Diagnostic test performance of the Mentzer index in evaluating Saudi children with microcytosis.

Background: Anemia is a global public health concern, affecting both developing and industrialized countries at a rate of 39.8%. It is defined by low hemoglobin concentration, and anemia varies in severity based on age: <11 g/dL (6-59 months), <11.

Extrahepatic Mucinous Biliary Cystadenoma: A Case Report.

Biliary cysts refer to cystic dilatation in the biliary ductal system that may be congenital or acquired. Extrahepatic biliary cysts constitute less than 10% of biliary cysts. Extrahepatic mucinous cystadenoma represents an extremely rare clinical condition with less than 100 cases reported in the English medical literature.

Non O1 Vibrio cholerae as a cause of bacteremic lower limb cellulitis: A case report.

Introduction: Self-limiting gastroenteritis and wound infections in immunocompetent patients are most of the cases involved with Non-O1, non-O139 Vibrio cholerae which its microorganism occasionally accountable for intestinal and extra-intestinal infections. Cellulitis is an infection of the skin and underlying soft tissue mostly affected by bacteria. Diabetic foot ulcer is the most costly and devastating complication of diabetes mellitus.