Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2019
Case ReportsTwenty-five year-old female with sudden onset itchy skin eruption over her upper back and chest three weeks after starting a ketogenic diet.
Prurigo pigmentosa is a rare pruritic inflammatory dermatosis with a unique staged clinicopathological presentation. It was first reported by Nagashima in 1971, and recently, more cases have been reported We introduce a case of a young Saudi female who developed biopsy proved prurigo pigmentosa after she followed strict ketogenic diet. Her condition resolved after she resumed a regular diet.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Nov 2019
Body mass index and periodontal health status among young Saudi adults: a cross-sectional study.
Obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for periodontal disease. Despite the high prevalence of obesity and over-weight among Saudi population, no study has assessed whether there is an association between periodontal health status and body mass index (BMI). ⋯ None.