A 14 months old Male Libyan Child from Benghazi was admitted to isolation unit in Benghazi children hospital on 12-12-2018, he presented with a history of fever started 4 days back, the fever reaches 39°C and not relieved by antipyretic associated with vomiting,… Read More
Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorder – Are They The Same Thing?
Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorder By Dithar Bubteina – Fifth Year Dentistry Student at LIMU Overview Several reasons make it important to distinguish between normal, adaptive anxiety, versus anxiety as a disorder. First, it would be incorrect to conclude someone is… Read More
The Underestimated Threat: Antibiotic Misuse and Multiple Drug Resistant Bacteria
The Problems Of Self Medication By Ibrahim El-Haddar, Third Year Medical Student at LIMU What is self medication? To put it simply it’s when an individual takes medicine to treat a symptom or disease without a doctor’s prescription. This… Read More
A 10 year old male Libyan child presented to the OPD with asymptomatic multiple papular lesions
A 10- year old male Libyan child presented to the outpatient department (OPD) in Benghazi with history of asymptomatic multiple papular lesions involving hands and forearms two months ago, the child was healthy and he wasn’t suffering from any chronic… Read More
50 years old Libyan female patient complaining of depigmented skin lesions since 2015
50 years old Libyan female patient presented to dermatology outpatient department complaining of depigmented skin lesions since 2015. Her Skin lesions started as a single patch in the dorsum of the right hand then increased gradually in size, new lesions… Read More
Using Viruses to Treat Cancers – By Khalifa Gnieber
In many tumors, chemotherapy, surgical resection, and other recently used Anti-cancer techniques has always been risky, with broad spectral effect and many side effects. Moreover, having a little if any effect on cancer progression. Lately, a new technique has been… Read More
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology / Medicine Winners – A New Form of Cancer Therapy!
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute has decided today to award the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their game-changing discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation. The Nobel Prize… Read More
43 years old Libyan female patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
43 years Libyan female patient came to neurology clinic complaining of numbness and weakness in the left lower limb two months ago. History of the Patient: History reveals that she is a case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) diagnosed in October… Read More
Let’s Talk About Alzheimer’s Disease – By Elmahdi Darbi
Alzheimer’s Disease The biopsychosocial approach – By Elmahdi Darbi Abstract: Alzheimer disease (AD) is a chronic illness that mostly affects the elderly population. This report discusses the biological, epidemiological, psychological and sociological aspects of the illness. Epidemiologically, the prevalence of… Read More
10 Years old male child presented to dermatology department with history of a scaly patch of hair loss
10 years old male child presented to dermatology department (OPD) with history of a scaly patch of hair loss involving front of scalp 2 weeks ago. No other body skin lesions detected in the child. Mother reported the presence of… Read More