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Background Radio Frequency Interference Measurements For Wireless Devices In The Electricity Supply Industry, Duane Robinson, Tadeusz A. Wysocki, V. Smith, K. Popovski Dec 2005

Background Radio Frequency Interference Measurements For Wireless Devices In The Electricity Supply Industry, Duane Robinson, Tadeusz A. Wysocki, V. Smith, K. Popovski

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications (to 2015)

Incorporation of radio controller units into heavy equipment used in the electricity industry provides numerous advantages including: improved electrical isolation between plant and operator, ability to incorporate an additional remote operator, and reductions in vehicle wiring and hydraulic hoses for equipment control. However, secure operation of vehicles and plant incorporating radio control rely on establishing suitable levels of immunity to possible radio frequency interference. Interference levels in close proximity to high voltage power lines are of special concern to the electricity industry. This paper reports on a preliminary investigation into quantifying the levels of background radio interference at such locations …

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Aids And Associated Malignancies, Charles Wood, William Harrington Jr. Dec 2005

Aids And Associated Malignancies, Charles Wood, William Harrington Jr.

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

AIDS associated malignancies (ARL) is a major complication associated with AIDS patients upon immunosuppression. Chronically immunocompromised patients have a markedly increased risk of developing lymphoproliferative disease. In the era of potent antiretrovirals therapy (ARV), the malignant complications due to HIV-I infection have decreased in developed nations where ARV is administered, but still poses a major problem in developing countries where HIV-l incidence is high and ARV is still not yet widely available. Even in ARV treated individuals there is a concern that the prolonged survival of many HIV-l carriers is likely to eventually result in an increased number of malignancies …

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Rdr6 Has A Broad-Spectrum But Temperature-Dependent Antiviral Defense Role In Nicotiana Benthamiana, Feng Qu, Xiaohong Ye, Guichuan Hou, Shirley Sato, Thomas E. Clemente, Thomas Jack Morris Dec 2005

Rdr6 Has A Broad-Spectrum But Temperature-Dependent Antiviral Defense Role In Nicotiana Benthamiana, Feng Qu, Xiaohong Ye, Guichuan Hou, Shirley Sato, Thomas E. Clemente, Thomas Jack Morris

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

SDE1/SGS2/RDR6, a putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) from Arabidopsis thaliana, has previously been found to be indispensable for maintaining the posttranscriptional silencing of transgenes, but it is seemingly redundant for antiviral defense. To elucidate the antiviral role of this RdRP in a different host plant and to evaluate whether plant growth conditions affect its role, we down-regulated expression of the Nicotiana benthamiana homolog, NbRDR6, and examined the plants for altered susceptibility to various viruses at different growth temperatures. The results we describe here clearly show that plants with reduced expression of NbRDR6 were more susceptible to all viruses tested …

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Different Catalytic Mechanisms In Mammalian Selenocysteine- And Cysteine-Containing Methionine-R-Sulfoxide Reductases, Hwa-Young Kim, Vadim Gladyshev Dec 2005

Different Catalytic Mechanisms In Mammalian Selenocysteine- And Cysteine-Containing Methionine-R-Sulfoxide Reductases, Hwa-Young Kim, Vadim Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Selenocysteine (Sec) is found in active sites of several oxidoreductases in which this residue is essential for catalytic activity. However, many selenoproteins have fully functional orthologs, wherein cysteine (Cys) occupies the position of Sec. The reason why some enzymes evolve into selenoproteins if the Cys versions may be sufficient is not understood. Among three mammalian methionine-R-sulfoxide reductases (MsrBs), MsrB1 is a Sec-containing protein, whereas MsrB2 and MsrB3 contain Cys in the active site, making these enzymes an excellent system for addressing the question of why Sec is used in biological systems. In this study, we found that residues, which are …

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Assessment Of Ecological Risks In Weed Biocontrol: Input From Retrospective Ecological Analyses, Svata M. Louda, Tatyana A. Rand, F. Leland Russell, Amy E. Arnett Dec 2005

Assessment Of Ecological Risks In Weed Biocontrol: Input From Retrospective Ecological Analyses, Svata M. Louda, Tatyana A. Rand, F. Leland Russell, Amy E. Arnett

