Predictors of Mortality in Pulmonary Haemorrhage during SLE: A Single Centre Study Over Eleven Years.

Background: Pulmonary haemorrhage (PH) is a serious complication during Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Aim: The aim was to present data on 12 patients of SLE with classic symptoms and signs of PH admitted throughout eleven years.

Methods: This retrospective study was carried out at King Abdul Aziz Specialist hospital in Taif-a tertiary care hospital in the western region of Saudi Arabia.

The Spectrum of Glomerulopathies in Kashmir: A Tertiary Care Experience.

Background: There is a paucity of data on the spectrum of renal diseases prevalent in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

Objectives: To determine the spectrum of glomerulopathies in adult patients attending a tertiary care centre.

Methods: Two hundred and twenty-one adequate biopsies from native kidneys of adult patients who presented with features suggestive of glomerular diseases at Sheri Kashmir Institute of medical sciences Srinagar Kashmir for the last 8 years were studied in a retrospective manner.

Spirocheatal shock syndrome.

In this paper we describe a clinical scenario of high grade fever, jaundice, hypotension and multi-organ dysfunction syndrome in a 30-year-old homeless male without radiological biliary obstruction. He was brought to our hospital by the emergency medical service of Saudi Arabia (Red Crescent) from the street. After an initial resuscitation he proved to have Borrelia recurrentis.

Combining corticosteroids and acyclovir in the management of varicella pneumonia: a prospective study.

Background: Studies found in the literature which describe the treatment of varicella pneumonia with a combination of acyclovir and corticosteroids tend to be retrospective in nature and limited with regard to the data supplied.

Methods: This prospective study was performed at King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The study covered adult patients admitted with a diagnosis of varicella pneumonia over a period of 10 years (January 2003 to December 2012).

Mean bone mineral density and frequency of occurrence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in patients on hemodialysis: a single-center study.

Chronic renal disease changes both quality and quantity of bone through multi-factorial influences on bone metabolism, leading to osteopenia, osteoporosis and increased risk of fracture. The objectives of our present cross-sectional study were to determine the mean bone mineral density (BMD) and frequency of occurrence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in Saudi patients on hemodialysis (HD) for longer than 1 year. Forty-two male and 78 female patients with age between 20 and 50 years were enrolled in this study.

Idiopathic colonic calcification: a case report.

We describe diffuse colonic calcification detected on CT scan of the abdomen in a young female patient who presented to our clinic with vague intermittent abdominal pain of four weeks duration. Her investigative profile was normal and her colonoscopy did not reveal any mucosal changes. Colonic calcification has been known to occur mostly as a result of ischemic phenomenon but the index case had no such features or any other predisposing factor.

Short-tem Post Renal Trasplant Follow-up at Madinah Al Munawarah.

We reviewed the records of the renal transplant patients followed at our hospital to determine short-term outcome and complications. Sixty-five renal transplant patients, follow-up for two years were included in this study. Of these patients 40 (61.

Viral hepatitis in renal transplant patients.

Hepatitis is emerging as a common serious problem in renal transplant patients. To determine the prevalence of viral hepatic in our transplant population, we screened the patients who received renal transplants in the period from 1979-1997, inclusive, for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Of those patients screened for HBV infection, seven o f101 recipients (6.

The spectrum of glomerulonephritis in adults in madinah munawarah region.

To evaluate the patterns of glomerular diseases in the Madinah region in Saudi Arabia we reviewed 85 biopsies from native kidneys of adult patients presenting with clinical and or biological features suggestive of glomerular disease. Only light microscopy was used to evaluate these biopsies. There were 62 males and 23 females with age ranging from 12 to 80 years (mean 28 + 13.

Patients on hemodialysis visiting madina munawarah: communication between nephrologists.

Two hundred and thirteen patients who were already on hemodialysis (HD) at other locations visited Al-Madina Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, during the year 1996. These patients were accepted for temporary HD at the King Fahad hospital during their stay in the city. Only 29 (13.

Incidence and etiology of end-stage renal disease in madinah munawarah area: any changing trends?

In this prospective study, we show that the incidence of treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Madinah Munawarah Area-Saudi Arabia (KSA) increased from 65.2 per million population (PMP) in 1988 to 137.5 PMP 2001.

CAPD: Experience at Al Madinah Al Munawarah.

CAPD is not as popular mode of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in this country as it is in the west and hence the experience with CAPD is limited. At our center 16 patients (8 Males, 8 Females) with ESRD with a mean age of 46.3 +/- 15.

Once Weekly Low Dose Subcutaneous Erythropoietin: An Economic Solution for the Management of Anemia of End-stage Renal Disease.

Forty patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis were categorized into three groups depending upon the route of administration of erythropoietin (EPO). Eighteen of these patients received i.v.

Acute renal failure following physical torture.

Ten cases of acute renal failure (ARF) were seen in the period from July 1990 to August 1991 in the Nephrology Department of the SIMS Hospital, Srinagar. All were males in the age group of 18-28 years and in apparent good health when apprehended by the police. There was alleged history of physical torture of different types.

Acute renal failure due to leukaemic infiltration of kidneys.

Three patients with acute lymphatic leukaemia who presented with non-oliguric acute renal failure resulting from leukaemic infiltration of the kidneys are reported. Chemotherapy resulted in clinical remission of leukaemia with regression of renal size and prompt improvement in renal function in two cases. The third patient died on the second day of therapy and a post-mortem renal biopsy revealed dense leukaemic infiltration of the kidneys.

Behcet's syndrome associated with minimal change glomerulonephritis and renal vein thrombosis.

A 35-year-old Kashmiri male with a 12-year history of recurrent aphthous ulcers of the mouth and scrotal ulcers was admitted with pedal edema, facial puffiness and proteinuria. Kidney biopsy showed minimal change glomerulonephritis. During hospitalization he developed erythema nodosum and left renal vein thrombosis and features of right cerebral thrombosis.