Epidemiology of sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabia.

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

authors： Milaat WA,Ibrahim NK,Albar HM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to help to predict low birth weight infants by measuring placental diameter and thickness. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A prospective study was conducted of 70 consecutive singleton pregnancies to evaluate placental diameter and thickness by ultrasonographic measurement at 36 weeks gestatio...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Habib FA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococci with high level of aminoglycosides resistance are being reported from different parts of the world with increasing frequency. Treatment of infections caused by such isolates is associated with a high incidence of failure or relapse. This is attributed to the loss of the synergetic effect of aminoglycosides...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Ballaa SR,Qadri SM,Al-Ballaa SR,Kambal AM,Saldin H,Al-Qatary K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study was performed to compare the pregnancy rates (PR) in patients treated with either in vitro fertilization (IVF) or controlled ovarian superstimulation (COS) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) in patients with unexplained infertility. In Group A, 77 females underwent 125 treatment cycles of IVF...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Abu-Heija A,Yates R

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic urticaria is a common skin disease. In about 45% of patients the cause is an autoantibody directed at the α-subunit of the high-affinity IgE receptor (chronic autoimmune urticaria; CAU). Omalizumab is a monoclonal anti-IgE antibody that has a proven role in the treatment of various allergic diseases. We gave o...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Ahmad M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Despite its relatively low incidence in Saudi Arabia, breast cancer has been the most common cancer among Saudi females for the past 12 consecutive years. The objective of this study was to report the results of the first national public breast cancer screening program in Saudi Arabia. METHOD...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Abulkhair OA,Al Tahan FM,Young SE,Musaad SM,Jazieh AR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to determine the yeast species present in clinical specimens obtained from patients attending a busy Saudi hospital, the present study was undertaken. More than 1614 yeasts were isolated in culture from pathologic specimens of over 1303 patients with diverse clinical conditions. Organisms identified in 22...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Hedaithy SS

更新日期：1992-01-01 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

authors： Al-Alaiyan S

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Genomic scan analyses have suggested that the chemokine receptor cluster (CCR2, CCR3, CCR5 <300 kb span) on the short arm of chromosome 3 may contribute to susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and to the expression of a number of inflammatory diseases. Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) an...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Abdulhadi SA,Al-Rabia MW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on the epidemiology of viral hepatitis B, C and A in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has accumulated over the last two decades. We review the changing epidemiology of these infections and suggest possible strategies for eradication. METHODS:We screened Saudi medical journals and Medline for re...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Faleh FZ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhoid is a common anal problem in our country that is currently treated by many different methods. Three modalities were assessed in a randomized prospective trial in which 848 patients with a second-degree hemorrhoid were treated by rubber band ligation (470 patients), injection sclerotherapy (280 patients), or ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Jamjoom AM,Jamal YS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our objective in this study was to obtain information on the prevalence of fungi responsible for superficial mycoses in the region of Tripoli, Libya. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Skin scrapings collected from 2224 patients attending the Dermatology Clinic at Tripoli Medical Center with suspected clinical symptoms o...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ellabib MS,Khalifa ZM

更新日期：2001-05-01 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

authors： Shah P,Robbani I,Shah O

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surprisingly, it is estimated that about half of type 2 diabetics remain undetected. The possible causes may be partly attributable to people with normal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) but abnormal postprandial hyperglycemia. We attempted to develop an effective predictive model by using the metabolic syndrome...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Pei D,Lin JD,Wu DA,Hsieh CH,Hung YJ,Kuo SW,Kuo KL,Wu CZ,Li JC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented an interesting case of an unexpected orbital tumor in a 5-month-old female healthy baby who presented initially with a 1-week history of acute left proptosis, swollen eyelid, conjunctival chemosis and exposure keratopathy. She was treated with intravenous antibiotics without any improvement and was r...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alkatan HM,Chaudhry I,Alayoubi A

更新日期：2013-11-01 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

authors： Ohaeri JU,Awadalla AW

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the rate of multiple drug resistance is high, there is no published data on the transmission rate of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Aegean region of western Turkey that are based on molecular methods. METHODS:IS6110 and pTBN12 restriction fragment length polymorphism (R...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Cavusoglu C,Durmaz R,Bilgic A,Gunal S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial perfusion single photon emission-computed tomography (MPS) has been one of the most important and common non-invasive diagnostic cardiac test. Gated MPS provides simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function with only one study. With appropriate attention to the MPS techniques, appropriate cl...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Fathala A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the medical literature contains adequate accounts of the pathophysiology of various benign prostatic disorders, it is often necessary to revisit these lesions, to reexamine the relationships between known benign lesions and more sinister, malignant disorders, in the light of new advances in our understanding ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Anim JT,Ebrahim BH,Sathar SA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P), is the most common congenital anomaly in the head and neck worldwide. We studied the prevalence of cleft lip (CL) and palate (CP) in Shiraz, which is located in southwestern Iran. METHODS:Data was collected from the teaching hospitals of the Shiraz University o...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Rajabian MH,Aghaei S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ependymomas outside the confines of the cranium and spinal cord are rare. The occurrence of these tumors in an extradural, sacrococcygeal, or subcutaneous location may prove challenging, particularly in the absence of any obvious central nervous system connection. The origin of these tumors from sub.cutaneous sacrococ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Zaidi SN,AlKhalidi H,Al-Rikabi AC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Even though the 50 g oral glucose challenge test (GCT) is the most commonly used screening modality for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), no consensus for the diagnostic approach is available to patients with a markedly elevated GCT result. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of mar...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Karcaaltincaba D,Altinbas S,Akyol M,Ensari T,Yalvac S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatable and preventable disorder, congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is still a common cause of mental retardation. A 17-year-old Saudi boy with CH due to an ectopic thyroid gland was diagnosed by the neonatal screening program.Thyroxine replacement therapy was started for one month when the family chose to discontinu...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Alwan I,AlRowaeah A,Bawazeer M

更新日期：2012-11-01 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

authors： Hasanato RM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in the diagnosis and management of choledocholithiasis is well established, this study evaluates the usefulness of ERCP and EST in patients with symptomatic cholecystolithiasis and suspected choledocho...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Sbeih F,Aljohani M,Altraif I,Khan H

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia vera is a Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasm. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a monoclonal expansion of a CD5+ CD19+ B lymphocytes. Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms may coexist with indolent B-cell malignant lymphomas of various types. The association of chronic lymphocytic l...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Korkmaz S,Kulakoglu S,Gorkem H,Aygun B,Cetinkaya A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine serologic screening for syphilis is recommended for all pregnant women in Saudi Arabia. This study examined the results of routine antenatal syphilis screening at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The results of rapid plasma reagin (RPR) tests were compiled for in 3270 pregnan...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Shakoor Z

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The clinical presentation of thyroglossal cyst and its variation from adult thyroglossal cyst has not been well studied. This study is to determine if the clinical presentation of thyroglossal duct cysts (TGDC) varies between children and adults and whether this affects the optimal management ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Pradeep PV,Jayashree B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal treatment of ureteric stones, especially the lower ureteric stone, remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the management of ureteric stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 99 patients with ureteric stones at ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ghafoor M,Halim A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This report describes our experience with 15 consecutive emergency cervical cerclages performed at Al Yamamah Hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between February 1994 and February 1997, 15 women with singleton pregnancies between 18 and 26 weeksâ gestation, with a cervical dilatation between 3 and 10 cm and wit...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Takroni AM,Aslam A,Parvathi CK,Shamdeen M,Hanbali M,Ahmed MS,Khatun A,Ali AM,Mendis KB

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00