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Prediction of the outcomes of natural enemy introductions remains the most fundamental challenge in biological control. Quantitative retrospective analyses of ongoing biocontrol projects provide a systematic strategy to evaluate and further develop ecological risk assessment. In this review, we highlight a crucial assumption underlying a continued reliance on the host specificity paradigm as a quantitative prediction of ecological risk, summarize the status of our retrospective analyses of nontarget effects of two weevils used against exotic thistles in North America, and discuss our prospective assessment of risk to a federally listed, threatened species (Cirsium pitcheri) based on those studies. …

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Community Analysis Of A Mercury Hot Spring Supports Occurrence Of Domain-Specific Forms Of Mercuric Reductase, Jessica Simbahan, Elizabeth Kurth, James Schelert, Amanda Dillman, Estuko N. Moriyama, Stevan Jovanovich, Paul H. Blum Dec 2005

Community Analysis Of A Mercury Hot Spring Supports Occurrence Of Domain-Specific Forms Of Mercuric Reductase, Jessica Simbahan, Elizabeth Kurth, James Schelert, Amanda Dillman, Estuko N. Moriyama, Stevan Jovanovich, Paul H. Blum

Papers in Genetics

Mercury is a redox-active heavy metal that reacts with active thiols and depletes cellular antioxidants. Active resistance to the mercuric ion is a widely distributed trait among bacteria and results from the action of mercuric reductase (MerA). Protein phylogenetic analysis of MerA in bacteria indicated the occurrence of a second distinctive form of MerA among the archaea, which lacked an N-terminal metal recruitment domain and a C-terminal active tyrosine. To assess the distribution of the forms of MerA in an interacting community comprising members of both prokaryotic domains, studies were conducted at a naturally occurring mercuryrich geothermal environment. Geochemical analyses …

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M4@Si28 (M=Al,Ga) Metal-Encapsulated Tetrahedral Silicon Fullerene, Yi Gao, Xiao Cheng Zeng Dec 2005

M4@Si28 (M=Al,Ga) Metal-Encapsulated Tetrahedral Silicon Fullerene, Yi Gao, Xiao Cheng Zeng

Xiao Cheng Zeng Publications

It is known that silicon fullerenes cannot maintain perfect cage structures like carbon fullerenes. Previous density-functional theory calculations have shown that even with encapsulated species, nearly all endohedral silicon fullerenes exhibit highly puckered cage structures in comparison with their carbon counterparts. In this work, we present theoretical evidences that the tetrahedral fullerene cage Si28 can be fully stabilized by encapsulating a tetrahedral metallic cluster (Al4 or Ga4). To our knowledge, this is the first predicted endohedral silicon fullerene that can retain perfectly the same cage structure (without puckering) as the carbon fullerene counterpart (Td …

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Is This Clinical Trial Fully Registered? A Statement From The International Committee Of Medical Journal Editors, Jeffrey M. Drazen, Frank A. Frizelle, Charlotte Haug, John Hoey, Richard Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Christine Laine, Ana Marusic, Torben V. Schroeder, Harold C. Sox Dec 2005

Is This Clinical Trial Fully Registered? A Statement From The International Committee Of Medical Journal Editors, Jeffrey M. Drazen, Frank A. Frizelle, Charlotte Haug, John Hoey, Richard Horton, Sheldon Kotzin, Christine Laine, Ana Marusic, Torben V. Schroeder, Harold C. Sox

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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The Ottawa Statement. International Registration Of Protocol Information And Results From Human Trials Of Health Related Interventions, Zbys Fedorowicz, Amani A. Al-Hajeri Dec 2005

The Ottawa Statement. International Registration Of Protocol Information And Results From Human Trials Of Health Related Interventions, Zbys Fedorowicz, Amani A. Al-Hajeri

Saudi Medical Journal

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Ethical Guidelines In Genetics And Genomics. An Islamic Perspective, Aida I. Al-Aqeel Dec 2005

Ethical Guidelines In Genetics And Genomics. An Islamic Perspective, Aida I. Al-Aqeel

