Brief Reports
Screening for hOGG1 S326C variant in normal Saudi population
Mohammed S. Alanazi, Abdullah M. Alamri, Nada A. Al-Tassan, Mohammed S. Alanazi, and Mohammed S. Alanazi
Is Saudi Arabia a fertile land for exchanging infectious diseases?
Sahal A. Al-Hajoj and Fahad Al-Rabiah
Spontaneous recovery of propylthiouracil-induced fulminant hepatic failure in an 8-year old child
Bassam S. Bin-Abbas, Souheil M. Shabib, Wajeeh M. Al-Dekhail, Saud N. Al-Shanafey, Ali I. Al-Mehaideb, and Abdullah A. Al-Ashwal
Rimonabant as potential treatment for the neglected epidemic of diabetes in the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula. Implication for prevention
Mohamed H. Ahmed
Five-year surveillance of chickenpox in Qassim, Central Saudi Arabia
Saulat Jahan, Abdullah M. Al-Saigul, and Shamandy A. Hamed
Case Reports
Collision tumor-concurrent involvement of Virchow's lymph node by Hodgkin's disease and metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. A Troisier's sign and more?
Ibrahim S. Tillawi
Primary hyperparathyroidism. A rare cause of spinal cord compression
Fares H. Haddad, Omar M. Malkawi, Amer A. Sharbaji, Ibrahim F. Jbara, and Hanan R. Rihani
Invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the eyes in patients with epidermodysplasia verruciformis
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Sabeeh A. Al-Meshhadani, and Adil A. Al-Nuaimy
Male genital self-amputation in the Middle East
Samir S. Shirodkar, Fayez T. Hammad, and Naseem A. Qureshi
Ectopic pregnancy after bilateral salpingectomy
Mohammed Al-Sunaidi and Camille Sylvestre
Letter to the Editors
Treatment of alopecia areata by topical diclofenac sodium gel in comparison to benzoyl peroxide. A novel single blind therapeutic clinical trial
Iqbal A. Bukhari
Post hemorrhoidectomy pain. A randomized controlled trial
Ahmad Uraiqat and Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim
Surgical treatment of chronic sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus. Open method versus primary closure
Theophilus V. Bhushan and Tayeb S. Kareem
Other
Pure red cell aplasia associated with thymic follicular hyperplasia
Gonenc Kocabay, Betul Tiryaki, Cicek Bayindir, and Naciye Demirel-Yildirim
An Arab tradition could lead to a disaster in diabetic patients
Ahmed Z. Fakhri and Ahmed Z. Fakhri
Chronic unilateral nasal obstruction in children
Mohannad A. Al-Qudah and Yassin A. Yassin
Research Articles
Expression of p21 and p27 in gallbladder cancer
Fawzi M. Alsheyab, Moroug T. Ziadeh, and Kamal E. Bani-Hani
The role of hepatocyte growth factor in the differentiation of dendritic cells from peripheral blood monocytes
Mehmet Sonmez, Ercument Ovali, Tamer Dikmen, Mustafa Yilmaz, Murat Erturk, Bircan Sonmez, and Serdar B. Omay
Homeostasis status between prooxidants and antioxidants as a potent marker in Iranian preeclamptic patients
Mohammad H. Dehghan, Ahmad Daryani, and Robabeh Dehghanan
The role of adenosine triphosphate-regulated potassium channels in propofol-induced beneficial effect on contractile function of hypercholesterolemic isolated rabbit hearts
Sule Kalkan, Ozlem Eminoglu, Aylin Akgun, Hulya Guven, and Yesim Tuncok
Comparison between intraarticular triamcinolone acetonide and methylprednisolone acetate injections in treatment of frozen shoulder
Riyadh A. Sakeni and Marwan SM Al-Nimer
Effects of intraarticular contrast media on synovial membrane and cartilage. An electron microscopic evaluation in rabbit knees
Nusret Kose, Ulukan Inan, Cengiz Baycu, Hakan Omeroglu, and Sinan Seber
Increased serum anti-mycobacterial antibody titers in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Is there any specific antigenic target?
Emel S. Cetin and Ali M. Aksoy
Study of the bacterial agents in nosocomial and acquired infections based on the blood culture in neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital, north east of Iran
Mahbobeh Naderi-Nasab, Ahmadshah Farhat, Parasto Tajzadeh, Setareh Sourosh, and Mehvar Amiri
Effects of intrauterine device and oral contraceptive on vaginal flora and epithelium
Sabahattin Ocak, Meryem Cetin, Sibel Hakverdi, Kenan Dolapcioglu, Arif Gungoren, and Ali U. Hakverdi
Effect of low-dose aspirin therapy on implantation rate in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization cycles
Ashraf Moini, Fatemeh Zafarani, Sedigheh Haddadian, Jila Ahmadi, Hooman Honar, and Kiarash Riazi
Utilization of antenatal care services by Sudanese women in their reproductive age
Adil H. Ibnouf, Hubertus W. van den Borne, and Johannes A. Maarse
Hearing threshold in patients with chronic renal failure
Akeem O. Lasisi, Babatunde L. Salako, Mohammed A. Kodiya, Mohammed A. Amusat, and Wemimo P. Osisanya
Level of health awareness of Saudi patients on renal replacement therapy
Fayez F. Hejaili, Hani Tamim, Ghormullah A. Ghamdi, Ahmed I. Flaiw, Abdulaziz A. Al-Juhani, Saadi M. Taher, Abdulgader M. Jumani, Mohamed B. Ghalib, Abdulmalik M. Katheri, Amal S. Al-Shami, and Abdulla A. Al-Khader
Survey of operative outcome for aortic dissection
Rezayat Parvizi, Nasrollah Maghamipour, Naser Safaei, and Susan Hassanzadeh
Management of omphalocele using the sac as supportive material
Maher M. Al-Zaiem
Evaluation of independent prognostic importance of hyperuricemia in hospital death after acute myocardial infarction
Shahram Homayounfar, Mostafa Ansari, and Khosro M. Kashani
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Atypical presentation
Hussein A. Algahtani, Saleh S. Baeesa, Tahir H. Obeid, and Ahmad R. Abuzinadah
Adiposity and physical activity levels among preschool children in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa and Amani A. Al-Rasheedi
High prevalence of osteoporosis in Saudi men
Mahmoud I. El-Desouki and Riad A. Sulimani