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Mohammed Hammoudeh

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PubMed2006

Recurrent postpartum episodic rheumatoid arthritis.

It is well known that rheumatoid arthritis improves in the majority of patients during pregnancy and that aggravation of disease symptoms occurs within the first 6 months postpartum. We report a female patient who had 4 postpartum episodes of transient polyarthritis typical of rheumatoid arthritis with positive serum rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP antibodies. All bouts resolved within 4 to 10 weeks after onset without any symptoms in between the episodes.

Adult↗
PubMed2005

Acute lymphocytic leukemia presenting as lupus-like syndrome.

Lupus-like syndrome has been described in association with various malignancies. Acute lymphocytic leukemia presenting as lupus-like syndrome has been reported in children. We report a 22-year-old male patient who developed joint and muscle ache, pleurisy, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, fever, weight loss and was found to have positive antinuclear antibodies. Repeated peripheral smear twice did not show any abnormal cells. Six months later, bone marrow biopsy showed acute lymphocytic leukemia.

Adult↗
PubMed2005

Bone density measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in Qatari women.

BACKGROUND: Over the past 10 years, osteoporosis has emerged as a major public health problem. It is characterized by low bone mass with micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue resulting in increase bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures. Bone mineral density measurements are widely used to diagnose osteoporosis and to assess its severity. Commercial dual-energy X-rays absorptiometry (DXA) scanners used to determine bone mineral density (BMD) contains reference data for different populations. AIM: The aim of this study was to determine reference values for Qatari female population and to compare them with values from western and other Arab countries. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 574 Qatari women aged between 20 and 69 years was carried out using DXA scan to establish reference values of bone mineral density. Measurements were taken at the lumbar spine and proximal femur. The data were compared with normative taken by Caucasians, Kuwaiti, Lebanese and Saudi women over five decades of age. RESULTS: Our results showed that the Qatari subjects showed the expected decline in BMD at spinal sites with age after peaking at 30-39 years age group, and for femoral site at 40-49 years. The BMD values of the spine of Qatari women were lower than Caucasian and Kuwaiti women but higher than the Lebanese and similar to Saudi women. The BMD values of the total femur were higher in Qatari females than Caucasians, Kuwaitis, Lebanese and Saudis in the age group of 40-59, but lower in the age group 60-69 years. Of the 147 studied Qatari women in the age group (50-69) years, the T-score was normal (>-1 S.D.) in 79 subjects (53.7%), in the osteopenic range (-1 to -2.5 S.D.) in 51 subjects (34.7%) and in the osteoporotic range (<-2.5 S.D.) in 17 subjects (11.6%). CONCLUSION: BMD value of Qatari females are lower than Caucasians and Kuwaitis at the spine, and at the total femur in the age group 60-69 years, but higher values of total femur in the age group 40-59 years. Osteoporosis is common among menopausal Qatari women and should be considered a matter of public concern.

Absorptiometry, Photon↗
PubMed2004

Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome in an Arab child.

Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome (HIDS) is newly recognized and resembles familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). It is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Mutation of the gene coding for mevalonate kinase is responsible for the disease. The gene is located at chromosome 12q24. The patients initially described were of Dutch ancestry. Other cases from Turkey and Armenia were reported. The case we present is the first from Arab countries to be registered in the International HIDS Registry and to our knowledge the first to be reported.

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PubMed2003

Skeletal tuberculosis mimicking seronegative spondyloarthropathy.

Skeletal tuberculosis (TB) is still a common problem in developing countries. It is a postprimary manifestation of TB and appears usually with fever, pain, tenderness, and limitation of motion at the involved site. We present a patient with a clinical course very suggestive of seronegative spondyloarthropathy and who had partially responded to sulphasalazine (SSZ) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) but proved later to be a TB case.

Adult↗