Sarcoidosis Presenting With Nephritis and Pancreatitis in a Pediatric Patient: A Rare Case.

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of undetermined etiology that usually affects the lungs. It is a rare presentation to have an association between sarcoidosis and pancreatitis. We present a challenging case of acute pancreatitis and kidney dysfunction which had been diagnosed later to be sarcoidosis.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on therapy compliance and lifestyle factors of patients with growth hormone deficiency.

Objectives: To recognize and assess treatment compliance in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency during the cronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic along with other lifestyle factors that might have been affected by the pandemic, such as diet, physical activity, sleep pattern, and screen time.

Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2020-2021 at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through clinical interview questions.

Neurological Complications and Associated Risk Factors in Children Affected with Chronic Kidney Disease.

To investigate the correlation between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the development of neurological disease among pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia. The present retrospective study recruited patients admitted to King Abdulaziz University Hospital during 2018. We reviewed electronic records to collect data on essential demographics including age, gender, and nationality; history of prior CNS disease or related symptoms; results of neurological physical examination; and findings of radiological investigations such as abdominal ultrasound, dimercaptosuccinic acid scan, micturating cystourethrogram, diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid scan, brain computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.