Clinical and laboratory findings of patients with diabetes undergoing kidney biopsy.

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), one of the most frequent microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM), is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease worldwide. We reviewed all kidney biopsies performed at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, between January 2005 and December 2016, and data of 51 DM patients were analyzed. Of the 51 patients, 54.

Stroke-free status and depression scores among Saudi dialysis patients.

Background: To assess the prevalence of stroke symptoms and depression among Saudi dialysis patients and related factors.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional multicentre study of Saudi dialysis patients. Demographics, clinical and laboratory's data were collected.

Eosinophilic gastritis; an unusual and overlooked cause of chronic abdominal pain.

Eosinophilic gastritis is an extremely rare disorder. The disease is associated with eosinophilic infiltration of various layers of gastrointestinal tract along with significant peripheral eosinophilia and increased Immunoglobulin E (IgE). We report a case of 37 year old Saudi male who presented with chronic non-specific upper abdominal pain.