriglyceridemia on the readings of HbA1c in the diabetic patients. Results: t he mean HbA1c in both groups was compared in each FBS range and revealed that despite of recording nearly the same mean FBS, HbA1c was higher in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia by 1.33% in the FBS range 130-149 mg/dl with a statistically significant p-value = 0.003. While it was lower in the FBS range 200-229 mg/dl, 230-259 mg/dl, 260-299 mg/dl, 300-349 mg/dl and 350-399 mg/dl by 1.02%, 0.85%, 1.77%, 2.29% and 2.23%, respectively with a statistically significant p-value that equal to 0.005, 0.034, < 0.001, < 0.001 and 0.039, respectively. Conclusion: t his study reveal that severe hypertriglyceridemia has a significant impact on HbA1c test results. The HbA1c values in diabetic patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia are unpredictable.","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90541715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2022.133389.1099
saif ali jabbar salman aljubran, Nabeel Salih Ali, J. Ahmed, Saadia Wahid
{"title":"The impact of understanding the difference in response of TNFa and CXCL13 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis concerning treatment strategy of both diseases","authors":"saif ali jabbar salman aljubran, Nabeel Salih Ali, J. Ahmed, Saadia Wahid","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2022.133389.1099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2022.133389.1099","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78724399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2023.133748.1103
Hayder Aledani, Jawad Alsharif
{"title":"Prevalence and predictors of severe metabolic acidosis in chronic kidney disease stage 3-5","authors":"Hayder Aledani, Jawad Alsharif","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2023.133748.1103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2023.133748.1103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77559148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-01DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2023.140824.1134
M. Hatem, nazar Essa
{"title":"prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients attending a cardiology clinic.","authors":"M. Hatem, nazar Essa","doi":"10.33762/mjbu.2023.140824.1134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33762/mjbu.2023.140824.1134","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33859,"journal":{"name":"The Medical Journal of Basrah University","volume":"126 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77307971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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