Cartilaginous Choristoma of the Oral Cavity: A Rare Presentation in the Nasopharynx.

This case report describes a rare presentation of a cartilaginous choristoma of the oral cavity within the tonsillar fossa, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and differentiating this uncommon entity from more frequently encountered oral lesions. A comprehensive clinical and histopathological examination was conducted on a 30-year-old male patient who presented with a painless mass in the nasopharynx. An excisional biopsy was carried out, and a histopathological analysis was conducted to establish a definitive diagnosis.

Anethole alleviates Doxorubicin-induced cardiac and renal toxicities: Insights from network pharmacology and animal studies.

Doxorubicin (Dox) is widely used as a chemotherapy drug, while anethole (AN) is primarily known as the main aromatic component in various plant species. This research focused on the impact of AN on the cardiac and renal toxicity induced by Dox and to understand the underlying mechanisms. For cardiac toxicity, Wistar rats were categorized into four groups: a Control group; a Dox group, where rats received 2.

ED Revisits Within 72 Hours to a Tertiary Health Care Facility in Dubai: A Descriptive Study.

Unplanned emergency department (ED) revisit is one of the major challenges faced by emergency care facilities and reflects their quality of care. It is an important key performance indicator (KPI) for emergency medical care. Often, inadequate medical care by physicians is claimed to be the main cause of unplanned ED revisits, yet this assumption is not well studied in the literature.

Exploring Quality Differences in Telemedicine Between Hospital Outpatient Departments and Community Clinics: Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Telemedicine is a care delivery modality that has the potential to broaden the reach and flexibility of health care services. In the United Arab Emirates, telemedicine services are mainly delivered through either integrated hospital outpatient department (OPDs) or community clinics. However, it is unknown if patients' perceptions of, and satisfaction with, telemedicine services differ between these two types of health care systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Comparison of bioelectrical impedance analysis, mass index, and waist circumference in assessing risk for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Objective: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a leading cause of liver disease worldwide and includes nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which can progress to cirrhosis. Because NASH is associated with obesity severity, routine evaluation of obesity/body fat in clinical settings may help detect patients at risk. The aim of this study was to determine whether assessing body fat by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is superior to body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in assessing the risk for NASH.

Physicians' Attitudes Toward Telemedicine Consultations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study.

Background: To mitigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems worldwide have implemented telemedicine technologies to respond to the growing need for health care services during these unprecedented times. In the United Arab Emirates, video and audio consultations have been implemented to deliver health services during the pandemic.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether differences exist in physicians' attitudes and perceptions of video and audio consultations when delivering telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency department: a case series.

Background: Acute abdomen is a medical emergency with a wide spectrum of etiologies. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can help in early identification and management of the causes. The ACUTE-ABDOMEN protocol was created by the authors to aid in the evaluation of acute abdominal pain using a systematic sonographic approach, integrating the same core ultrasound techniques already in use-into one mnemonic.

Pediatric falls from windows and balconies: incidents and risk factors as reported by newspapers in the United Arab Emirates.

Background: Falls of children from heights (balconies and windows) usually result in severe injuries and death. Details on child falls from heights in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are not easily accessible. Our aim was to assess the incidents, personal, and environmental risk factors for pediatric falls from windows/balconies using newspaper clippings.

Clinical responses to a mega-dose of vitamin D3 in infants and toddlers with vitamin D deficiency rickets.

Objectives: Was to investigate the effect of treatment with an IM injection, a mega dose of vitamin D3 (10,000 IU/kg) on the clinical, biochemical and radiological parameters of 40 rachitic children with vitamin D deficiency (VDD) over a period of 3 months.

Design: In this prospective study we evaluated the clinical, biochemical and radiological responses of an IM injection of cholecalciferol (10,000 IU/kg) for 3 months.

Results: At presentation, the most frequent manifestations were enlarged wrist joints, hypotonia, irritability, cranial bossing, wide anterior fontanel, bow legs, delayed teething and walking and Harrison's sulcus with chest rosaries.

Calcium homeostasis in 40 adolescents with beta-thalassemia major: a case-control study of the effects of intramuscular injection of a megadose of cholecalciferol.

Unlabelled: The prevalence of disturbed calcium homeostasis in adolescents with beta thalassemia major (T) varies among different populations. Moreover, the cholecalciferol uptake required to achieve or maintain any given serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol level is not well known, particularly within ranges of the probable physiologic supply of the vitamin.

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to estimate the prevalence of abnormal calcium homeostasis in 40 adolescent thalassemic patients, and to investigate the effect of an IM injection of a mega dose of vitamin D3 on serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OH D) concentration and other calcium homeostasis parameters in vitamin D deficient (VDD) thalassemic adolescents, and to compare these results with those for non-thalassemic adolescents with VDD.

Neonatal and late-onset diabetes mellitus caused by failure of pancreatic development: report of 4 more cases and a review of the literature.

Objective: Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus caused by developmental failure of the pancreas is rare. Thus far, only a few genetic causes have been reported. We now report the clinical and genetic aspects of 4 more cases of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus caused by pancreatic agenesis or hypoplasia.

Linear growth in relation to the circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I, parathyroid hormone, and 25-hydroxy vitamin D in children with nutritional rickets before and after treatment: endocrine adaptation to vitamin D deficiency.

The objective of the study was to determine the degree of linear growth retardation of patients with vitamin D deficiency rickets at presentation and the magnitude of catch-up growth in relation to their calcium (Ca) homeostasis and hormones affecting it before and after treatment. This prospective study recorded the anthropometric data and measured the circulating 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OH-D), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), parathyroid hormone, Ca, phosphate, and alkaline phosphatase concentrations in 46 infants and children with nutritional (vitamin D deficiency) rickets before and 6 months or more after treatment with one intramuscular injection of vitamin D3 megadose (300000 IU). Forty normal age- and sex-matched children were included as controls for the auxological data.

Severe loss-of-function mutations in the adrenocorticotropin receptor (ACTHR, MC2R) can be found in patients diagnosed with salt-losing adrenal hypoplasia.

Objective: Familial glucocorticoid deficiency type I (FGD1) is a rare form of primary adrenal insufficiency resulting from recessive mutations in the ACTH receptor (MC2R, MC2R). Individuals with this condition typically present in infancy or childhood with signs and symptoms of cortisol insufficiency, but disturbances in the renin-angiotensin system, aldosterone synthesis or sodium homeostasis are not a well-documented association of FGD1. As ACTH stimulation has been shown to stimulate aldosterone release in normal controls, and other causes of hyponatraemia can occur in children with cortisol deficiency, we investigated whether MC2R changes might be identified in children with primary adrenal failure who were being treated for mineralocorticoid insufficiency.