Pak J Med Sci
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Hepatitis is a serious health concern with a high rate of mortality and morbidity world over. Saudi Arabia also has its course of the disease incidence. The data on the prevalence of the disease is still limiting. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus [HBV] and hepatitis C virus [HCV] infection in the Jazan region and study its effects on hematological and hepatic parameters. ⋯ The study concludes that the prevalence of HBV infection among Saudi subjects in Jazan was higher than the prevalence of HCV infection, and both HBV and HCV were higher in men than in women.
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Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurologic disorders in childhood and it affects 0.5-1% of children. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence and types of structural abnormalities in the epileptic children. ⋯ Abnormality in MRI examination in newly diagnosed epileptic children was high. These high rates may be due to enrollment of children with new emerging epilepsy on a chronical neurologic disorder. Additionally 20 (9.09%) of patients had a concomitant lesion. Secondary lesions were detected in cases with corpus callosum abnormality, atrophy, encephalomalacia and hydrocephaly. Primarily formed lesions are unknown; further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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To determine the frequency of misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in interstitial lung disease cases. ⋯ Interstitial lung diseases are the disorders that are frequently unrecognized and misdiagnosed. More commonly the confusion is with tuberculosis. Thorough knowledge about interstitial lung diseases should be provided to the primary care physicians, especially in countries with high tuberculosis burden, so that to limit maltreatment with anti-tuberculous drugs when they are not needed and early referral to interstitial lung disease clinic.