Screening for Olfactory Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients Using Quick Smell Identification Test.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of OD in the confirmed case with COVID-19 among our population using quick smell identification test (Q-SIT) as screening tool.

Methods: Cross- sectional study carried out in Qatif area-Saudi Arabia among adult hospitalized patient with confirm COVID-19 during the period between May and July, 2020. All adults confirmed COVID-19 patients were interviewed for history of current disease and associated symptoms as well as performing Q-SIT.

Mosaic Turner Syndrome With 45,X/46,XY Mosaicism and Apparent Absent Uterus.

Turner syndrome (TS) is a relatively common chromosomal abnormality in females. Short stature, gonadal dysgenesis, and somatic dysmorphic features are the characteristic features of the syndrome. The chromosomal abnormalities of TS are highly variable; 45,X/46,XY mosaicism accounts for 10-12% of cases of Turner syndrome.

Mauriac Syndrome Still Exists in Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review.

Mauriac syndrome is a very rare syndrome that occurs in poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic complications. Its cardinal features include delayed growth and puberty, hepatomegaly, and moon faces. These features were attributed mainly to insulin deficiency and sub-optimal diabetic management.

Clinical characteristics of asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Background: The first case of COVID-19 infection in Saudi Arabia was reported in Qatif on March 2nd, 2020. Here, we describe the clinical characteristics of the initial COVID-19 patients in that area.

Methods: This is an observational study describing the clinical presentation, radiographic and laboratory data of COVID-19 cases.

High rate of persistent/recurrent disease among patients with differentiated thyroid cancer in Saudi Arabia: factors affecting nonremission.

Background And Objectives: A fairly high number of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in our center had locally advanced disease at presentation and/or persistent disease after standard treatment. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study to find the rate of successful ablation and remission and the factors affecting these outcomes.

Methods: The study included 100 consecutively treated patients (20 males, 80 females; median age 36 years) diagnosed with DTC.

Severe hypertension secondary to renal artery stenosis and Cushing's syndrome.

We present an unusual patient who simultaneously had severe renal artery stenosis RAS and Cushing's syndrome. The case highlights the difficulty of reaching a specific diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome and the possible interaction between Cushing's syndrome and some other concurrent illnesses that this patient had. A 37-year old man presented with severe hypertension HTN and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus DM without clear physical signs of Cushing's syndrome.