Nutritional rickets and osteomalacia in school children and adolescents.

Objective: To review experiences of nutritional rickets and osteomalacia in school children and adolescents at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Records of children and adolescents aged 6-18 years, seen at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the period January 1994 through to December 1999, who were diagnosed to have rickets or osteomalacia were reviewed. The diagnosis was based on clinical, biochemical and radiological data.

Polyarteritis nodosa in Arab children in Saudi Arabia.

At both King Khalid University Hospital and King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 1990 and 1997, we identified 11 children with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). Nine of them satisfied the American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of PAN. All patients were followed for at least 12 months.

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: The Saudi Experience.

We retrospectively studied the charts of 115 Arab children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), all of whom satisfied the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for JRA. They were followed between 1978 and 1993 at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre and King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All patients were followed up for at least 18 months.

Comparison of Helicobacter pylori antibody levels in children in Riyadh.

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) antibodies were determined in 229 asymptomatic children and 43 symptomatic children in Saudi Arabia. There is a significant difference in IgG and IgA antibodies for both asymptomatic and symptomatic children (p = 0.

Helicobacter pylori infection in children in Saudi Arabia.

20 children with suspected Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection are presented. The mean age of the children was 9.