5 results match your criteria: "King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital Jeddah[Affiliation]"
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- - The study investigates the prevalence of Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV, identifying a considerable global burden of these co-infections.
- - Using a systematic review and meta-analysis of 56 studies involving over 307,000 participants, researchers found a pooled prevalence of 7% for HCV and 9% for HBV among the HIV-infected MSM population.
- - Results revealed geographic variation in prevalence rates, with the lowest rates in Asia (5.84% for HCV) and the highest in Europe (7.76% for HCV), emphasizing the need for future research on factors contributing to these
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- - Striae distensae is a common skin condition, starting as reddish lines (striae rubra) that turn silvery-white (stria alba) over time and can occasionally lead to rare complications like bullous striae distensae.
- - The case of a 17-year-old female with nephrotic syndrome highlighted the development of abdominal fluid-filled lesions after long-term systemic glucocorticoid use, where physical exams showed translucent bullae over stretch marks.
- - A punch biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of bullous striae distensae, emphasizing the importance of recognizing this rare complication to avoid unnecessary treatments and better manage the patient's underlying condition.
Pros and cons of live kidney donation in prediabetics: A critical review and way forward.
World J Transplant
March 2024
Center of Renal Diseases and Transplantation, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah 23311, Saudi Arabia.
There is shortage of organs, including kidneys, worldwide. Along with deceased kidney transplantation, there is a significant rise in live kidney donation. The prevalence of prediabetes (PD), including impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance, is on the rise across the globe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSelf-reported long COVID-19 symptoms are rare among vaccinated healthcare workers.
J Infect Public Health
August 2023
Infectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Infectious Disease Division, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address:
Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected healthcare workers (HCWs). Here, we evaluate the occurence of long-COVID-19 symtoms among HCWs.
Methods: This is a questionnaire-based study of HCWs who had COVID-19 in two medical centers in Saudi Arabia and were mostly vaccinated.
Corneal Densitometry to Assess the Corneal Cystine Deposits in Patients With Cystinosis.
Cornea
March 2023
Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the suitability of corneal densitometry measurements obtained with Scheimpflug imaging in estimating the corneal changes caused by cystine deposits in the cornea in patients with cystinosis.
Methods: Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam) was performed for 14 patients with cystinosis and 16 age-matched controls. Pentacam data were used for analysis of the corneal densitometry at different zones in the cornea for patients with cystinosis and controls.