Patterns of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Among Children in Makkah City: A Single Institutional Experience.

Background Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are syndromes identified based on a group of symptoms defined according to the criteria of the Rome Foundation. The most commonly observed disorders among the pediatric population are functional abdominal pain disorders and functional constipation. This study aims to identify the patterns of FGIDs among children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

A Pediatric Case of Basidiobolomycosis Presenting With an Abdominal Mass.

Basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by The condition has been reported in children and adults presenting with abdominal pain, weight loss, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and an abdominal mass. We report a case of a previously healthy 2.5 years old male who presented to the ER complaining of abdominal pain and distension for two weeks together with significant weight loss.

Adjunctive rifampin therapy for native valve endocarditis in a neonate: A case report and literature review.

Infective endocarditis in neonates can be fatal. Adjunctive rifampin therapy might be effective as salvage therapy in critically ill patients with native valve endocarditis (NVE). We present a case of a full-term neonate with NVE who had a favorable clinical outcome after adding rifampin to standard therapy.

Incidence of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia: a multicenter national study.

Background: Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasingly recognized in developing countries; however, the incidence and trend over time have not been reported.

Methods: This retrospective study included children diagnosed with IBD in gastroenterology centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between 2003 and 2012. The date of birth, date and age at diagnosis, gender, and final diagnosis were collected on special forms.

Knowledge and practice styles of pediatricians in Saudi Arabia regarding childhood constipation.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate knowledge and practice styles among medical providers working in 5 regions of Saudi Arabia regarding their approach to childhood constipation.

Methods: A survey of 850 pediatric providers (PPs) conducted in 5 regions of Saudi Arabia. PPs included pediatric specialists (PSs), pediatric consultants (PCs), general practitioners (GPs), family physicians (FPs), and pediatric gastroenterologists (PGs).

Comparison of jeopardy game format versus traditional lecture format as a teaching methodology in medical education.

Objective: To compare students` performance, satisfaction, and retention of knowledge between a `jeopardy game format` and a `didactic lecture format` in teaching viral exanthema to fifth-year medical students.

Methods: We conducted a parallel-group randomized controlled trial in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia from November 2008 to January 2009. We randomized fifth-year medical students into 2 groups.

Oral rehydration salts, zinc supplement and rota virus vaccine in the management of childhood acute diarrhea.

Acute diarrhea remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Since the introduction of oral rehydration salts (ORS) mortality has dropped to less than 50% worldwide. Low osmolarity ORS improved the outcome and reduced the hospitalization further.

Helicobacter pylori: prevalence and relationship with abdominal pain in school children in Makkah City, western Saudi Arabia.

Background/aim: The published data on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) prevalence and its relationship with abdominal pain in Saudi Arabia is scarce. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of H.

Rotavirus infection in infants and young children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of rotavirus in infants and young children in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A population-based prevalence study was done in randomly selected infants and young children suffering from acute diarrhoea. Faecal specimens were collected from 479 patients.

TORCH agents in pregnant Saudi women.

Objective: To determine the seroprevalence rates of IgG to common TORCH agents in pregnant Saudi women using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 926 samples of sera were tested for antibodies to TORCH agents known to cause serious congenital infections: Toxoplasma gondii, rubella, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and HSV-2), varicella zoster virus (VZV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1 and HIV-2).

Results: Toxoplasma IgG antibodies were detected in 35.

A study of group a streptococcal bacteria isolation from children less than 12 years with acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis and healthy primary school children.

Aim: This study was carried out to assess the prevalence of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) bacteria in the throat specimens of children with tonsillitis and pharyngitis compared to healthy children of the same age group.

Methodology: The study was a prospective one. Throat swabs were obtained from 73 children aged 1-12 years diagnosed with acute tonsillitis and pharyngitis (sore throat and pyrexia >38.