Book Review
Acute and Transient Psychoses
Abdulrazzak Alhamad
Brief Reports
Detection of antibodies to the extractable nuclear antigens by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
Khalil A. Aziz and Abdul A. Faizal
Antiphospholipid syndrome among Bahraini patients
Reda A. Ebrahim, Iman A. Farid, Hussain T. Wahab, and Ryiadh A. Salman
Contribution study of visceral leishmaniasis in Syria
Samar Al-Nahhas, Maha Shaaban, and Lana Hammoud
Vitiligo and human herpesvirus 6. Is there a relationship?
Ali K. Adiloglu, Pinar Y. Basak, Rabia Can, and Vahide B. Akkaya
Use of laryngeal mask airway for the care of rhinoplasty
Jamil S. Anwari and Javaid Bhatti
Breathlessness and respiratory failure in myasthenia gravis patient
Shahid Barlas, Brian F. Tregaskis, and Aileen Coupe
Preliminary results of muscle diseases prevalence in patients from Jordan
Younes Abu-Ghalyun and Hussam Abu-Farsakh
Pregnancy outcome following exposure to orlistat, ramipril, glimepiride in a woman with metabolic syndrome
Nuri I. Kalyoncu, Fusun Yaris, Mine Kadioglu, Murat Kesim, Cunay Ulku, Ersin Yaris, Mesut Unsal, and Mustafa Dikici
Randomized trial of ceftriaxone prophylaxis in elective cesarean section
Ishag Adam, Elsadig S. Adam, and Abdul-Salam Gerais
Retropubic space hemorrhage. An unusual complication in cesarean section
Vaidyanathan Gowri, Poornima Nair, and Andrejz Krolikowski
Condylomata acuminata in infants and young children. Topical podophyllin an effective therapy
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Makram M. Al-Waiz, and Adil A. Al-Nuaimy
Case Reports
Schatzkis ring. An unusual clinical and radiological presentation
Sameer Pusalkar and Tarek E. Abdellatif
Frontal sinus cementifying ossifying fibroma
Kamal-Eldin A. Abou-Elhamd
Successful treatment of Brucella endocarditis with aortic root abscess
Abdal-Rahman H. Alhyari, Faris G. Bakri, and Moath M. Al-Smady
Survival of 2 extreme preterm neonates with cardiac tamponade as a complication of percutaneous central venous catheterization
Abdullah M. Alzaydi, Ali Y. Mersal, Saad A. Al-Saedi, and Walid A. El-Naggar
Hepatocellular carcinoma directly invading the duodenum
Abdelrahman O. Mohamed, Sandhya Joshi, Janusz Czechowski, and Frank Branicki
Does prolonged semi-erection in prepubertal high flow priapism result in increased penile size?
Ziad M. Awwad
Letter to the Editors
Neutropenia
Khalil A. Aziz, Talal A. Sallam, and Yasser Al-Ankoodi
Other
Cecal fistula after percutaneous nephrolithotomy ended by hemicolectomy
Tawfiq Baadani, Mohammed Al-Kataa, and Tawfiq Makhlafi
Research Articles
Chromosomal instability detected by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization and its relation to p53 alteration in prostate carcinoma in Saudi patients
Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi
Immunohistochemical analysis of CD71, CD98 and CD99 activation antigens in human palatine and nasopharyngeal tonsils
Lale K. Sokmensuer, Sevda Muftuoglu, and Esin Asan
Comparison of light cycler PCR and conventional susceptibility testing for detection of MRSA from cultures
Mubarak S. Alfaresi
Azithromycin prophylaxis and treatment of murine toxoplasmosis
Khalid F. Tabbara, Ehab Hammouda, Abdulkader Tawfik, and Othman M. Al-Omar
Effect of cholesterol diet on reproductive function in male albino rats
Hameed N. Bataineh and Mohamad K. Nusier
Biological and morphological effects on the reproductive organ of rats after exposure to electromagnetic field
Meltem Ozguner, Ahmet Koyu, Gokhan Cesur, Mehmet Ural, Fehmi Ozguner, Alpaslan Gokcimen, and Namik Delibas
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection after total conventional in-vitro fertilization failure
Zouhair O. Amarin, Basil R. Obeidat, Abdulrahim A. Rouzi, Mohammad F. Jallad, and Yousef S. Khader
Occupational exposure to urban pollutants and plasma insulin
Simone De Sio, Maria V. Rosati, Emilia Cherubini, Manuela Ciarrocca, Tiziana P. Baccolo, Franca Grimaldi, Tiziana Caciari, Enrico Tomao, and Francesco Tomei
Comparison of the efficacy of inhaled budesonide and oral choline in patients with allergic rhinitis
Sachit Das, Krishan Gupta, Anant Gupta, and Shailendra N. Gaur
Age-related changes in human tendo calcaneus collagen fibrils
Mustafa F. Sargon, Korhan Ozlu, and Fuad Oken
Immunohistochemical evaluation of periprosthetic membrane from loose cemented and uncemented total hip arthroplasty
Bulent Atilla, Pergin Atilla, Ahmet M. Tokgozoglu, Ayse N. Cakar, and Ahmet M. Alpaslan
Carcinoid tumors of the appendix. Our experience in a university hospital
Salman Y. Guraya, Gamal A. Khairy, Alla Ghallab, and Abdulaziz Al-Saigh
Influence of dietary oils on liver and blood lipid peroxidation
Serdar Ergun, Mustafa Yontem, Azmi Yerlikaya, Ahmet Ozata, Kazim Uysal, and Hulyam Kurt
Predictors of gangrenous necrotizing enterocolitis and extent of disease. Early laparotomy versus peritoneal drainage
Anita Roy, Maen Tayeb, Suzie S. Khogeer, and Ahmed H. Al-Salem
Head size at birth in neonates with transposition of great arteries and hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Shabih Manzar, Arun K. Nair, Mangalore G. Pai, and Saleh M. Al-Khusaiby
Prevalence of hypocalcemia in children examined for serum calcium in Sana'a, Yemen
Mabrook A. BinMohanna, Yahia A. Rajaa, and Ghassan A. Saif
Risk factors for asthma among primary school children in Baghdad, Iraq
Waqar Al-Kubaisy, Shatha H. Ali, and Dawood Al-Thamiri
Reviews
The epidemic of the metabolic syndrome
Wael N. Elabbassi and Haissam A. Haddad
Female genital mutilation and childbirth
Badreldeen Ahmed and Mandy Abushama