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Bilateral Pheochromocytoma in a Child Revealing Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Open

Nadia Echcharii, Nabila Chekhlabi, Amal Rami, Amal Miqdadi, Nezha Dini · 2025

We report the case of a 14-year-old boy admitted with malignant hypertension, headaches, vomiting, and generalized seizures. Clinical, biochemical, and imaging evaluations revealed bilateral adrenal masses with elevated plasma metanephrine…

A Hidden Diagnosis: Neurogenic Bladder Leading to Acute Kidney Failure in Wolfram Syndrome Open

Nadia Echcharii, Nabila Chekhlabi, Amal Haoudar, Nezha Dini · 2025

Wolfram syndrome (WS) is a rare, autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive multisystemic involvement, including diabetes mellitus, optic atrophy, diabetes insipidus, sensorineural hearing loss, and urologi…

Fulminant Form of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Complicated by Hematoma of the Corpus Callosum Occurring in the Context of Head Trauma: A Case Report Open

Manira Moussa Ahmed, Mahamoud Ahmed Houssein, Jihane Ziati, Nezha Dini, Amal Haoudar · 2025

Factors Associated With the Severity of Diabetic Ketoacidosis on Admission in Pediatric Intensive Care: A Retrospective Study Open

Mahamoud Ahmed Houssein, Manira Moussa Ahmed, Zineb Serhier, Syed Mehdi, Karim El Aidaoui , et al. · 2024

Background Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children with diabetes, often requiring intensive care unit management. This study aimed to identify factors associated with the severity of …

Benign Acute Myositis in Children: A Case Series Open

R. Arrab, Youssef Benchehab, Insaf Alaammari, Nezha Dini · 2024

Cardiac Pre-tamponade Secondary to Generalized Myxedema Due to Neglected Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in a Child With Down Syndrome Open

Nadia Echcharii, Nabila Chekhlabi, Nezha Dini · 2024

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal disorder in live-born infants, often associated with intellectual disability and various medical conditions, including thyroid dysfunction. Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), an autoimmune subty…

Hypoparathyroidism Revealed by Unsuccessful Anti-epileptic Therapy Open

Raja Arrab, Youssef Benchehab, Fadila Guessous, Nezha Dini · 2024

Pediatric hypoparathyroidism is an uncommon endocrine disease that can be either isolated or syndromic. It occurs when the secretion of parathormone is insufficient to maintain normal levels of ionized calcium. Patients with hypoparathyroi…

Pediatric double-seropositive anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease: A case report and literature review Open

Nadia Echcharii, Soukaina Essadiqi, Nabila Chekhlabi, Rajaa Tissir, Halima Hadri , et al. · 2024

Despite limited literature on pediatric anti-GBM and double-positive disease, it is imperative to consider these diagnoses in pediatric patients presenting with RPGN. This article offers a comprehensive summary of the main characteristics …

A Case of Cytomegalovirus Infection With Severe Thrombocytopenia in an Infant Who Was Successfully Managed With Antiviral Therapy Open

Nadia Echcharii, Nabila Chekhlabi, Nezha Dini · 2022

Neutrophilia during hospitalization predicts ARDS and risk of death in COVID-19 patients Open

Bouchra Ghazi, Khadija El Azhary, Aziza Kantri, Adil ElGhanmi, Jalila El Bakkouri , et al. · 2022

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), poses a threat to the global public health. Early identification of critical cases is crucial to providing timely treatment to patients. Here, we investigated whether white immune cell levels…

Report of a New Case of Pentasomy X Revealed by Status Epilepticus Open

Nabila Chekhlabi, Amal Haoudar, Hasna Hamdaoui, Nezha Dini · 2021

This report describes an exceptional case of X (49, XXXXX) pentasomy in a girl aged three years and five months. She was admitted for recurrent seizures revealing epilepsy. She has growth failure and psychomotor retardation with a deformed…

Acute pulmonary embolism mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia Open

Najwa Benslima, Mariam Kassimi, Sophia Berrada, Mohamed Reda Cherkaoui Jaouad, Amal Hajjij , et al. · 2021

Obesity and Disease Severity Among Patients With COVID-19 Open

Imane Motaib, Saad Zbiri, Saloua Elamari, Nezha Dini, Asma Chadli , et al. · 2021

Background Obesity can be associated with one or more co-morbidities that worsen the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Studies demonstrated that severe forms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have occu…

Hematological and biochemical abnormalities associated with severe forms of COVID-19: A retrospective single-center study from Morocco Open

Aziza Kantri, Jihane Ziati, Mohamed Khalis, Amal Haoudar, Karim El Aidaoui , et al. · 2021

Since December 2019, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has catapulted the world into a marked health crisis, with over 29 million cases and >930,000 deaths. To better detect affected individuals at an early stage and stop disease…

Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Moroccan Children Open

Amal Haoudar, Nabila Chekhlabi, Madiha Eljazouly, Chafik El Kettani, Nezha Dini · 2021

Primary Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Pleura: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Open

Nabila Chekhlabi, Jihane Toughza, Nezha Dini · 2021

Acute Hepatitis and Pancytopenia in a Child With Chronic Abuse of Senna Open

Amal Haoudar, Nabila Chekhlabi, Chafik El Kettani, Nezha Dini · 2021

[Thromboembolic complications in children during COVID-19]. Open

Amal El Ouarradi, Ilham Bensahi, Insaf Alaammari, Amal Haoudar, Nezha Dini , et al. · 2021

Les complications thromboemboliques chez les enfants emergent dans l´ere de COVID-19, on rapporte cette lettre pour attirer l´attention sur ces complications, leurs incidences, le diagnostic et la prise en charge et surtout l´interet de l´…

New‐Onset Diabetes with Ketoacidosis Precipitated by COVID‐19 in Children: A Report of Two Cases Open

Nabila Chekhlabi, Amal Haoudar, Nadia Echcharii, Said Ettair, Nezha Dini · 2021

Background and Aims. There is growing evidence that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) is emerging as a potential trigger virus for the development of diabetes mellitus in children. This can occur even in patients without factors pred…

Predictors of Severity in Covid-19 Patients in Casablanca, Morocco Open

Karim El Aidaoui, Amal Haoudar, Mohammed Khalis, Aziza Kantri, Jihane Ziati , et al. · 2020

Background Morocco was affected, as were other countries, by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Many risk factors of COVID-19 severity have been described, but data on infected patients in North Africa are limited. We aimed …

The epidemiological and clinical profile of COVID-19 in children: Moroccan experience of the Cheikh Khalifa University Center Open

Nabila Chekhlabi, Chafik El Kettani, Amal Haoudar, A. Bahlaoui, M. Mahi , et al. · 2020

This study describes the profile of COVID-19 in child in a Moroccan hospital and confirms that the severity of illness in children with COVID-19 to be far less than adults.

A three-year-old boy with hypodipsic hypernatremia syndrome Open

Bousayna Iraqi, Rachid Abilkassem, Nezha Dini, Aomar Agadr · 2018

We describe a three-year-old boy who had a growth and psychomotor retardation associated with inappropriate lack of thirst and vasopressin secretion in the presence of chronic plasma hyperosmolarity. Computed brain tomography revealed bila…

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