Increased mental stress among undergraduate medical students in south-western Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the daily life and academic trajectory of many students. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of the pandemic on perceived stress levels among medical students.

Methods: Comparative pre-pandemic and pandemic surveys were conducted among samples of undergraduate medical students.

Effect of COVID-19 on control of T1DM patients in Aseer region of Saudi Arabia.

Background: The novel corona virus disease, also known as COVID-19, has emerged as a major health concern globally. Its association with comorbid condition has increased its mortality. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased risk of infection in comparison to general population.

Drowning in children: Aseer Central Hospital experience, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.

Aim: To study the reasons, magnitude and outcome of drowning following submersion in water of children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study of all pediatric patients (0-13) years old who drowned and were admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Aseer Central Hospital, Southwestern Saudi Arabia, between January 1st 1999 and December 31st 2009.

Results: A total of 19 cases were admitted following submersion in water.

The relation of age to the severity of Type I diabetes in children.

Objective: To study the relationship between the age and severity of Type 1 diabetes in children 0 - 5 years and more than 5 years of age admitted to Aseer Central Hospital, Southwestern Saudi Arabia over a 7-year period.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of children less than 13 years of age with Type 1 diabetes admitted to the Pediatric Department, between 1st January 2000 to 31st December 2006.

Results: A total of 181 children with Type1 diabetes were admitted to the hospital during this period.

Pattern of corrosive ingestion in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

Background/aims: Ingested corrosive material is a major pediatric emergency all over the world. The corrosive material can cause damage to the digestive tract, ranging from minor injury to strictures, and sometimes even death. We aimed to review the pattern of corrosive ingestion in children who had been admitted to Aseer Central Hospital in the Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia.

Antibiotic resistance pattern and empirical therapy for urinary tract infections in children.

Objectives: To study the type of bacterial pathogen causing urinary tract infection in children at Aseer Central Hospital, southwestern Saudi Arabia, and their antimicrobial resistance patterns.

Methods: A retrospective study of all the urine cultures carried out on children in the period from January 2003 to December 2006, for a total of 4 years were reviewed at the bacteriology laboratory, Aseer Central Hospital, southwestern region of Saudi Arabia. Their antimicrobial resistances as well as sensitivities were also analyzed.

Intensive insulin treatment versus conventional regimen for adolescents with type 1 diabetes, benefits and risks.

Objective: The aim of the study is to compare the frequencies of complications among adolescents with type 1 diabetes (age 12-18 years) treated with either intensive insulin regimen (4 injections per day) or conventional regimen (2 injections per day).

Methods: The study was carried out at the Children's Hospital, Quebec, Canada during the period 1997 to 1999. This retrospective survey involves a chart study of type 1 diabetic children aged 12-18 years.

Fever of unknown origin.

This report describes a 3-year-old female child with prolonged fever in which a very extensive work-up resulted in the discovery of the underlying congenital anomaly causing her symptom.

Profile of childhood meningitis in a hospital in South West Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To study the pattern of meningitis in children admitted to King Faisal Military Hospital, Aseer region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the period 1987 to 2000. Particular emphasis was on Hemophilus influenzae meningitis.

Methods: All the patients between the age of one month and 13 years of age, who were diagnosed with meningitis during that period, using the International Classification of Disease 9 coding system, were included in this study.

Profile of childhood meningitis in a hospital in South West Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To study the pattern of meningitis in children admitted to King Faisal Military Hospital, Aseer region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during the period 1987 through to 2000. Particular emphasis was on Hemophilus influenzae meningitis.

Methods: All the patients between the age of one month and 13 years of age, who were diagnosed with meningitis during that period, using the International Classification of Disease 9 coding system, were included in this study.

An unusual complication of sternal and clavicle osteomyelitis in a child with sickle cell disease.

We report an unusual child with sickle cell disease, in which osteomyelitis of the sternum and clavicle was diagnosed at the same time. The standard x-ray failed to demonstrate the lesion. Magnetic resonance imaging was very helpful in locating the site and degree of involvement.