2019
Native valve endocarditis caused by ErysipelothrixRhusiopathiae: presenting with refractory heart failure and requiring surgical valve replacement—report on a rare zoonosis
Altibi A, Khalid M, Kak V, Patel B. Native valve endocarditis caused by ErysipelothrixRhusiopathiae: presenting with refractory heart failure and requiring surgical valve replacement—report on a rare zoonosis. BMJ Case Reports 2019, 12: e230891. PMID: 31862813, PMCID: PMC6936573, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute aortic regurgitationInitiation of antimicrobial treatmentNative valve endocarditisLack of feverAcute aortic regurgitationRefractory heart failureSurgical valve replacementValve endocarditisAortic regurgitationValve replacementMale patientsCutaneous manifestationsGram-positive bacillusDifferential diagnosisHeart failureClinical dataAntimicrobial treatmentCutaneous lesionsSystemic infectionBacteraemiaMedical managementClinical meritRare zoonosisOccupational exposureClinical setting
2017
Progressive cutaneous Cryptococcosis complicated with meningitis in a myasthenia gravis patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy – a case report
Huong N, Altibi A, Hoa N, Tuan L, Salman S, Morsy S, Lien N, Truong N, Mai N, Hoa P, Thang N, Trung V. Progressive cutaneous Cryptococcosis complicated with meningitis in a myasthenia gravis patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy – a case report. BMC Infectious Diseases 2017, 17: 311. PMID: 28446137, PMCID: PMC5406963, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2415-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term immunosuppressive therapyImmunosuppressive therapyCutaneous cryptococcosisMyasthenia gravisCutaneous manifestations of cryptococcosisDifferential diagnosis of cutaneous lesionsAssociated with myasthenia gravisDiagnosis of cutaneous lesionsHIV-uninfected individualsManifestation of cryptococcosisChronic immunosuppressive therapyHIV-infected individualsProgressive skin lesionsDevelopment of cryptococcosisMyasthenia gravis patientsCD4 countCryptococcal meningitisDisseminated diseaseCase presentationWeOpportunistic infectionsMonth historyVietnamese male patientMale patientsCutaneous manifestationsDifferential diagnosis
2016
Primary cerebral echinoccocosis in a child: Case report – Surgical technique, technical pitfalls, and video atlas
Altibi A, Qarajeh R, Belsuzarri T, Maani W, Kanaan T. Primary cerebral echinoccocosis in a child: Case report – Surgical technique, technical pitfalls, and video atlas. Surgical Neurology International 2016, 7: s893-s898. PMID: 27999716, PMCID: PMC5154201, DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.194512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntracranial hydatid cystsSurgical techniqueHydatid cystHistory of progressive headacheMagnetic resonance imaging findingsReport surgical techniquesCerebral cystic lesionsHydatid cyst diseaseParasitic infestationProgressive headacheLung involvementNeurological improvementCystic lesionsImaging findingsSurgical pitfallsDifferential diagnosisUnusual caseCyst ruptureComputed tomographyPathological analysisCyst diseaseEchinococcus granulosus</i>.Hydatid diseaseCystsTechnical pitfalls