Postpartum hepatotoxicity due to herbal medicine Teucrium polium.

abstract：:A total of 48 bladder cancer patients out of 96 consecutive genitourinary cancer cases were divided into bilharzial and nonbilharzial groups on a histological basis in order to investigate the impact of bilharziasis on tumor behavior. Despite being a bilharzial endemic area, only 10/48 (21%) of our patients had bilhar...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Shetty SD,Ibrahim AI,Patil KP,Morad NA,Anandan N,Khurana P

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, bilharziasis, bilharziosis or snail fever) is a human disease syndrome caused by infection from one of several species of parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. The three main species infecting humans are S haematobium, S japonicum, and S mansoni. S japonicum is most c...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Waheeb S,Al-Murshed M,Dashti F,Hira PR,Al-Sarraf L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder defined by the occurrence of megaloblastic anemia, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral sensorineural deafness, responding in varying degrees to thiamine treatment. We report a precedence case for the treatment of deafness associated ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Hagr AA

更新日期：2014-01-01 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

authors： Milaat WA,Ibrahim NK,Albar HM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although epidemiological studies have persistently shown a high prevalence of diabetes in Arabs, the control of diabetes is still poor and complications of diabetes are common. We examined the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DN), neuropathic foot ulceration (FU) and peripheral vascular disease ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Mahroos F,Al-Roomi K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a humanized anti-human IL-6R antibody, a novel therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who fail treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNFs). OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of TCZ monotherapy or in combinati...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Abdulkader OAF,Qushmaq K,Aljishi F

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high caloric intake from fat sources and prevailing obesity in the Saudi population prompted this study. Waist to hip circumference ratio (WHR), fasting cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin were measured in 76 non-insulin dependent adult Saudi diabetics. Serum LDL, HDL and VLDL were measured in 45 of these diabeti...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Khandekar S,Noeman SA,Muralidhar K,Gadallah M,Al-Sawaf KS

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Infantile colic is a common problem among young infants. Cow's milk allergy has been suggested as one of the causes. We aimed to investigate the value of the cow's milk skin test for the diagnosis of cow's milk allergy in exclusively breast-fed infants with infantile colic. METHODS:Exclusivel...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Moravej H,Imanieh MH,Kashef S,Handjani F,Eghterdari F

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked disorder which causes neonatal jaundice in most cases, and under certain conditions, can cause a spectrum of hemolytic manifestations. OBJECTIVE:To determine the local prevalence of G6PD deficiency in newborns. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETT...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Elella SA,Tawfik M,Barseem N,Moustafa W

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy, induced by gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical pattern of CD in children from the western region of Saudi Arabia. DESIGN AND SETTING:Retrospective, hospital-based. PATIE...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Saadah OI

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acroangiodermatitis (AAD) (synonym, pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma) is a term that encompasses 2 different conditions: (1) AAD of Mali, which refers to skin lesions that mainly develop bilaterally on the lower extremities of patients with chronic venous insufficiency and is an extreme form of stasis dermatitis and (2) Stewart-...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alshihry H,Chisti MA,Hamadah I

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has a role in the regulation of body fluid volume and blood pressure (BP). BNP remains within a normal range during spinal anaesthesia (SA) in patients undergoing cesarean delivery. However, the effect of BNP on changes in BP during the perioperative period has ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Birtay T,Genctoy G,Saba T

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The main objectives of this cross-sectional study were (1) to examine chronic pain using the Multidimensional Pain Inventory-Spinal Cord Injury (MPI-SCI) version and (2) to assess the relationship between chronic pain and functional status, depression, and sleep quality among patients with SCI...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Avluk OC,Gurcay E,Gurcay AG,Karaahmet OZ,Tamkan U,Cakci A

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:The treatment and prognosis of follicular lymphoma (FL) is dependant on the grade of the disease. In the World Health Organization classification of lymphoma, grading of FL into low grade (1 and 2) and high grade (3) is recommended. Grading of FL is possible in excision biopsy; histological grading is subjec...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Mourad WA,Rawas F,Shoukri M,Tbakhi A,Al Omari M,Tulbah A,Al Dayel F

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：:Placental steroid sulphatase deficiency (SSD) is an X-linked inborn error of metabolism. Congenital X-linked ichthyosis (XLI) is a genetic disorder of keratinisation caused by steroid sulphatase (STS) deficiency, which results in a scaling skin condition in male infants shortly after birth. It may be associated with f...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Dreyer FE,Abdulrahman GO,Waring G,Hinshaw K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia is unknown. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalent HCV genotypes among HCV seropositive Saudi patients in the Western Province, and to study the relationship between types/subtypes, clinical status ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Osoba AO,Ibrahim M,Abdelaal MA,Al-Mowallad A,Al Shareef B,Hussein BA

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:The major function of rehabilitation and physical medicine specialists is to provide the proper therapy that helps in improving the physical activities of impaired, disabled and handicapped persons through improvement in their muscle strength. In performing their function, the rehabilitation team should alwa...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Reza MF,Urakami Y,Mano Y

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aberrant internal carotid artery (ICA) in the middle ear space can present in 1% of the population. The clinical diagnosis can be difficult as most patients with this anomaly are either asymptomatic or have nonspecific clinical symptoms and signs. Moreover the diagnosis can easily be missed and only discov.ered whe...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alharethy S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to stressful working conditions without adequate stress-coping strategies may lead to stress and even psychiatric morbidity. There are a dearth of studies on stress-coping strategies among consultant physicians in the Arabian Gulf. OBJECTIVES:Determine stress-coping strategies among consultants in ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alosaimi FD,Alawad HS,Alamri AK,Saeed AI,Aljuaydi KA,Alotaibi AS,Alotaibi KM,Alfaris EA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Saudi Arabia has a high prevalence of hereditary hemoglobin disorders. Data has been collected by the Saudi Premarital Screening and Genetic Counseling Program on the prevalence of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia but the outcomes were not quantified. We used six years of premarital scree...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Memish ZA,Saeedi MY

更新日期：2011-05-01 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

authors： Dumanli A,Metin B,Gunay E

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) develops in elderly males when serum androgens are relatively lower than in healthy younger males, but it is not well understood whether and how sex steroids are altered in prostatic hyperplasia. It is also uncertain whether there is any change in sex steroid levels in male...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ansari MA,Begum D,Islam F

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Fever contributes to a significant number of visits by children to the emergency department (ED), where it is often treated with acetaminophen. The objective of this study was to determine if caregivers give children with fever an accurate dose of acetaminophen and determine factors associated...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alomar M,Alenazi F,Alruwaili N

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of 109 patients with non-classical symptoms of appendicitis using the standard ultrasound (US) machine and plain abdominal x-rays demonstrated that US was superior to plain x-ray with a sensitivitiy, specificity and overall accuracy of 89%, 96% and 91%, respectively as compared with plain x-ray wit...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Makanjuola D,Al-Qasabi Q,Malabarey T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on gastrin levels in chronic pancreatitis (CP) patients have given conflicting results. These studies did not take into consideration the influence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection on gastrin release. Also, there is no previous study that compared alcoholic CP patients to patient...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Eryani S,Duris I,Huorka M,Payer J,Kratochvilova H,Ondrejka P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs) are common during initial evaluation of bladder cancer patients. Their significance is still unknown. OBJECTIVE:Determine the significance of indeterminate pulmonary nodules, including their size and number, in muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients before definitive ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Daghmin A,Alhamss S,Al-Najjar H,Al-Saidi I,Al-Qasem K,Abukhiran I,Hamad A,Alhusban M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00