Mohamed I University

Exploring the relationship between a structured, embodied analogy and students’ conceptual understanding in science

This study presents an innovative educational analogy grounded in a structured, embodied, and associative framework designed to support students’ conceptual understanding in science education. Focusing on secondary school students in Morocco, the study explores the relationship b...

A cardiac debut: Myocarditis revealing seronegative primary Sjögren’s syndrome in a young woman—A case report

Myocarditis as the inaugural manifestation of primary Sjögren’s syndrome is exceptionally rare, and its occurrence in a seronegative patient without prominent sicca features represents a particularly challenging diagnostic scenario. We report a 20-year-old woman presenting with c...

Isolated bilateral breast myeloid sarcoma: A rare case report

Myeloid sarcoma (MS) is a rare extramedullary tumor composed of immature myeloid cells that is most associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), whereas isolated bilateral breast involvement without bone marrow disease is exceptionally uncommon. We report the case of a 38-year-o...

Consumptive coagulopathy and fatal outcome in hepatic hemangioma: a rare adult case of Kasabach–Merritt syndrome

Introduction: Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is a life-threatening consumptive coagulopathy that occurs in association with vascular lesions. Although classically described in children with kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, its occurrence in adults with giant hepatic hemangioma...

Infraorbital myxofibrosarcoma: Imaging features and surgical management of a rare facial case

Myxofibrosarcoma is a rare malignant soft tissue sarcoma, typically arising in the extremities of elderly patients and exceptionally involving the head and neck region. Infraorbital localization is particularly uncommon and poses a diagnostic challenge due to the complex anatomy...

Pseudo-tumoral left-colonic tuberculosis causing acute large-bowel obstruction: a case report and review of the literature

Introduction and importance: Gastrointestinal tuberculosis predominantly affects the ileocecal region, while isolated left colonic involvement remains rare. Its nonspecific clinical, radiological, and endoscopic features frequently mimic colorectal cancer or inflammatory bowel di...