Brief Reports
Prevalence of dysglycemia and other cardiovascular risk factors among the rural population of Oman
Mohammed N. Barakat and Randa M. Youssef
Neonatal screening of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Khorfakkan, United Arab Emirates
Saad S. Al-Ani, Amin A. Baker, Amal K. Al-Athmani, and Bushra J. Al-Jesmi
A comparative study of the etiology of adult mandibular fractures in the Sultanate of Oman and South Australia
Ahmed K. Al-Hashmi, Mohammed I. Al-Ismaily, and Alastair N. Goss
Morbidity pattern among males attending the primary care clinics at a University Hospital in Central Saudi Arabia
Norah A. Al-Rowais and Yousef A. Al-Turki
Case Reports
Acute kidney injury secondary to lymphomatous infiltration and the role of kidney biopsy
Ahmed M. Alkhunaizi, Riyadh A. Daabil, and Mohammad F. Dawamneh
Unusual outcome of Ludwig's angina
KamalEldin A. Abou-Elhamd, Maeidah A. Al-Rasheed, and Ahmed Jawad
Maxillary hyperplasia and hyperostosis cranialis. A rare manifestation of renal osteodystrophy in a patient with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure.
Abdulaziz A. Bakathir, Manjunath V. Margasahayam, and Mohammed I. Al-Ismaily
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the mesentery associated with high fever and positive Widal test
Camil J. Chouairy, Elie A. Bechara, Sleiman J. Gebran, and Ramy H. Ghabril
Erratum
Letter to the Editors
Morbidity and mortality rounds in a Saudi hospital
Tabasum Akram, Alaa S. Abduljabbar, Zakaria S. Habib, Saif Al-Sobhi, and Ahmad Zubaidi
Lipoid proteinosis. A report of 2 siblings and a brief review of the literature.
Khalid M. Al-Aboud and Sahar Al-Natour
Research Articles
Prescribing safety in primary care. Comparing the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia
Haya S. Zedan and Anthony J. Avery
Association and preferential transmission of the CCR2V64I polymorphism with absence of asthma in high-risk families
Saleh A. Al-Abdulhadi and Mohammed W. Al-Rabia
A comparison of intra cuff pressures in high-flow and low-flow nitrous oxide anesthesia
Aysun Postaci, Isil Karabeyoglu, Gulcan Erk, Taner Ayerden, Handan Sastim, Semiha Barcin, and Bayazit Dikmen
In vitro testing of daptomycin plus rifampin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus resistant to rifampin
Faisal A. Khasawneh, Deborah S. Ashcraft, and George A. Pankey
Low-dose chemotherapy for extra-abdominal desmoid tumor
Mohammed L. Al-Otaibi, Robert E. Turcotte, Ingrid Hings, Julie Beaudet, Marc Isler, Ayoub Nahal, and Cindy Wong
Treatment and prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. Five year multi-center study
Reza Khodabakhshi, Seyed H. Yahyazadeh-Jabbari, Mahmod R. Gohari, Javad Shahidi, and Ahmad Ameri
Medical abortion at first trimester of pregnancy with misoprostol
Sedigheh Ayati, Fatemeh V. Roudsari, Naiereh Khadem, and Mohamad T Shakeri
Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
Mehmet Davutoglu, Ekrem Guler, Seref Olgar, Ergul B. Kurutas, Hamza Karabiber, Mesut Garipardic, and Hasan C. Ekerbicer
Folic acid awareness among female college students. Neural tube defects prevention
Jameela A. Kari, Ekhlas S. Bardisi, Rabaa M. Baitalmal, and Ghofran A. Ageely
Water status of breastfed infants during weaning in Yazd, Iran
Mehrdad Shakiba, Talie Montehaee, Zahra Nafei, and Mohamad H. Falahzade
Topical therapy of acne vulgaris using 2% tea lotion in comparison with 5% zinc sulphate solution
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Adil A. Noaimi, and Mazin M. Al-Salih
Treatment of perniosis with oral pentoxyfylline in comparison with oral prednisolone plus topical clobetasol ointment in Iraqi patients
Adil A. Noaimi and Basman M. Fadheel
25-Hydoxyvitamin D levels among healthy Saudi Arabian women
Haifa A. Al-Turki, Mir Sadat-Ali, Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq, Fathma A. Al-Mulhim, and Amein K. Al-Ali
Role of tissue harmonic imaging in characterization of cystic renal lesions
Asmi Mohammed, Manavjit S. Sandhu, Anupam Lal, Kushaljit S. Sodhi, Kamal Sud, and Harbir S. Kohli
Does the use of radiofrequency ultrasonic dissector in tonsillectomy have a beneficial effect over the use of laser?
Mustafa T. Adnan, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Naeem K. Makhdoom, and Atef A. El-Khouly
Community-based screening for pre-hypertension among military active duty personnel
Saeed M. Al-Asmary, AbdulSalam A. Al-Shehri, Fayssal M. Farahat, Moataz M. Abdel-Fattah, Muraya M. Al-Shahrani, Fahd K. Al-Omari, Fawaz S. Al-Otaibi, and DhifAllah M. Al-Malki
Hepatitis B and C knowledge among Saudi dental patients
Nahid Y. Ashri
Spatial modeling of malaria incidence rates in Sistan and Baluchistan province, Islamic Republic of Iran
Masoud Salehi, Kazem Mohammad, Mahmud M. Farahani, Hojjat Zeraati, Keramat Nourijelyani, and Farid Zayeri
Patients awareness of their medical conditions in multi-specialty outpatient clinics in Saudi Arabia
Saad S. Al-Khowaiter, Abdulaziz M. Al-Maawi, Mamdoh S. Al-Obaidy, Abdulaziz S. Al-Ali, Mohammed O. Al-Rukban, Yasser A. Al-Sedrani, and Ayman A. Abdo
Reliability, validity, and feasibility of the objective structured clinical examination in assessing clinical skills of final year surgical clerkship
Mohammed Y. Al-Naami