Bilateral renal angiomyolipoma with left renal artery aneurysm in tuberous sclerosis: case report and literature review.

Introduction And Importance: Tuberous sclerosis disorder (TSD) is a rare genetic disease that causes abnormal growths or tumors in various organs of the body. They are usually benign and asymptomatic. However, severe, rapidly growing tuberous sclerosis can be fatal.

The Economic Impact of Cigarette Smoking on the Poor in Jordan.

Objectives: To examine the expenditure on cigarette smoking in Jordan and compare the costs with potential investments in food and other essential items.

Methods: Review of available statistics and calculations were performed to estimate the economic cost of cigarette smoking in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Data on tobacco use and on household expenditures were collected from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan official databases.

Prevalence of elevated hepatic transaminases among Jordanian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background And Objectives: Since the extent of elevation of liver transaminases in type 2 diabetics in Jordan and most of the Middle East is unknown, we estimated the prevalence of elevated liver transaminase levels among patients with type 2 diabetes and determined associated risk factors.

Methods: This study was performed on 1014 consecutive type 2 diabetic outpatients who attended the National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics in Amman, Jordan. The patients' age ranged between 26-85 years with a mean age of 56.

Epidemiology of needlestick and sharp injuries at a university hospital in a developing country: a 3-year prospective study at the Jordan University Hospital, 1993 through 1995.

Objective: To study the epidemiology of needlestick and sharp injuries in a university hospital in a developing country, Jordan.

Methods: A prospective study was undertaken of all needlestick and sharp injuries among workers at the Jordan University Hospital between 1993 and 1995. Health care workers were asked to report in person to the infection-control team to verify the incident and to respond to a questionnaire.

Hepatitis B in the Middle East: aspects of epidemiology and liver disease after infection.

Postnatal horizontal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in early childhood seems to be the predominant method by which high hepatitis B carrier rates in the Middle East are maintained. The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive status among siblings of HBV carriers is similar during childhood and adulthood, suggesting that childhood intrafamilial transmission patterns persist into adult life. There is a tendency for asymptomatic HBV carriers to have higher alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values, a feature that also tends to cluster in families.