Annals of Saudi medicine
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2022
Diabetic ketoacidosis in Saudi Arabia: factors precipitating initial admission and readmission.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the complications of diabetes mellitus (DM), primarily type 1 DM. To our knowledge, only one study explored DKA readmission rates in Saudi Arabia. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2022
Cut-off values in newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism in Saudi Arabia.
Newborn screening identifies individuals affected by a specific disorder within an apparently healthy population prior to the appearance of symptoms so that appropriate interventions can be initiated in time to minimize the harmful effects. Data on population based cut-off values, disease ranges for true positive cases, false positive rates, true positive rates, cut-off verification and comparisons with international cut-off ranges have not been done for Saudi Arabia. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2022
Hepatic fibrosis changes in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection who respond to direct-acting antivirals.
Clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) can potentially slow or reverse liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Studies of fibrosis changes after treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are limited. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2022
Benign nodules of the thyroid gland and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels in euthyroid patients.
The presence of nodules in the thyroid gland is common in iodine-deficient areas of the world. Recently, vitamin D levels were found to be lower than normal and sometimes deficient in malignant nodules of the thyroid. ⋯ None.
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Annals of Saudi medicine · Mar 2022
Association of genetic variants of the vitamin D receptor gene with vitiligo in a tertiary care center in a Saudi population: a case-control study.
Vitiligo is a common cutaneous disorder of the skin and hair caused by a systemic depigmentation disorder that affects 1% of the population or less due to its onset in early adulthood. Meta-analyses have documented a linkage between vitiligo and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene. ⋯ None.