Search Results - "Abu‐Shakra, Mahmoud"

The impact of tocilizumab on anxiety and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Tiosano, Shmuel, Yavne, Yarden, Watad, Abdulla, Langevitz, Pnina, Lidar, Merav, Feld, Joy, Tishler, Moshe, Aamar, Suhail, Elkayam, Ori, Balbir‐Gurman, Alexandra, Molad, Yair, Ehrlich, Sharon, Abu‐Shakra, Mahmoud, Amital, Daniela, Amital, Howard

“…Background Mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression, are extremely prevalent among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, we assessed…”
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"I Used to Dream of Lupus as Some Sort of Creature": Chronic Illness as an Internal Object by Schattner, Emanuel, Shahar, Golan, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud

“…This study examines the place occupied by chronic illness in the inner lives of 15 women suffering from Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). A phenomenological…”
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Depression in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Key Role of Illness Intrusiveness and Concealment of Symptoms by Schattner, Emanuel, Shahar, Golan, Lerman, Sheera, Shakra, Mahmoud Abu

“…Extant literature on depression in chronic illness points to the association between depression and increased morbidity (Moussavi et al., 2007). There is to…”
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New-onset systemic lupus erythematosus following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: a case series and literature review by Sagy, Iftach, Zeller, Lior, Raviv, Yael, Porges, Tzvika, Bieber, Amir, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud

“…Emerging data evaluated the possible link between the Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) vaccine and acute flares of rheumatic autoimmune diseases. However, the…”
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The incidence of vasculitides in Israel from 2007 to 2021 and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Zeller, Lior, Ben David, Ran, Novack, Lena, Abuhasira, Ran, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud, Miskin, Yuval, Sagy, Iftach

“…The incidence of various types of vasculitis conditions over time, specifically during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is unknown. We aimed to assess…”
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Tocilizumab in Adult-onset Still's Disease: the Israeli Experience by ELKAYAM, Ori, JIRIES, Nizar, CASPI, Dan, ROSNER, Itzhak, DRANITZKI, Zvi, KIVITY, Shay, LIDAR, Merav, LEVY, Ofer, ABLIN, Jacob, ABU-SHAKRA, Mahmoud, SAVARGYL-MAMAN, Hagit, PADOVA, Hagit

“…To describe the Israeli experience of treating adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) with tocilizumab (TCZ). Israeli rheumatologists who treated AOSD with TCZ…”
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METHOTREXATE TREATMENT FOR SARCOIDOSIS-INDUCED HYPERCALCEMIA by Baraf, Lior, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud

“…To present a patient with sarcoidosis-induced hypercalcemia who responded to methotrexate (MTX). The described case includes clinical and biochemical reports…”
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Specific antibody response after influenza immunization in systemic lupus erythematosus by Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud, Press, Joseph, Varsano, Noemi, Levy, Virginia, Mendelson, Ella, Sukenik, Shaul, Buskila, Dan

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of influenza virus vaccine in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: The study population comprised 24…”
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Mortality studies in systemic lupus erythematosus. Results from a single center. III. Improved survival over 24 years by Urowitz, M B, Gladman, D D, Abu-Shakra, M, Farewell, V T

“…Prognosis studies have indicated that survival of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has improved significantly. We investigate whether the…”
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Duplex study of the carotid and femoral arteries of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a controlled study by WOLAK, Talia, TODOSOUI, Evguenia, SZENDRO, Gabriel, BOLOTIN, Arkadi, JONATHAN, Bat-Sheva, FLUSSER, Daniel, BUSKILA, Dan, SUKENIK, Shaul, ABU-SHAKRA, Mahmoud

“…OBJECTIVE: To identify atherosclerosis in the common carotid (CCA) and common femoral arteries (CFA) of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and…”
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Liver Abscess Caused by Capnocytophaga Species by Weber, Gabriel, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud, Hertzanu, Yanco, Borer, Abraham, Sukenik, Shaul

“…Infections caused by Capnocytophaga species occur infrequently but have been described in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Capnocytophaga has…”
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Balneotherapy for fibromyalgia at the Dead Sea by BUSKILA, Dan, ABU-SHAKRA, Mahmoud, NEUMANN, Lily, ODES, Lisa, SHNEIDER, Evgeny, FLUSSER, Daniel, SUKENIK, Shaul

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of balneotherapy on patients with fibromyalgia (FM) at the Dead Sea. Forty-eight patients with FM were…”
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Quality of Life, Coping and Depression in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud

“…Physical, mental and social well-being are important outcomes in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The…”
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Short- and Long-Term Mortality of Hospitalized Patients With Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Serious Infections: A National Cohort Study by Sagy, Iftach, Schwarzfuchs, Omer, Zeller, Lior, Ling, Eduard, Babiev, Amit Shira, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud

“…Infectious conditions are a significant cause of mortality in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARD). Among patients hospitalized with an infection, we compared…”
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Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic sclerosis by Abu-Shakra, M, Guillemin, F, Lee, P

“…Gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc) were found in 82% of 262 patients followed up prospectively. Esophageal dysmotility, lower…”
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Diagnostic utility of clinical characteristics, laboratory tests, and serum ferritin in diagnosis of adult-onset Still disease by Sagy, Iftach, Finkel-Oron, Alona, Naamany, Eviatar, Barski, Leonid, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud, Molad, Yair, Shiber, Shachaf

“…The diagnosis of adult-onset Still disease (AOSD) is challenging with ambiguous clinical presentation and no specific serological markers. We aim to evaluate…”
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Safety and Efficacy of Medical Cannabis in Fibromyalgia by Sagy, Iftach, Bar-Lev Schleider, Lihi, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud, Novack, Victor

“…Chronic pain may be treated by medical cannabis. Yet, there is scarce evidence to support the role of medical cannabis in the treatment of fibromyalgia. The…”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases; comparison between the Delta and Omicron waves in Israel by Bieber, Amir, Brikman, Shay, Novack, Lena, Ayalon, Snait, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud, Zeller, Lior, Mader, Reuven, Sagy, Iftach

“…The Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) had milder clinical impacts than prior variants. This study aimed to describe the impact of…”
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Mortality and multiple causes of death in systemic lupus erythematosus -- role of the death certificate by Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud, Novack, Victor

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Paraneoplastic systemic lupus erythematosus associated with dysgerminoma: a case report and literature review by Ben David, Ran, Abu-Shakra, Mahmoud, Meirovitz, Mihai, Test, Tsafnat, Medvedev, Nikita, Sagy, Iftach

“…Rheumatic paraneoplastic syndromes are rare and generally occur no longer than two years before diagnosis of the associated malignancy. Therefore, it can be an…”
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