Abstract:
:A retrospective study of 22 adult patients with dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM) was performed. Male to female ratio was 1:2.7. Mean age of onset was 37.3 +/- (16.3) and symptoms were present for a mean of 11.2 +/- 14.6 months before diagnosis. Primary polymyositis was diagnosed in 11 (50%), primary dermatomyositis in three (13.6%). PM/DM was associated with connective tissue disease in three (13.6%) and malignancy in five patients (22.7%). Muscle disease followed the diagnosis of malignancy by a mean of 12.2 months (one to 36 months). All were female. Diffuse erythema was observed in all three patients with DM and malignancy. Arthritis was seen more frequency in our patients (55%). Sixty-eight percent of patients showed substantial improvement of muscle disease with steroids alone or in combination with other immunosuppressive agents, 18% did not improve or their disease progressed in spite of the treatment. Three patients died (14%), two from respiratory failure and one from underlying malignancy.
journal_name
Ann Saudi Medjournal_title
Annals of Saudi medicineauthors
Al-Ballaa ST,Al-Dalaan AN,El-Ramahi KM,Al-Janadi MA,Al-Shaikh A,Bahabri Sdoi
10.5144/0256-4947.1993.525subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-11-01 00:00:00pages
525-9issue
6eissn
0256-4947issn
0975-4466pii
13-525journal_volume
13pub_type
杂志文章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
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更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1993.246
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
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doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2014.291
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
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更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2005.63
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0256-4947.84630
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1992.391
更新日期:1992-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2018.143
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2018.305
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2012.433
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:10.5144/0256-4947.1992.449
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:10.5144/0256-4947.1998.221
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2004.102
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2014.262
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2020.365
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2017.362
更新日期:2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1998.22
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2020.469
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1991.366
更新日期:1991-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.4103/0256-4947.81540
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2005.22
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2008.243
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2006.205
更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patients with severe sickle cell anemia (SCA) have a higher potential for oxidative damage due to chronic redox imbalance in red blood cells that often leads to hemolysis, endothelial injury and recurrent vaso-occlusive episodes. This study evaluated the plasma levels of vitamins A, C and E as indicators of ...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2006.17
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2013.268
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this prospective, randomized study was to compare the effectiveness of fiberoptic, conventional and a combination phototherapy in decreasing bilirubin concentrations in neonatal nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia. Forty-six infants who were 36 weeks' gestation and more were randomly assigned to fiberopti...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.1996.633
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Because breast cancer in men is rare, few patients are available for prospective studies. To learn more about its epidemiology, risk factors, clinical features, genetics and pathology in our country, we conducted a retrospective study of all cases seen in recent decades at our institution. PA...
journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0256-4947.55314
更新日期:2009-07-01 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
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2017.212
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of Saudi medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5144/0256-4947.2014.427
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00