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Management of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in resource limited settings: The Kenyan Experience
BACKGROUND: Since the onset of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, there have been growing concerns regarding multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children …
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Cardiac repolarization abnormalities in children with familial Mediterranean fever
BACKGROUND: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory disease that can have conduction disturbances and cardiac rhythm disorders as manifestations …
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Pediatric rheumatology in Africa: thriving amidst challenges
BACKGROUND: Pediatric Rheumatology is an orphan specialty in Africa which is gradually gaining importance across the continent. MAIN BODY: This …
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Is podocytopathy another image of renal affection in p-SLE?
BACKGROUND: Lupus podocytopathy (LP) is a renal affection described in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with nephrotic range proteinuria, characterized …
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Paediatric non-infectious uveitis in Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective review of disease characteristics and outcomes on immunomodulating treatment
BACKGROUND: Non-infectious uveitis is a well-reported cause of blindness in more developed countries, however data from sub-Saharan Africa is lacking. …
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Spectrum of paediatric rheumatic disorders at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
BACKGROUND: Paediatric rheumatic disorders are common in children and result in significant impairment in quality of life, morbidity and mortality. …
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Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients in South Africa have high prevalence and severity of cardiac and vascular manifestations
BACKGROUND: Pediatric onset of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with major organ involvement, and African patients tend to develop …
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MBL2 gene polymorphism rs1800450 and rheumatic fever with and without rheumatic heart disease: an Egyptian pilot study
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic fever (RF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused by infection with Streptococcus pyogenes. RF …
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“Next generation sequencing identifies mutations in GNPTG gene as a cause of familial form of scleroderma-like disease”
A letter to the editor making some recommendations on the article entitled “Next generation sequencing identifies mutations in GNPTG gene …
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Next Generation Sequencing identifies mutations in GNPTG gene as a cause of familial form of scleroderma-like disease
BACKGROUND: Scleroderma is a multisystem disease, characterized by fibrosis of skin and internal organs, immune dysregulation, and vasculopathy. The etiology …
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Missed opportunities for timely diagnosis of pediatric lupus in South Africa: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a serious multisystem autoimmune disease, which is more aggressive in children and people of …
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The spectrum of rheumatic in-patient diagnoses at a pediatric hospital in Kenya
BACKGROUND: Pediatric rheumatic diseases are chronic illnesses that can cause considerable disease burden to children and their families. There is …
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Spectrum of paediatric rheumatic diseases in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Paediatric rheumatology service in Sub-Sahara African is virtually not available as there is a shortage of paediatric rheumatologists and …
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