Abeer Mohamed El-Shafey

Zagazig University · Department of Rheumatology

calreticulin rheumatoid arthritis

Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease which is best described as a multisystem vasculitis. Central nervous system involvement is common in BD, but peripheral nerve involvement is uncommon. Aim of the work To determine peripheral nerve involvement; both clinically and electrophysiologically in Behçet patients and to study its rela...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can influence sexual function due to several reasons, such as pain, restricted joint movements, fatigue, and problems with self-esteem and body image. It can affect serum androgen levels, which may be another cause of sexual dysfunction. Aim of the work: To compare between serum androgen levels in male patients with RA and...

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a diffuse, chronic pain syndrome associated with tender body areas and somatic complaints. A high prevalence of undetected carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in patients with FM has been reported and it seems to affect their functional level. The aim of the work This study was designed to compare between the presence of CTS in FM pa...

1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 upregulates the expression of the receptor activator of nuclear factor kB ligand (RANKL), and downregulates osteoprotegerin (OPG) expression. We tested the effects of polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR), and OPG gene in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and healthy controls and their relationship to bone mi...

IntroductionSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease which can cause prominent central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Cognitive dysfunction is one of the major neuropsychiatric syndromes of SLE.Aim of the workTo evaluate cognitive functions in SLE patients without evident neuropsychiatric manifestations and to find out...