Saudi Medical Journal

We are at a time of unprecedented increase in knowledge of rapidly changing technology. Such biotechnology especially when it involves human subjects raises complex ethical, legal, social and religious issues. A World Health Organization expert consultation concluded that "genetics advances will only be acceptable if their application is carried out ethically, with due regard to autonomy, justice, education and the beliefs and resources of each nation and community." Public health authorities are increasingly concerned by the high rate of births with genetic disorders especially in developing countries where Muslims are a majority. Therefore, it is imperative to scrutinize the available …

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Assisted Reproductive Technology. What Is Needed In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia?, Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan Dec 2005

Assisted Reproductive Technology. What Is Needed In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia?, Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan

Saudi Medical Journal

In 1978, the first in vitro fertilization baby was born. Since then, we have seen the introduction of several new modalities of assisted reproductive technologies ART, and the spread of ART procedures throughout the world. The number of ART units in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is increasing rapidly. The associated complications of ART procedures include fetal, maternal and childhood.

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Serological Diagnosis Of Autoimmune Hepatobiliary Diseases, Khalil Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Aziz Faizal Dec 2005

Serological Diagnosis Of Autoimmune Hepatobiliary Diseases, Khalil Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Aziz Faizal

Saudi Medical Journal

Autoimmune hepatobiliary diseases AIHBD comprise autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and the overlap syndromes. Early diagnosis and treatment of AIHBD are essential for the prevention of the high morbidity, and mortality, that is, otherwise, associated with untreated patients. Screening for AIHBD relies heavily on the use of serological tests for the detection of serum autoantibodies that associate with the diseases. Understanding these tests, and the results produced, is important for the efficient diagnosis/exclusion of these diseases. In this review, we discuss the various tests available in the clinical immunology laboratory for screening of AIHBD and comment on …

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Breast Carcinogenesis. Transition From Hyperplasia To Invasive Lesions, Ibrahim Meteoglu, Emel Dikicioglu, Muhan Erkus, Nil Culhaci, Furuzan Kacar, Esra Ozkara, Meral Uyar Dec 2005

Breast Carcinogenesis. Transition From Hyperplasia To Invasive Lesions, Ibrahim Meteoglu, Emel Dikicioglu, Muhan Erkus, Nil Culhaci, Furuzan Kacar, Esra Ozkara, Meral Uyar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To examine the balance loss between proliferation and apoptosis that play a role in breast cancer development, and to explore the places of various genes and molecules within this process in this supposed multistep process. METHODS: We obtained the specimens from 40 patients between 2002 and 2004 at the Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey. We categorized the lesions ductal hyperplasia (DH), atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), in situ ductal carcinoma (DCIS), and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). We determined the tumor size, histological grade and lymph node status of invasive cases and we used nottingham prognostic …

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Influence Of Ovariectomy And Flutamide Treatment On Vaginal Tissue And Body Weight, Berna G. Saruhan, Davut Ozbag, Yakup Gumusalan, Nurullah Ozdemir Dec 2005

Influence Of Ovariectomy And Flutamide Treatment On Vaginal Tissue And Body Weight, Berna G. Saruhan, Davut Ozbag, Yakup Gumusalan, Nurullah Ozdemir

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of flutamide on vaginal histology, and to ascertain whether flutamide regulates body weight gain in the ovariectomized rat model. METHODS: We chose 36 sexually mature female Wistar-Albino rats in this study. The study took placed in the Department of Medical Science Application and Research Center of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey, in 2002. We divided the model rats into 3 groups: group 1 - control group, group 2 - sham-operated group and group 3 - bilaterally ovariectomized group. In addition, we gave flutamide to group 3. RESULTS: We found that the body weight was higher in …

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Correlation With Histology And Viral Hepatitis, Gulen Akyol, Ozlem Erdem, Guldal Yilmaz Dec 2005

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Correlation With Histology And Viral Hepatitis, Gulen Akyol, Ozlem Erdem, Guldal Yilmaz

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) involves a heterogeneous group of diseases that places some patients at risk of progression to cirrhosis. In this study, our aim was to investigate the relationships between the histopathological features of NAFLD, hepatic stellate cell activation, and capillarization to find a marker related to fibrosis, for NAFLD. METHODS: We studied liver biopsies from 62 patients with NAFLD, 21 patients with hepatitis B, and 19 patients with hepatitis C from the archives of the Department of Pathology, Gazi University Medical School, between 1997 and 2004. We performed immunoperoxidase stains for a-smooth muscle actin (a-SMA) and …

