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ASSURE-CSU: a real-world study of burden of disease in patients with symptomatic chronic spontaneous urticaria.

Clinical and translational allergy

Weller K, Maurer M, Grattan C, Nakonechna A, Abuzakouk M, Bérard F, Sussman G, Giménez-Arnau AM, Ortiz de Frutos J, Knulst A, Canonica GW, Hollis K, McBride D, Balp MM.
PMID: 26284152
Clin Transl Allergy. 2015 Aug 17;5:29. doi: 10.1186/s13601-015-0072-9. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) formerly known as chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is a severe and distressing skin condition that remains uncontrolled in approximately one half of patients, despite the use of licensed, recommended doses of modern, second-generation H1-antihistamines....

Chronic urticaria patients are interested in apps to monitor their disease activity and control: A UCARE CURICT analysis.

Clinical and translational allergy

Cherrez-Ojeda I, Vanegas E, Cherrez A, Felix M, Weller K, Magerl M, Maurer RR, Mata VL, Kasperska-Zajac A, Sikora A, Fomina D, Kovalkova E, Godse K, Rao ND, Khoshkhui M, Rastgoo S, Criado RFJ, Abuzakouk M, Grandon D, Van Doorn MBA, Rodrigues Valle SO, De Souza Lima EM, Thomsen SF, Ramón GD, Matos Benavides EE, Bauer A, Giménez-Arnau AM, Kocatürk E, Guillet C, Larco JI, Zhao ZT, Makris M, Ritchie C, Xepapadaki P, Ensina LF, Cherrez S, Maurer M.
PMID: 34962721
Clin Transl Allergy. 2021 Dec;11(10):e12089. doi: 10.1002/clt2.12089.

BACKGROUND: Information/communication technologies such as mobile phone applications (apps) would enable chronic urticaria (CU) patients to self-evaluate their disease activity and control. Yet, recently Antó et al (2021) reported a global paucity of such apps for patients with CU....

Are the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Guidelines Being Correctly Used to Diagnose Severe Asthma in the UAE?.

Cureus

Abuzakouk M, Jacob S, Ghorab O.
PMID: 33510985
Cureus. 2020 Dec 25;12(12):e12278. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12278.

Objectives We aimed to identify the percentage inaccuracy in classifying asthma severity as severe asthma based on the 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines criteria, at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and make recommendations to improve the assessment of...

How are patients with chronic urticaria interested in using information and communication technologies to guide their healthcare? A UCARE study.

The World Allergy Organization journal

Cherrez-Ojeda I, Vanegas E, Cherrez A, Felix M, Weller K, Magerl M, Maurer RR, Mata VL, Kasperska-Zajac A, Sikora A, Fomina D, Kovalkova E, Godse K, Rao ND, Khoshkhui M, Rastgoo S, Criado RF, Abuzakouk M, Grandon D, Van Doorn MBA, Oliveira Rodrigues Valle S, De Souza Lima EM, Thomsen SF, Ramón GD, Matos Benavides EE, Bauer A, Giménez-Arnau AM, Kocatürk E, Guillet C, Larco JI, Zhao ZT, Makris M, Ritchie C, Xepapadaki P, Ensina LF, Cherrez S, Maurer M.
PMID: 34141048
World Allergy Organ J. 2021 Jun 04;14(6):100542. doi: 10.1016/j.waojou.2021.100542. eCollection 2021 Jun.

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic urticaria (CU) are increasingly using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to manage their health. What CU patients expect from ICTs and which ICTs they prefer remains unknown. We assessed why CU patients use ICTs, which...

Challenges in Establishing a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Convalescent Plasma Donation Program in a Multicultural Environment.

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

Algora M, Mehmood T, Madison DL, AlAmeri J, Abuzakouk M, Tagamtam M, Acena L, Totaan G, Grabski G, Oumeziane N, Rajani P, Taylor L, Guzman J, AbdelWareth LO.
PMID: 34407176
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 Dec 01;145(12):1479-1484. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0198-SA.

CONTEXT.—: In the face of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic response, it was worthwhile to test the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) transfusion.OBJECTIVE.—: To establish a CCP donation program based on the availability of recovered...

Chronic urticaria patients are interested in apps to monitor their disease activity and control: A UCARE CURICT analysis.

