Invasive fungal infections in children with leukemia in a tertiary hospital in Oman: An eight-year review.

Background And Purpose: Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a common and serious consequence of leukemia in children and the incidence of these infections has increased due to chemotherapy. This study aimed to present the epidemiology of IFD in a cohort of children with leukemia from a tertiary reference institution in Oman.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study of IFDs in pediatric patients below 13 years of age with newly diagnosed or relapsed leukemia was conducted at the Royal Hospital in Muscat, Oman.

Extrarenal Wilms' Tumour of the Ovary: A case report.

Wilms' tumour (nephroblastoma) is the most common abdominal malignancy in children. Extrarenal Wilms' tumour is rare, with limited reports in the literature. We report a two-year-old girl who presented to a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2019 with an abdominal mass.

A cluster analysis to explore the burden of primary caregivers of children with cancer in Oman.

Purpose: Few studies have sought to evaluate the risk burden of primary caregivers, particularly in Oman. This study aimed to explore whether different risk patterns of caregiver burden exist among the primary caregivers of Omani children with leukemia.

Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between May and November 2020.

Factors Contributing to the Unmet Needs of Primary Caregivers of Omani Children Diagnosed with Leukemia.

Objectives: Childhood cancers affect 6.7% of those under 14 in Oman, with leukemia being the most common. The psychological distress of having a child with leukemia is often compounded by perceived unmet needs by the child's primary caregiver.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Case Series From Oman.

Background: In March 2020, WHO announced Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic. During this pandemic, patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have been placed in the "high-risk" category of the population. Although there are numerous publications describing COVID-19 in adult patients, pediatric data are still limited.