Browsing by Author "Mahroum, Naim"
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The 13th international. congress on autoimmunity 2022 (AUTO13) Athens: An event as big as the topics
Etsatti, Abdutrahman; Atwani, Abdutkarim; Seida, İsa; Atrais, Mahmoud; Seida, Ravend; Esirgun, Sevvat Nit; Abalı, Tunahan; Kıyak, Zeynep; Mahroum, Naim (Israel Medical Association Journal, 2022)The gathering of the 13th International Congress on Autoimmunity 2022 (AUTO13) could not have been held at a place better than the beautiful city of Athens, Greece, at the Megaron Athens International Conference Center ... -
Attaching a stigma to the LGBTQI+ community should be avoided during the monkeypox epidemic
Bragazzi, Nicola L.; Khamisy-Farah, Rola; Tsigalou, Christina; Mahroum, Naim; Converti, Manlio (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023)... -
Autoimmune autonomic dysfunction syndromes: Potential involvement and pathophysiology related to complex regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, silicone breast implant–related symptoms and post-COVID syndrome
Mahroum, Naim; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2022)The pathophysiological mechanisms involved in chronic disorders such as complex regional pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, silicone breast implant–related symptoms, and post-COVID syndrome have not ... -
Autoimmune post-COVID vaccine syndromes: Does the spectrum of autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome expand
Jara, Luis Javier; Vera-Lastra, Olga; Mahroum, Naim; Pineda, Carlos; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (Springer London Ltd, 2022)To date, around 60% of the world population has been protected by vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, significantly reducing the devastating effect of the pandemic and restoring social economic activity through mass vaccination. ... -
Bradycardia in a patient with severe COVID-19
Zoubi, Magdi; Sheinin, Rivka; Amital, Howard; Mahroum, Naim (NLM (Medline), 2022)BACKGROUND: Heart rate disorders and in particular sinus arrhythmias are known to accompany viral infections. Sinus tachycardia is prevalent in the presence of increased body temperature and respiratory rate. However, ... -
Celebrities and medical awareness—The case of celine dion and stiff-person syndrome
The positive role of celebrities in spreading important medical information and contributing to increasing public awareness regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of various medical conditions cannot be ... -
Classic pityriasis rosea
Mahroum, Naim; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (NLM (Medline), 2022)P ityriasis rosea is an acute inflammatory skin disorder characterized by papulosquamous skin lesions that appear on the trunk and extremities. The disease affects children and adults, involving slightly more females ... -
Corrigendum to “The mosaic of autoimmunity - A taste for more. The 12th international congress of autoimmunity 2021 (AUTO12) virtual” [Autoimmunity Reviews, Volume 20 (2021) 102945]
Mahroum, Naim; Damoiseaux, Jan; Zoubi, Magdi; Lavine, Noy; Ohayon, Aviran; Amital, Howard; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (Elsevier, 2022)... -
The COVID-19 pandemic – How many times were we warned before?
