Hicham Afif

Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis: A Rare Interstitial Lung Disease

Wiam El Khattabi, Salma Msika, Wafaa Tahfi, Nabil Bougteb, Hajar Arfaoui & Hicham Afif · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2024

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare interstitial lung disease (ILD) characterized by upper-lobe predominant fibrosis involving of the pleural and subpleural lung parenchyma. It is a relatively newly recognized entity within the spectrum of ILDs. Diagnosing PPFE can...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2024/v36i55411

Thoracic Empyema Revealing a Fistulized Splenic Abscess: A Rare Case

Hamza El Kihal, Issam Hamrerras, Hajar Arfaoui, Hasna Jabri, Wiam El Khattabi, Hicham Afif, Mounir Bouali, Abdelillah El Bakouri, Fatimazahra Bensardi, Khalid El Hattabi & Abdelaziz Fadil · International Research Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2020

Subphrenic abscesses, like the splenic abscess, is a collection of infectious origin. It is rare and potentially severe due to local complications. Its diagnosis is difficult given the variable clinical symptomatology. The abdominal computed tomography poses the diagnosis with ce...

Open access Research Article