Abstract:
:The authors reviewed six cases of multiple brain abscesses that were treated at King Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) over an eight year period. This represented 22% of the total brain abscesses treated during the same period. The series is unusual in that the infective pathogens were fungi (Fonsecaea pedrosoi) in two patients (33%) and an aerobic actinomycete (Nocardia asteroides) in one patient (16%). Two patients treated elsewhere with antibiotics empirically for one month died at three and 28 days following admission. The poor outcome was probably related t the delay in obtaining a microbiological diagnosis and commencing the appropriate antimicrobial therapy. The importance of early identification of the pathogen in patients with multiple brain abscesses is stressed.
journal_name
Ann Saudi Medjournal_title
Annals of Saudi medicineauthors
Jamjoom A,Jamjoom ZA,Shameena A,Al-Hedaithy S,Tahan A,Ur Rahman Ndoi
10.5144/0256-4947.1994.30subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-01-01 00:00:00pages
30-2issue
1eissn
0256-4947issn
0975-4466pii
14-30journal_volume
14pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:In children, steroid-resistant nephritic syndrome due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is frequently a progressive condition resulting in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We report the response of 15 patients with steroid resistant FSGS to treatment with intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide (IVCP) a...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2004.27
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Improving the reproductive health of females has be.come the focus of the developmental efforts of many nations. OBJECTIVES:To identify the reproductive health style of married females, and to determine the prevalence and predictors of circumcision among girls aged less than or equal 18 years in Hali semi-u...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2018.81
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The hepatotoxicity cases due to herbal medical products have been increased in recent years. Teucrium polium (TP) (mountain germander) is one of the most popular species of the Lamiaceae family and is commonly used for increasing breast milk formation and for relieving gastrointestinal complaints in the last months of...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2014.541
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this case control study was no identify the possible associated risk factors of mild mental retardation in children. Sixty-nine parents of mildly mentally retarded (MR group) male children and a similar number of matched parents of normal male children (control) were interviewed using a questionnaire....
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1993.355
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Treatment of glioblastoma (GB), the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults, can include alkylating chemo-therapeutic agents. Two molecular biomarkers of treatment response are MGMT (O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase) promoter methylation and IDH (isocitrate dehydrogenase) mutations, which p...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2019.410
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In Saudi Arabia, the epidemiology and clinical significance of Torque Teno virus (TTV) infection alone and in patients with hepatitis virus infections have not been determined in a single study. In this paper, we molecularly investigated the rate and genotypes of TTV infection among Saudi Arabian blood donor...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2006.444
更新日期:2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This is the first population-based data in Saudi Arabia on the incidence of leukemias in the Eastern Region, as conducted by its regional tumor registry. Data on cancer were captured from all health facilities in the region in 1987-1988. Population census was derived from a survey. Data on cancer deaths were obtained ...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1996.521
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei (LMDF) is characterized by discrete dome-shaped papules on the bilateral face and neck. We report the first case of LMDF with a widespread distribution of extrafacial papules and concomitant bilateral eyelid edema. A unique case of a 30-year-old man presented with nonpruritic, painle...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2014.351
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0256-4947.55172
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0256-4947.67088
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2003.36
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2012.391
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1993.525
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The clinical features of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) and its response to therapy in adult patients in Saudi Arabia are not well defined, as only scanty data has been available. This situation will likely continue unless experience with AML is reported from different institutions in the Kingdom. PATIEN...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1998.221
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Pectus carinatum is a congenital chest wall deformity characterized by protrusion of the sternum and adjacent costal cartilages. Multiple treatment options are available for correction of pectus carinatum. OBJECTIVE:We report our initial experience with first-line treatment using a custom fitted dynamic com...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2016.70
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::During December 1987 to December 1990 the incidence of neural tube defects in the Asir region located in southwestern Saudi Arabia was 0.82/1000. These results were drawn from a survey conducted of all cases of neural tube defects referred to the main hospital at Abha City (Asir Central Hospital) (ACH). Anencephaly wa...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1992.449
更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2019.279
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Clinical presentation of type II diabetes mellitus (DM) has frequently been observed at an early age in developing countries, probably as a result of genetic, epidemiological and demographic factors. This study aimed to investigate the pattern of familial clustering of type II DM in patients who developed cl...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1999.308
更新日期:1999-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2001.287
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1991.616
更新日期:1991-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The results of the National Nutrition Survey of the people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia showed that the prevalence of arterial hypertension (BP >/= 160/95 mmHg) among the adult population is 5.3% and 7.3% for systolic and diastolic hypertension, respectively. The objective of this study, which is part of t...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1998.401
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by abnormal levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood. FH is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. The relationship between the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) gene, atherosclerosis and coronary artery...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2017.425
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) has been recognized as an effective management strategy for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, there is no first-hand information regarding the quality of pPCI procedures in the Arabian Gulf countries. This study...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2014.482
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2002.18
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Total laboratory automation (TLA) is a relatively new way of improving the management of high volume clinical laboratories. TLA may reduce staff, reduce operating costs, decrease testing time and provide enhanced process control. OBJECTIVES:Establish a cost efficient TLA that is less labor intensive, improv...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2018.352
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although cataract surgery is increasingly being performed under local anesthesia in many centers, general anesthesia is preferred for cataract surgery at the King Fahd Hospital of the University (KFHU), Al-Khobar. Ninety two patients who had cataract extraction under general anesthesia at KFHU between October 1988 and...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1992.13
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2012.502
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. Patients with MCPH exhibit reduced occipito-frontal head circumference and non-progressive intellectual disability. To date, 17 genes have been known as an underlying cause of MCPH in humans. ASPM (abnorma...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2016.391
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) by either the endobronchial valve (EBV) or coil (EBC) procedure is recommended for severe emphysematous patients. BLVR applications generally help healthy lung areas ventilate more comfortably by reducing the hyperinflation and improving the contraction capacity of ...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2020.469
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There is rising interest in quality of life (QOL) research in Arabian countries. The aim of this study was to assess in a nationwide sample of Kuwaiti subjects the reliability and validity of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF), a shorter version of the widely used QOL ...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0256-4947.51790
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00