Publications by authors named "Ahmad Siddiqi"
Background: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2) is highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia, with many experiencing complications due to the disease. Family medicine physicians are usually the primary care providers responsible for the medical management of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Microvascular and macrovascular complications can occur if type 2 diabetes mellitus is poorly managed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe pituitary gland is a rare metastatic site, and thyroid cancer (TC) metastasis to the pituitary gland is immensely uncommon. We report the case of a 45-year-old male in whom pituitary metastasis (PM) discovery during the immediate postoperative period complicated the management of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). His postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pituitary lesion showed a progression in size with persistent optic nerve compression.
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- Dengue is a major mosquito-borne disease caused by a single-stranded RNA virus from the Flaviviridae family, with four serotypes (DEN 1-4) affecting millions globally.
- Around 100 million cases of dengue fever and 500,000 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) occur each year, with 2.5 billion people at risk and the disease being endemic in 112 countries.
- Timely diagnosis and treatment are crucial to reduce serious complications and fatalities, as evidenced by a case involving a patient with dengue fever who tragically suffered a fatal intracranial hemorrhage.