A single-centre study of genetic mutations, audiology, echocardiogram and pulmonary function in Saudi children with osteogenesis imperfecta.

Objectives: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous group of inherited connective tissue disorders, characterised by skeletal fragility. Patients with OI may also exhibit extra-skeletal features like blue or grey scleral colour, fragile skin, easy bruising, joint laxity, short stature, deafness, cardiac valve abnormalities and abnormal pulmonary function. The objective of this study is to describe genetic mutations, prevalence of hearing issues, cardiac complications and impaired pulmonary function in children with OI.

Adrenal function following acute discontinuation of glucocorticoids in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia: A prospective study.

Children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) are enrolled in advanced treatment protocols involving high doses of glucocorticoids (GCs). Current protocols do not advocate tapering of GCs doses postinduction phase. Prolonged administration of supra-physiologic doses of GCs can induce transient suppression of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis (HPA).

Acute respiratory failure and generalized hypotonia secondary to vitamin D dependent rickets type 1A.

Vitamin D dependent rickets is a rare autosomal recessive disorder secondary to mutation in 1 α hydroxylase enzyme gene. We are presenting a case of a two-year-old boy with vitamin D dependent rickets type 1A whose diagnosis was missed for a long period and he was treated as nutritional rickets. He suffered with severe hypotonia and regressing milestones.