Clinical picture of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Aim: Study of the clinical presentation and laboratory data of type 1 diabetes in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: The medical records of all affected children during the period 1986-1997 were reviewed for the analysis of clinical and laboratory data.

Results: Type 1 diabetes was diagnosed in 46 children, 27 girls and 19 boys, with a mean age at diagnosis of 9.

Symptomatic rickets in adolescence.

Aim: To describe 21 cases of symptomatic rickets in adolescents.

Methods: The setting was a primary and secondary care hospital in Saudi Arabia providing medical care to Saudi Arab company employees and their families. Cases of symptomatic rickets diagnosed between January 1996 and December 1997 in adolescents aged 10 to 15 years were assessed with respect to clinical presentation, biochemical and radiological evaluation, dietary assessment, and estimation of sun exposure.