Atypical Presentation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Stomatitis Post COVID-19 in an Immunocompetent Adolescent.

(S. ) is a rare, multi-drug-resistant opportunistic bacteria that typically causes serious infections in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients, often leading to fatal pneumonia or bacteremia. We present the case of a healthy 15-year-old immunocompetent female who developed severe oral ulcers due to following a recent COVID-19 infection.

Assessment of Clinical and Social Characteristics That Distinguish Presbylaryngis From Pathologic Presbyphonia in Elderly Individuals.

Importance: An aging population experiences an increase in age-related problems, such as presbyphonia. The causes of pathologic presbyphonia are incompletely understood.

Objective: To determine what distinguishes pathologic presbyphonia from presbylaryngis.

Effects of environmental tobacco smoke on the health of children in the Syrian Arab Republic.

In the Syrian Arab Republic, studies on the effects of environmental tobacco smoke on children are lacking. We conducted a cross-sectional study on the effect of household environmental tobacco smoke on 1859 children under 12 years from both urban and rural areas. Parental and household smoking were associated with respiratory morbidity in the children.

The dynamics of cigarette smoking during military service in Syria.

Setting: Understanding the dynamics of smoking in different populations is important to be able to tackle this problem rationally.

Design: A cross-sectional survey in a military school near Aleppo. Three groups of recruits were studied (total number of participants 596).

The dynamics of tobacco smoking among male educated youths in Aleppo-Syria.

Understanding the dynamics of the smoking habit among youths at different stages of their development is crucial for the adoption of effective tobacco control policies. We looked at the smoking habits of 576 male university students and compared it with previously studied 555 male high school students in Aleppo-Syria, stratified into four groups with 2-year interval each. The prevalence of current smoking among 1st and 3rd year university students is 18.

Munchausen syndrome by proxy: The emerging face of child abuse in Saudi Arabia.

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