Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis in Arab children.

Nineteen Arab children including six boys and 13 girls in ten sibships were diagnosed as having osteopetrosis over a 5-year period in various hospitals in Kuwait. Eighteen patients had an isolated autosomal recessive form and one had autosomal recessive osteopetrosis associated with renal tubular acidosis. The mean age of diagnosis was 24 months.

Acute rheumatic fever in Kuwait: The declining incidence.

The incidence of acute rheumatic fever in children aged 5-14 years in Kuwait was studied prospectively over a period of five years (1984 through 1988). The mean annual incidence in the study period was 2.9/100,000 children.

Trends in pediatric casualties in a regional hospital of Kuwait.

The purpose of this study was to statistically analyze the emergency care services of the Paediatric Department of Farwania Hospital, Kuwait. The study was conducted from 1 July 1987 until 30 June 1988, during which a total of 77,497 cases were recorded (41,594 [53.7%] males; 35,903 [46.

Cystic fibrosis and Helicobacter pylori gastritis, megaloblastic anaemia, subnormal mentality and minor anomalies in two siblings: a new syndrome?

Two siblings of consanguineous Arab parents were found to have cystic fibrosis and gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori, folate deficiency megaloblastic anaemia, subnormal mentality and minor anomalies. The association of H. pylori and megaloblastic anaemia has not been described in patients with cystic fibrosis.