VEXAS syndrome in a Moroccan patient: the story of a two-year diagnostic lag
This is the first documentation of VEXAS syndrome in Morocco and Africa, underscoring the technical challenges in the diagnosis of VEXAS disease in this part of the world.Fever and myelodysplastic syndrome in adults should suggest the diagnosis of VEXAS syndrome.A p.Met41Val mutation in the UBA1 gene is related to an increased mortality.
Authors
- Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5011-9873)
- Abdelhamid Naitlho
- Abire Allaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5715-6300)
- Halima Hadri
- Lilia Zizi
- Doha Kabil
- Mohamed Adnaoui
Institutions
- Université Mohammed VI des Sciences et de la Santé (MA)
- University of Hassan II Casablanca (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12890/2025_005419
- Primary Topic
- Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00