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Metabolic Syndrome In Saudi Arabia, Mansour Al-Nozha, Akram Al-Khadra, Mohammed R. Arafah, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Nazeer B. Khan, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Moheeb Abdullah, Maie S. Al-Shahid, Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek, Mohmmed S. Nouh Dec 2005

Metabolic Syndrome In Saudi Arabia, Mansour Al-Nozha, Akram Al-Khadra, Mohammed R. Arafah, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Nazeer B. Khan, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Moheeb Abdullah, Maie S. Al-Shahid, Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek, Mohmmed S. Nouh

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a well-established risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). We designed this study to obtain the prevalence of MS and each of its components in Saudi Arabia. This study is part of Coronary Artery Disease in Saudi Study (CADISS). METHODS: We conducted this community-based national epidemiological health survey by examining Saudi subjects in the age group of 30-70 years of selected households over a 5-year period between 1995 and 2000 in Saudi Arabia. We interviewed all subjects, examined and took measurements of their blood pressure, weight, height, waist circumference, as well as …

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Frequency And Clinical Characteristics Of Ketoacidosis At Onset Of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus In Northwest Saudi Arabia, Hamed S. Habib Dec 2005

Frequency And Clinical Characteristics Of Ketoacidosis At Onset Of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus In Northwest Saudi Arabia, Hamed S. Habib

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency, and to describe the clinical characteristics of ketoacidosis at initial diagnosis of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Al-Madina region of the Northwest province of Saudi Arabia. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the hospital records of 311 (152 males and 159 females) children diagnosed with childhood T1DM in Al-Madina region, Saudi Arabia between January 1992 and December 2004. RESULTS: At diagnosis 172 (55.3%) children presented with diabetic ketoacidosis at the onset of their illness, 101 (58.7%) were females and 71 (41.3%) males. We found females to have more ketoacidosis at the onset of their illness …

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Results And Complications Of External Dacryocystorhinostomy Surgery At A Teaching Hospital In Iran, Mohammad R. Besharati, Abolghasem Rastegar Dec 2005

Results And Complications Of External Dacryocystorhinostomy Surgery At A Teaching Hospital In Iran, Mohammad R. Besharati, Abolghasem Rastegar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a survey of outcomes, failure frequency rates, and other complications of dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) at a teaching hospital in Iran. METHODS: In this outcome study, we survey the results of DCR in 187 consecutive chronic dacryocystitis patients operated at the Eye Department of Yazd Medical University, Iran from March 2001 to April 2003. We investigated the results and probable complications of this surgical procedure. RESULTS: Our data shows that the success rate of the operation was 90.4% with a confidence interval of 95% (86.3-94.5). The success rate was 91% in female and 89.3% in males (p=0.543). The failure …

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Validity Of Leukocyte Count To Predict The Severity Of Acute Appendicitis, Salman Y. Guraya, Talal A. Al-Tuwaijri, Gamal A. Khairy, Khalid R. Murshid Dec 2005

Validity Of Leukocyte Count To Predict The Severity Of Acute Appendicitis, Salman Y. Guraya, Talal A. Al-Tuwaijri, Gamal A. Khairy, Khalid R. Murshid

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether white blood cell (WBC) count with differential analysis may predict severity of disease in acute appendicitis. METHODS: We conducted this retrospective study on appendectomy patients from 1996 to 2001, at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We reviewed patient9s age, gender, duration of symptoms, temperature on admission, WBC count including differential and the histological diagnosis of the appendicular specimen. We further analyzed the data of those patients found to have acute, gangrenous and perforated appendicitis to determine the correlation between a high WBC count and a more advanced form of appendicitis. RESULTS: Out …

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Drug Poisoning In Childhood, Ali M. Shotar Dec 2005

