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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) . The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a large group of ubiquitous microorganisms in the natural environment as well as household water systems . Over 180 different species have been identified but only 32 are reported to cause diseases in human or animals. NTM infection can affect the lung, skin

Inflammatory bowel diseases ("IBD") are a group of chronic immune-mediated diseases with typical onset during young adulthood and a lifelong course characterized by periods of remission and relapse. IBDs involving two main clinical forms- Crohn's disease ("CD") and ulcerative colitis (UC). CD can

Arthritis is defined as inflammation of the joint, Patients have symptoms of joint pain, stiffness, swelling, redness, warmth and decreased range of motion of the affected joints. Arthritis may be caused by transient synovitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA), reactive arthritis, viral

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinically common autoimmune disease characterized by abnormal immune response to autologous tissue, eventually resulting in systemic disorders and diverse clinical manifestations of the patients. The pathogenesis of SLE remains unclear, but environmental

The UK has the second-highest TB incidence in Western Europe. Most active TB cases occur in the non-UK born population (migrants) in large cities such as London. Migrants most at risk of TB are from countries with a high TB incidence such as the Indian subcontinent and Sub-Saharan Africa. One

Obese subjects (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes will be recruited by solicitation flyers, advertisements, and mass emails. Subjects who do not qualify for bariatric surgery, or subjects who are awaiting insurance approval for a bariatric procedure at the Center of

Introduction Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), typically diagnosed between the age of 15 and 40 and characterized by colonic mucosal inflammation and ulcerations. These mucosal changes lead to bloody diarrhea and in severe cases, fever, anemia, weight loss and

228 patients suffering from LDP with radiculopathy,recruited from the outpatient Clinic of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation department at Mansoura University Hospital were assessed for eligibility to participate in this study. Those who met the inclusion criteria wereselected. Conversely, those who

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic, incurable, life-long condition that significantly negatively impacts a patient's quality of life, and increases their risk of developing colorectal cancer. The causes of IBD are currently unknown, but are thought to be a combination of factors related

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disorder in which leukemic cells display the Philadelphia chromosome generated from a reciprocal t(9:22) (q34:q11) translocation.1 The chromosome 9 and chromosome 22 transposal of t (9:22) and (q34:q11) causes the cancer gene C-ABL at 9q34