Mothers' Awareness Towards Infantile Colic in Saudi Arabia.

Background Infantile colic is defined as severe pain in the abdominal region of a baby primarily due to gastrointestinal implications and is believed to self-resolve with time. Recently established Rome IV criteria of diagnosis state that infantile colic should be diagnosed if there are symptoms like excessive crying, irritability and fussiness. Hence, this study aimed to assess the level of maternal awareness towards infantile colic in Saudi Arabia and to explore the relationship between the level of awareness and different socio-demographic factors like age, gender, nationality, etc.

Autoimmune thyroiditis associated with Sanjad-Sakati syndrome: A call for regular thyroid screening.

Sanjad-Sakati Syndrome (SSS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by congenital hypoparathyroidism, growth retardation and dysmorphism. Thyroid status of patients with SSS has not been widely explored. Therefore, we aimed to review the occurrence of autoimmune thyroiditis, which is commonly associated with other genetic disorders, in SSS.