Publications by authors named "Yousuf Al Farsi"
Article Synopsis
- Charcot's arthropathy (CA) is a rare and destructive complication of diabetes, posing diagnostic challenges for foot specialists.
- In a study of 149 adults with diabetes diagnosed with CA, the most common types were identified, revealing significant comorbidities like poorly controlled diabetes and high rates of neuropathy and retinopathy.
- Notably, type 4 CA was prevalent, often affecting both feet, and was linked to foot deformities, emphasizing the need for better awareness and preventive footwear measures.
Type B insulin resistance syndrome (TBIRS) has not been previously reported in Arab populations. We report a case of TBIRS in an Arab patient with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). Investigations revealed a clinical condition marked by positive anti-insulin receptor and ribonucleoprotein antibodies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammatory cytokine, adipokine and adhesion molecules are known to play a key role in pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). In this study, our aim was to investigate the role of fetuin-A in relation with pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-18), adipokines (adiponectin, leptin), chemokine (MCP-1), and adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1) in control and DKD subjects. We recruited a total of 224 type 2 diabetic (T2D) subjects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome varies widely by ethnicity and by the criteria used in its definition.
Objective: To identify the optimal cutoff values for waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI) for identifying metabolic syndrome among the Saudi population.
Design: Nationwide household cross-sectional population-based survey.
Objective: To assess the quality of diabetic care provided in primary health care settings in Oman.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of randomly selected 500 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) attending 6 primary care diabetic clinics in the north Al-Batinah region of Oman from January to December 2010. Nine standards on the quality of diabetes care were audited.
Introduction: Resistance to thyroid hormone is a rare syndrome, where although the level of thyroid hormone is elevated, the level of thyroid stimulating hormone is not suppressed. The patient in our case report is, to the best of our knowledge, the first with this syndrome identified in Oman.
Case Presentation: In one Omani family, a 15-year-old girl of Arabian origin was pre-diagnosed with resistance to thyroid hormone.
Objective: To evaluate perceptions of being mistreated during internship among first year Oman Medical Specialty Board residents.
Design: A cross-sectional study.
Setting: Training centres for Oman Medical Specialty Board.