Drug Poisoning In Childhood, Ali M. Shotar

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine and present the pattern of poisoning with drugs in Princess Rahmat Hospital, Irbid, Jordan, and to assess the effects of variables such as age, season, gender and agent on poisoning frequency. METHODS: We performed this retrospective cross-sectional study on 126 cases of poisoning with drugs hospitalized in Princess Rahmat Teaching Hospital, Northern Jordan, during a 6-year period from 1996 to 2001. The data collected included: age, gender, seasonal variation, material ingested, symptomatic or not on admission, time and place of ingestion, history of similar problem among the patient or his siblings, whether the parent induced vomiting before …

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Incidence Of Chromosome Abnormalities In The Sultanate Of Oman, Mallana T. Goud, Salma M. Al-Harassi, Shafiya A. Al-Khalili, Kamla K. Al-Salmani, Suleiman M. Al-Busaidy, Anna Rajab Dec 2005

Incidence Of Chromosome Abnormalities In The Sultanate Of Oman, Mallana T. Goud, Salma M. Al-Harassi, Shafiya A. Al-Khalili, Kamla K. Al-Salmani, Suleiman M. Al-Busaidy, Anna Rajab

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cytogenetic findings in Omani children referred for suspected chromosomal anomalies that caused a variety of clinical disorders. Secondly, to study the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities in these patients and to compare our results with those reported elsewhere. METHODS: We performed chromosomal analysis on 1800 consecutive pediatric patients referred to the Cytogenetics section between June 1999 and May 2004 at Central Public Health Laboratories, Sultanate of Oman. Indication for referrals for exclusion of chromosomal rearrangements was multiple congenital anomalies, dysmorphic features, unclassified mental retardation, developmental delay, growth, and endocrine disorders. We carried out the lymphocyte culture according …

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Measles Seroepidemiology In 3 Cities In Turkey, Aysegul Gozalan, Gulay Korukluoglu, Demet Kurtoglu, Kikuko Miyamura, Neziha Yilmaz, Morihiro Morita, Berrin Esen, Levent Akin Dec 2005

Measles Seroepidemiology In 3 Cities In Turkey, Aysegul Gozalan, Gulay Korukluoglu, Demet Kurtoglu, Kikuko Miyamura, Neziha Yilmaz, Morihiro Morita, Berrin Esen, Levent Akin

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate immunity against measles and its relation with some variables among healthy subjects in 3 cities in Turkey. METHODS: We carried out a cross-sectional study on measles antibody titers in the serum samples of 712 people from Antalya, 696 from Diyarbakir and 667 from Samsun, Turkey using particle agglutination test between February 2000 and October 2001. The study groups, informed and asked for their consent by midwives, consisted of randomly selected subjects of all ages older than 6 months. We implemented the study in 3 steps: physical examination, interview and blood collection. RESULTS: We considered titers of >=1:16 …

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A New Technique To Avoid Losing The Strains Of Echinococcus Multilocularis During Passaging, Tonay Inceboz, Metin Korkmaz, Ahmet Uner Dec 2005

A New Technique To Avoid Losing The Strains Of Echinococcus Multilocularis During Passaging, Tonay Inceboz, Metin Korkmaz, Ahmet Uner

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To examine the survival of Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) and the formation of protoscoleces, under refrigerated conditions over a 43-day observation period. METHODS: We conducted this study in Ege University, School of Medicine, from May-December, 2004. We included 4 healthy females and 2 males, 8-12 week old M. unguiculatus species (approximately 60-70 gr) for the study, as they are known to be susceptible to E. multilocularis. In this experimental study, we aimed to define a technique to keep the strains during these passages. RESULTS: We found preserved viability and virulence of E. multilocularis stored in RPMI 1640 plus 10% …

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Prevalence Of Visual Deficits Among Young Men In Jordan, Wafed Ramadan, Wafa Asfour Dec 2005

Prevalence Of Visual Deficits Among Young Men In Jordan, Wafed Ramadan, Wafa Asfour

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To report the pattern of various causes of decreased visual acuity (VA), within the age group of young (18-25 years) healthy adults in Jordan. METHODS: We carried out this retrospective study on the records of 16550 candidates examined from June 2004 to June 2005 by the Medical Committee of Employment, Royal Medical Services in Amman, Jordan. All candidates received an ophthalmic examination as well as medical and ENT examination. We divided the candidates with visual acuity of less than 6/12 in either eye into 3 groups. RESULTS: The most important cause of decreased VA in the 18-25 years age …