Clinical and translational allergy

Cherrez-Ojeda I, Vanegas E, Cherrez A, Felix M, Weller K, Magerl M, Maurer RR, Mata VL, Kasperska-Zajac A, Sikora A, Fomina D, Kovalkova E, Godse K, Rao ND, Khoshkhui M, Rastgoo S, Criado RFJ, Abuzakouk M, Grandon D, Van Doorn MBA, Rodrigues Valle SO, De Souza Lima EM, Thomsen SF, Ramón GD, Matos Benavides EE, Bauer A, Giménez-Arnau AM, Kocatürk E, Guillet C, Larco JI, Zhao ZT, Makris M, Ritchie C, Xepapadaki P, Ensina LF, Cherrez S, Maurer M.
PMID: 34962721
Clin Transl Allergy. 2021 Dec;11(10):e12089. doi: 10.1002/clt2.12089.

BACKGROUND: Information/communication technologies such as mobile phone applications (apps) would enable chronic urticaria (CU) patients to self-evaluate their disease activity and control. Yet, recently Antó et al (2021) reported a global paucity of such apps for patients with CU....

Expert Opinion on Biological Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps in the Gulf Region.

Journal of asthma and allergy

Al-Ahmad M, Alsaleh S, Al-Reefy H, Al Abduwani J, Nasr I, Al Abri R, Alamadi AMH, Fraihat AA, Alterki A, Abuzakouk M, Marglani O, Rand HA.
PMID: 35018101
J Asthma Allergy. 2022 Jan 04;15:1-12. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S321017. eCollection 2022.

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is defined as the inflammation of nose and paranasal sinuses, affecting the patients' quality of life and productivity. Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a principal clinical entity confirmed by the existence of chronic sinonasal...

Convalescent Plasma Efficacy in Life-Threatening COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the ICU: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Journal of clinical medicine

Abuzakouk M, Saleh K, Algora M, Nusair A, Alameri J, Alshehhi F, Alkhaja S, Badr M, Abdallah K, De Oliveira B, Nadeem A, Varghese Y, Munde D, Salam S, Abduljawad B, Elkambergy H, Wahla A, Taha A, Dibu J, Bayrlee A, Hamed F, AbdelWareth L, Rahman N, Guzman J, Mallat J.
PMID: 34068847
J Clin Med. 2021 May 14;10(10). doi: 10.3390/jcm10102113.

(1) Background: There are limited data regarding the efficacy of convalescent plasma (CP) in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to determine whether CP is associated with...

Hereditary Angioedema Type II: First Presentation in Adulthood with Recurrent Severe Abdominal Pain.

Case reports in immunology

Abuzakouk M, AlMahmeed N, Memisoglu E, McManus M, Alrakawi A.
PMID: 30510820
Case Reports Immunol. 2018 Oct 29;2018:7435870. doi: 10.1155/2018/7435870. eCollection 2018.

A 27-year-old Emirate man presented to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi emergency department with a 4 year history of recurrent episodes of severe swellings affecting different parts of his body. He used to get 2 swelling episodes every week affecting...

Demographic and Clinical Patterns of Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Emirati Cohort from United Arab Emirates.

International journal of rheumatology

Namas R, Joshi A, Ali Z, Al Saleh J, Abuzakouk M.
PMID: 31662761
Int J Rheumatol. 2019 Sep 25;2019:3057578. doi: 10.1155/2019/3057578. eCollection 2019.

This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess the demographic and clinical characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Emirati patients attending Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a large tertiary center in the Middle East. In this study, 414 Emirati patients with...

Correlation between Reduced FEF25-75% and a Positive Methacholine Challenge Test in Adults with Nonobstructive Baseline Spirometry.

Pulmonary medicine

Shafiq I, Uzbeck MH, Zoumot Z, Abuzakouk M, Parappurath N, Wahla AS.
PMID: 35003806
Pulm Med. 2021 Dec 29;2021:6959322. doi: 10.1155/2021/6959322. eCollection 2021.

OBJECTIVE: To clarify whether in adults with a nonobstructive spirometry a reduced FEF25-75% is associated with a positive methacholine challenge test (MCT).METHODS: Data was collected for all the patients who had a MCT done between April 2014 and January...

Efficacy and Safety of Biologic Agents in Chronic Urticaria, Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis - A Real-life Experience.

The open respiratory medicine journal

Abuzakouk M, Ghorab OKHA, Wahla AS, Zoumot Z, Nasir M, Grandon D, Uzbeck MH, Salvo F, Shafiq I.
PMID: 33717370
Open Respir Med J. 2020 Dec 31;14:99-106. doi: 10.2174/1874306402014010099. eCollection 2020.

INTRODUCTION: Several biologic agents have been approved for the treatment of asthma, chronic urticaria and atopic dermatitis. These therapeutic agents are especially useful for patients with severe or refractory symptoms. We present the real-life experience of four of the...

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