Pyogenic Psoas Abscess in a Patient With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Case Report.

A psoas abscess, a rare and clinically significant entity, poses diagnostic challenges due to its nonspecific presentation and diverse etiologies. This case report explores a compelling instance of a 58-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic low back pain diagnosed with a large pyogenic psoas abscess. The patient presented with worsening right-sided lower back pain, fever, and chills.

A Cytological Study of Oral Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection Among Electronic Cigarette Smokers in Al-Madinah Al-Munawara.

Objective This study aims to determine how electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use contributes to the spread of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and to assess the potential cellular proliferative activity it may produce. Methodology In Madinah, a case-control study was conducted between October 2022 and March 2023. Two oral cytologic smear samples were collected from each of the 500 volunteers; 250 consumers of electronic cigarettes and 250 non-smokers each provided two samples.

Genomic Characterization of Uropathogenic Isolates from Tertiary Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Uropathogenic (UPEC) is the most common cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in hospitalised and non-hospitalised patients. Genomic analysis was used to gain further insight into the molecular characteristics of UPEC isolates from Saudi Arabia. A total of 165 isolates were collected from patients with UTIs between May 2019 and September 2020 from two tertiary hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi cultural adaptation of the "compliance questionnaire of Rheumatology" for Rheumatoid arthritis patients on disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).

Purpose: This study aims to develop a valid and reliable Arabic version of the Compliance Questionnaire on Rheumatology (CQR-A) and to explore the impact of demographic factors on compliance.

Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at the outpatient clinics of rheumatology in King Fahad hospital (KFH) in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, from May 2019 to October 2019. Initially, the original version was culturally adapted to an Arabic version by forward translation, backward translation, committee review of both the Arabic and the original versions, and lastly, pre-testing.