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Ossifying Renal Tumor Of Infancy, Tareq K. El-Husseini, Siddig A. Egail, Ali M. Al-Orf, Colin Mostert Dec 2005

Ossifying Renal Tumor Of Infancy, Tareq K. El-Husseini, Siddig A. Egail, Ali M. Al-Orf, Colin Mostert

Saudi Medical Journal

Ossifying renal tumor of infancy ORTI is a benign neoplasm, which presents with gross hematuria and less frequently as an abdominal mass, histologically it comprises a large cell with an epithelial nature and osteoid formation. We report a case of a 10-month-old girl who developed ORTI as non-opacified upper calyces of left kidney on excretory urography. We outlined the calcific and tumors nature of the lesion by ultrasound and computed tomography. The macroscopic and histological features were pathognomonic.

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Anesthesia Management In Kabuki Make-Up Syndrome, Remziye Sivaci, Orhan K. Kahveci, Muge Celik, Ali Altuntas, Mustafa Solak Dec 2005

Anesthesia Management In Kabuki Make-Up Syndrome, Remziye Sivaci, Orhan K. Kahveci, Muge Celik, Ali Altuntas, Mustafa Solak

Saudi Medical Journal

Kabuki make-up syndrome KMS is a rare condition with a number of characteristic congenital abnormalities. The syndrome is characterized by peculiar facial appearance resembling the make-up of actors in Kabuki, the traditional Japanese theater, skeletal anomalies, dermatoglyphic abnormalities, postnatal growth deficiency, and mental retardation. These are rare reports of central nervous system dysfunctions, other than mental retardation, and no previously described congenital talipes calcaneo-valgus in this syndrome. We report the case of a 22-month-old girl having Kabuki make-up. At presentation, she had an adenoid hypertrophy and a history of recurrent otitis media. She had also delay in motor development, and …

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Ascites And Eosinophilic Colitis In A Young Patient, Mohammed A. Yassin, Fahmi Y. Khan, Ahmed Al-Ani, Zeinab Fawzy, Issam A. Al-Bozom Dec 2005

Ascites And Eosinophilic Colitis In A Young Patient, Mohammed A. Yassin, Fahmi Y. Khan, Ahmed Al-Ani, Zeinab Fawzy, Issam A. Al-Bozom

Saudi Medical Journal

A 32-year-old man presented with 3-weeks history of abdominal pain and distention. Physical examination showed ascites, with no stigmata of chronic liver disease. Cytological preparations from the ascitic fluid showed a heavy population of mature eosinophils. Histological examination of colonic biopsies revealed a heavy expansion of the mucosa by sheaths of eosinophils. On the following days, the peripheral eosinophilia, ascites and abdominal pain resolved spontaneously.

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A Rare Presentation Of Hydatid Cyst, Nuran Sabir, Basak Yildirim, Banu Cetin, Mustafa Sengul, Erkan Alatas Dec 2005

A Rare Presentation Of Hydatid Cyst, Nuran Sabir, Basak Yildirim, Banu Cetin, Mustafa Sengul, Erkan Alatas

Saudi Medical Journal

Hydatid disease, although known to occur in most body areas, is extremely rare in the female reproductive system. There are different modes of presentation for the disease; however, we report and discuss a case presented with cystic vesicles passing through the vagina, which is considered as a rare presentation for secondary involvement of the uterus and both ovaries. We confirmed diagnosis with radiological examinations and serological tests. We operated on the patient, and studied the excised cysts microscopically. The gynecologist should be aware of hydatid cyst when vaginally passing a grape like vesicle is presented by the patient.

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The Hypo-Hyper Syndrome, Haider M. Al-Attia, Soliman A. Kamel Dec 2005

The Hypo-Hyper Syndrome, Haider M. Al-Attia, Soliman A. Kamel

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Role Of Maternal Factors In The Etiology Of Neural Tube Defects In Jordan, Amira Masri Dec 2005

Role Of Maternal Factors In The Etiology Of Neural Tube Defects In Jordan, Amira Masri

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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