Mahroum, Naim; Seida, İsa; Esirgün, Şevval Nil; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi (Elsevier B.V., 2022)Infectious diseases are known to act in both predictable and unpredictable ways, which leads to the notions of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. Emerging diseases with their disastrous consequences might be ... -
COVID-19 vaccination and the rate of immune and autoimmune adverse events following immunization: Insights from a narrative literature review
Mahroum, Naim; Lavine, Noy; Ohayon, Aviran; Seida, Ravend; Alwani, Abdulkarim; Alrais, Mahmoud; Zoubi, Magdi; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)Despite their proven efficacy and huge contribution to the health of humankind, vaccines continue to be a source of concern for some individuals around the world. Vaccinations against COVID-19 increased the number of ... -
COVID-19 vaccination can occasionally trigger autoimmune phenomena, probably via inducing age-associated B cells
Mahroum, Naim; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (Wiley, 2022)The increasing numbers of vaccinated people against COVID-19 worldwide has permitted better visualization and understanding of possible adverse effects, particularly those related to autoimmune phenomena. In this ... -
Epidemiological trends and clinical features of the ongoing monkeypox epidemic: A preliminary pooled data analysis and literature review
Bragazzi, Nicola L.; Kong, Jude D.; Mahroum, Naim; Tsigalou, Christina; Khamisy-Farah, Rola; Converti, Manlio; Wu, Jianhong (Wiley, 2023)An emerging outbreak of monkeypox infection is quickly spreading worldwide, being currently reported in more than 30 countries, with slightly less than 1000 cases. In the present preliminary report, we collected and ... -
Ferritin – From iron, through inflammation and autoimmunity, to COVID-19
Mahroum, Naim; Alghory, Amal; Kıyak, Zeynep; Alwani, Abdulkarim; Seida, Ravend; Alrais, Mahmoud; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (Academic Press, 2022)While it took decades to arrive to a conclusion that ferritin is more than an indicator of iron storage level, it took a short period of time through the COVID-19 pandemic to wonder what the reason behind high levels of ... -
Higher rates of COVID-19 but less severe infections reported for patients on dupilumab: A big data analysis of the world health organization vigibase
Mahroum, Naim; Damiani, G.; Watad, A.; Amital, H.; Bragazzi N. L.; Farah, R.; Wu, J.; Kong, J.D.; Bridgewood, C.; Mcgonagle, D.; Khamisy-Farah, R. (Verduci Editore s.r.l, 2021)Objective: Dupilumab (Dupixent ®) is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits IL- 4 and IL-13 signaling used for the treatment of allergic diseases. Whilst biologic therapy is traditionally regarded as immunosuppressive and ... -
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and its impact on the gut microbiome in men having sex with men
Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi; Khamisy-Farah, Rola; Tsigalou, Christina; Mahroum, Naim (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)HIV/AIDS still imposes a high epidemiological and societal burden. Together with antiretroviral therapy, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) represents a fundamental tool in the fight against HIV/AIDS. PrEP is considered ... -
In response to comment on "Autoimmune post-COVID vaccine syndromes: Does the spectrum of autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome expand?" by Jara LJ et al
Jara, Luis Javier; Vera-Lastra, Olga; Mahroum, Naim; Pineda, Carlos; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (Springer London Ltd, 2022)We thank Dr. Kunal Chandwar for their interest in our article “Autoimmune post-COVID vaccine syndromes: does the spectrum of autoimmune/infammatory syndrome expand?” Indeed, we have included all of the COVID-19 vaccines, ... -
Infectious side effects of baricitinib: A big data analysis based on VigiBase
Mahroum, Naim; Özkan, Mehmet Fatih; Abalı, Tunahan; Yılmaz, Mesut; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi (Elsevier B.V., 2023)Dear Editor, Baricitinib (known as “Olumiant”), is an inhibitor of Janus- associated kinase 1 and 2 (JAK1 and JAK2) initially introduced for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and later for systemic lupus erythematosus ... -
The mosaic of autoimmunity – Finally discussing in person. The 13th international congress on autoimmunity 2022 (AUTO13) Athens
Mahroum, Naim; Elsalti, Abdulrahman; Alwani, Abdulkarim; Seida, İsa; Alrais, Mahmoud; Seida, Ravend; Esirgün, Şevval Nil; Abalı, Tunahan; Kıyak, Zeynep; Zoubi, Magdi; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (Elsevier B.V., 2022)While autoimmunity is a branch of medicine linked to every single organ system via direct and indirect pathways, meeting in person to discuss autoimmunity during the 13th international congress on autoimmunity (AUTO13) ... -
The mosaic of autoimmunity-A taste for more. The 12th international congress of autoimmunity 2021 (AUTO12) virtual
Mahroum, Naim; Zoubi, Magdi; Lavine, Noy; Ohayon, Aviran; Amital, Howard; Shoenfeld, Yehuda (Elsevier, 2021)Notwithstanding the fact that the 12th international congress of autoimmunity (AUTO12) was held virtual this year, the number of the abstracts submitted and those presented crossed the thousand marks. Leading investigators ... -
New-onset atrial fibrillation as poor outcome predictor in patients with severe COVID-19
Zoubi, Magdi; Hejly, Ashraf; Amital, Howard; Mahroum, Naim (NLM (Medline), 2022)Tachyarrhythmias are common in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in particular those with severe disease. However, newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) during the course of severe COVID-19 seems to ...
