Mustapha Allam

Publications (2)0.93 Total impact

• Article: [Acute renal failure as a complication of Mediterranean spotted fever].

  Dina Ibrahim Montasser, Yassir Zajjari, Ahmed Alayoud, Abdelali Bahadi, Taoufiq Aatif, Kawtar Hassani, Amine Hamzi, Mustapha Allam, Mohamed Benyahia, Zouhir Oualim
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  ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean spotted fever is a bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia Conorii mainly around Mediterranean basin. It is often considered like a trivial infection. However, severe forms with a high morbidity and high mortality risk have been described. These forms often associate with impaired consciousness, abnormal liver function, impaired homeostasis, pneumonia and acute renal failure. Several mechanisms of renal damage during the Mediterranean spotted fever have been reported, their pathogenesis remains speculative and the prognosis is determined by the type of renal disease and on early treatment. Thus, rickettsiosis should be considered in combination of acute renal, hepatic cytolysis and thrombocytopenia, allowing rapid achievement of a specific treatment.
  Néphrologie & Thérapeutique 03/2011; 7(4):245-7. · 0.47 Impact Factor
• Article: [Clinical case of acute renal failure revealing an autoimmune hypothyroidism].

  Dina Ibrahim Montasser, Mohamed Hassani, Yassir Zajjari, Abdelali Bahadi, Ahmed Alayoud, Amine Hamzi, Kawtar Hassani, Omar Moujoud, Mohamed Asseraji, Moncif Kadiri, Taoufik Aatif, Driss El Kabbaj, Mohamed Benyahia, Mustapha Allam, Ismail Akhmouch, Zouhir Oualim
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  ABSTRACT: Although the clinic picture is often indicative of muscle manifestations in patients with hypothyroidism, signs and symptoms of this condition are variable from simple elevation of serum muscle enzymes with myalgia, muscle weakness, cramps to rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure which remains a rare event. Thyroid hormones affect the function of almost every body organ, and thyroid dysfunction produces a wide range of metabolic disturbances. Hypothyroidism is associated with significant effects on the kidney which the pathophysiology seems to be multifactorial, but the exact mechanisms remain poorly understood. Hypothyroidism as a cause of renal impairment is usually overlooked, leading to unnecessary diagnostic procedures. The main objective of our observation is to report a case of acute renal failure revealing an autoimmune hypothyroidism in which thyroid hormone substitution led to a significant improvement in muscular, thyroid and renal disorders.
  Néphrologie & Thérapeutique 02/2010; 6(2):128-31. · 0.47 Impact Factor