Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis amid COVID-19 chaos: the hidden enemy-a case report.

Background: The effect of coronavirus disease 2019 on the immune system is increasingly recognized. When severe, it causes immune dysregulation that may favor other infections, including Herpesviridae. Cytomegalovirus shares many innate immune pathways with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which may potentiate each other.

The Top 50 Most-Cited Articles on Acoustic Neuroma.

Background: Acoustic neuroma is the most common extra-axial primary cerebellopontine angle tumor in adults. A plethora of studies have been published on acoustic neuroma, but none of the previous works have highlighted the most influential articles. Our objective was to perform a bibliometric analysis of the 50 most-cited articles on acoustic neuroma.

A Novel Mutation of the in a Saudi Infant with Primary Hypoaldosteronism.

Isolated hypoaldosteronism is a rare autosomal recessive disease presenting with severe salt wasting and failure to thrive in infancy. A 6-month-old Saudi girl born to consanguineous parents was referred from primary health care for failure to thrive and developmental delay. Laboratory tests revealed hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, and metabolic acidosis with high renin and low aldosterone.

Prevalence of IgG-mediated food intolerance among patients with allergic symptoms.

Background: Food intolerance mediated by food specific IgG antibodies has been implicated in a variety of disorders.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of food specific IgG antibodies among patients clinically presenting with allergic symptoms lacking laboratory evidence of allergy.

Design: Descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study.