scholarly journals Thymoma may explain the confusion: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkhaleq Maaroufi ◽  
Naoufal Assoufi ◽  
Mohamed Amine Essaoudi ◽  
Jamal Fatihi
Keyword(s):  
Myasthenia Gravis ◽  
Inflammatory Myopathy ◽  
Biological Evolution ◽  
African Origin ◽  
North African ◽  
Raynaud Phenomenon ◽  
Muscle Enzymes ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Tomography Scan ◽  
North African Origin

Abstract Background The association of inflammatory myopathy and myasthenia gravis is a rarely described entity whose clinical presentation has always been intriguing because of the great clinical similarity between these two pathologies. The presence of a thymic pathology often explains this combination, whose mechanisms are very complex. Case presentation A 56-year-old woman of North African origin, was hospitalized to explore the Raynaud phenomenon associated with proximal muscle weakness, pain, and arthralgia. There was no rash, and neuromuscular examination had revealed proximal tetraparesis and mild neck weakness. Tendon reflexes were normal. There was no abnormal nail fold capillaroscopy. A significant titer of muscle enzymes had been shown on blood tests, and autoimmune screening for myositis-specific and myositis-associated autoantibodies was negative. Electromyography had shown a myopathic pattern, and muscle biopsy confirmed an inflammatory myopathy. Although steroids were introduced, the clinical course was unsatisfactory; ophthalmic and bulbar symptomatology appeared. The association of myasthenia gravis was confirmed by an elevated level of serum acetylcholine receptor. A chest computed tomography scan had identified a thymoma. Treated with prednisone, pyridostigmine, and thymectomy, the patient’s clinical and biological evolution was favorable. Conclusion This case illustrates an exceptional association of two entities and the difficulty encountered during their diagnosis and treatment. The management of these two diseases is different, so it is essential to recognize this concomitant presentation.

Memories of a French Migration Crisis

2018 ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Laura Jeanne Sims
Keyword(s):  
Algerian War ◽  
African Origin ◽  
North African ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Internment Camps ◽  
Collective Memories ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
Algerian War Of Independence ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
North African Origin

This chapter examines how the French state created a crisis through its management of the arrival and installation of the Harkis in 1962. The Harkis, Algerians of North African origin who supported the French army during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962), faced reprisal violence in Algeria at the end of the war and many were forced to migrate with their families to France. In response, French officials attempted to prevent the Harkis from escaping to France and placed some of those who succeeded in internment camps. Comparing the treatment of the Harkis with that of the Pieds-Noirs, the descendants of European settlers in Algeria who likewise fled to France in 1962, highlights the structural racism underlying French perceptions of and reactions to Harki migration. This chapter also explores the ways in which second-generation Harkis have constructed collective memories of the crisis and their attempts to hold the state responsible for its actions.

scholarly journals The de novo genome assembly and annotation of a female domestic dromedary of North African origin

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 314-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Fitak ◽  
Elmira Mohandesan ◽  
Jukka Corander ◽  
Pamela A. Burger
Keyword(s):  
Genome Assembly ◽  
De Novo ◽  
African Origin ◽  
North African ◽  
De Novo Genome Assembly ◽  
North African Origin

scholarly journals Tu1893 MUTYH Mutations and Variants in Jews of North-African Origin With or Without Minimal Colorectal Adenomatous Polyposis

2014 ◽  
Vol 146 (5) ◽  
pp. S-866
Author(s):  
Guy Rosner ◽  
Dani Bercovich ◽  
Hana Strul ◽  
Erwin Santo ◽  
Zamir Halpern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adenomatous Polyposis ◽  
African Origin ◽  
North African ◽  
North African Origin

Salafist Impregnation of Muslim Youth in France: a Challenge to the Republic?

2019 ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
Laetitia Bucaille ◽  
Agnès Villechaise
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Working Class ◽  
African Origin ◽  
North African ◽  
French Society ◽  
Muslim Youth ◽  
Religious Theme ◽  
Identity Constructs ◽  
The Republic ◽  
North African Origin

Based on qualitative research, this article aims to shed some light on the criticism of the functioning of French society by youths of North African origin influenced by a Salafist reading of Islam. The arguments put forward, which draw largely on a religious theme, must be taken seriously. However, the references to a “Salafised” world of meaning are not exclusive and they coexist with an attachment to other, more liberal values. We will therefore endeavour to determine whether the criticism expressed generates separatist attitudes or whether it leads to individual and collective strategies founded on a dual cultural allegiance. Without denying the ambivalences or weaknesses, it is necessary to accurately clarify the identity constructs and social trajectories of the working-class youths studied here.

scholarly journals L’epigrafia antiga dels hipogeus de Menorca.

Pyrenae ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartomeu Obrador Cursach
Keyword(s):  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Roman Period ◽  
African Origin ◽  
North African ◽  
Religious Texts ◽  
North African Origin

This paper gathers 22 inscriptions (some of them unpublished) dated to Roman period and read on the walls of 11 hypogea from Minorca (Balearic Islands). Although they share a similar context, their contents are diverse: they contain religious texts (the rare Roman god Summanus, as well as some Christian formulae), an epitaph (to Honorius), three graffiti with Vespasianus and some per¬sonal name (Iasidur, Tasidur, Iucuta, Iaso, Iaguren) suggested to have a North-African origin, more concretely Paleo-Amazigh.

scholarly journals THE VIRGILIAN CENTO PROGNE ET PHILOMELA (ANTH. LAT. 13 R): TOWARDS A SOLUTION FOR A MYTHOLOGICAL RIDDLE

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Marie Okáčová
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Fifth Century ◽  
African Origin ◽  
North African ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The Given ◽  
North African Origin

Abstract This paper deals with the 24-line mythological epyllion Progne et Philomela (Anth. Lat. 13 R), an anonymous Virgilian cento of presumed North African origin, which is usually dated to the fourth or fifth century and is marked by considerable obscurity. The aim is to shed some light on the most intriguing parts of this elliptical retelling of the given myth, in particular the puzzling network of family relationships and the extended talking-blood metaphor. Offering a new perspective on the text, the author claims that its general ambiguity is, to some extent, a purposefully adopted authorial strategy rather than a by-product of the cento technique. For this reason, it is proposed that the poem might have been written as a sort of mythological riddle to be solved by its readers.

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