Saudi Medical Journal: 27 (7)

July 01, 2006; Volume 27,Issue 7

Review Article

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Emergency room to the intensive care unit in Hajj. The chain of life
Yaseen M. Arabi and Sameer M. Alhamid

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 937-941;
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Progress towards a Leishmania vaccine
Khaled S. Tabbara

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 942-950;

Original Article

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The applicability of T-cell receptor gamma gene rearrangement as an adjuvant diagnostic tool in skin biopsies for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Salem H. Khalil and Issam R. Hamadah

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 951-954;
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Ultrastructural changes of compressed lumbar ventral nerve roots following decompression
Wagih G. El-Barrany, Raid M. Hamdy, Abdulmonem A. Al-Hayani, Sawsan M. Jalalah and Mohammed J. Al-Sayyad

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 955-961;
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Topical phenytoin ointment increases autograft acceptance in rats
Abla Albsoul-Younes, Nidal A. Younes and Darwish H. Badran

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 962-966;
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Comparison of hybrid capture and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction methods in terms of diagnosing human cytomegalovirus infection in patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Arif S. Orsal, Murat Ozsan, Istar Dolapci, Alper Tekeli and Meral Beksac

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 967-974;
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Rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of human brucellosis in surveillance and clinical settings in Egypt
Moustafa A. Fadeel, Momtaz O. Wasfy, Guillermo Pimentel, John D. Klena, Francis J. Mahoney and Rana A. Hajjeh

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 975-981;
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Analysis of intelligence quotient in patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia
Mehran Karimi, Hooman Yarmohammadi and Maria Domenica Cappellini

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 982-985;
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In vitro processing of donors' blood with quinine for elimination of malaria parasites
Mohamed S. Ali and Abdul M. Kadaru

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 986-991;
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Evaluation of curative and palliative radiotherapy efficacy in extensive stage small cell lung cancer
Gulden Diniz, Ismet Unlu, Tumay Gokce, Sevil Kilciksiz, Mine Gayaf, Berna Komurcuoglu, Ilker Karadogan, Safiye Aktas and Cimen Akcay

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 992-996;
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Venous occlusion with lidocaine for preventing propofol induced pain. A prospective double-blind randomized study
Islam M. Massad, Hamdi M. Abu-Ali, Sami A. Abu-Halaweh and Izdiad Z. Badran

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 997-1000;
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Serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin levels and preeclampsia
Zahra Basirat, Shahnaz Barat and Mahmood Hajiahmadi

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1001-1004;
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Safety and efficacy of systemic methotrexate in the treatment of unruptured tubal pregnancy
Khaled B. Soliman, Nisreen M. Saleh and Allaa A. Omran

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1005-1010;
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Evaluation of the effect of castor oil on initiating labor in term pregnancy
Sedighe Azhari, Sohaylla Pirdadeh, Marzieh Lotfalizadeh and Mohammad T. Shakeri

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1011-1014;
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Factors that influence morbidity and mortality in severe preeclampsia, eclampsia and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome
S. Cansun Demir, Cuneyt Evruke, Fatma T. Ozgunen, Ibrahim F. Urunsak, Erdal Candan and Oktay Kadayifci

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1015-1018;
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Dietary intake in immigrant Arabian pregnant women
Alevizos G. Alevizos, Konstantinos N. Stamatiou, Richard E. Lacroix, Mohamed A. Natzar, Constantinos C. Mihas, Konstantinos D. Bovis, Pericles P. Panagopoulos and Anargiros D. Mariolis

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1019-1021;
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Nutritional changes and effects in hospitalized patients
Alev Yildirim, Hulya Ellidokuz, Ender Ellidokuz and Zeynep C. Ozer

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1022-1027;
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Prevalence and risk factors of obesity in school children in Antalya, Turkey
Doga Turkkahraman, Iffet Bircan, Ozgur Tosun and Osman Saka

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1028-1033;
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Primary hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid adenoma
Hande Koksal, Osman Kurukahvecioglu, Mustafa O. Yazicioglu and Ferit Taneri

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1034-1037;
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Fournier gangrene. Approaches to diagnosis and treatment
Bulent Unal, Belma Kocer, Ebru Ozel, Betul Bozkurt, Osman Yildirim, Buket Altun, Mete Dolapci and Omer Cengiz

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1038-1043;
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Risk factors predicting outcome in patients with pneumonia in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
Shaikha S. Al-Muhairi, Taoufik A. Zoubeidi, Michael E. Ellis, Wassef F. Safa and Jose Joseph

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1044-1048;
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Comparison of mortality and morbidity rates among Iranian pilgrims in Hajj 2004 and 2005
Alipasha Meysamie, Hosein Z. Ardakani, Seyed M. Razavi and Taher Doroodi

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1049-1053;

Case Report

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Giant hamartoma originating from the chest wall in an adult
Oguzhan Okutan, Ahmet Ilvan, Zafer Kartaloglu and Habil Tunc

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1054-1056;
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Trichobezoar
Mahjoub Rishi, Mabrouk Elhousieni, Anuj Mishra, Ehtuish F. Ehtuish and Adel Hanesh

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1057-1059;
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Asynchronous adenoid cystic carcinoma of the prostate and transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder
Luma M. Fayyad, Khalaf M. Al-Jader and Belal A. Al-Hawwari

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1060-1062;
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Proliferative glomerulonephritis and primary antiphospholipid syndrome
Abdalla H. Abdalla, Hala K. Kfoury, Mohamed Al-Suleiman and Abdulla A. Al-Khader

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1063-1065;
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Breast tuberculosis
Duygu Ozol, Mikdat Bozer and Reyhan Bayrak

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1066-1068;

Clinical Note

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Gunshot wound in pregnancy
Emre S. Gungor, Sebnem Sen, Ozlem Uzunlar and Nuri Danisman

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1069-1070;
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Single coronary artery with retroaortic course. An unusual origin of right Valsalva sinus
Cudi M. Tuncer, Kenan Iltimur, Orhan Tacar and Savas E. Hatipoglu

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1071-1072;

Brief Communication

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Development of pneumatoceles after viral infection
Mustafa K. Celen, Celal Ayaz, Esen Ozmen, Salih Hosoglu and Mehmet F. Geyik

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1073-1074;
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Fast tract colonoscopy as a primary investigation in symptomatic patient.Experience in a small district general hospital
Nasser M. Amer

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1074-1075;
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Oxidative stress in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
Amir Ghorbanihaghjo, Nadereh Rashtchizadeh, Mohammad Rohbaninoubar, Amirmansour Vatankhah and Abdolnasser Rafi

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1075-1077;
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Epistaxis. A five-year review
Fatai Olatoke, Foluwasayo E. Ologe, Biodun S. Alabi, Adekunle D. Dunmade, Segun S. Busari and Olushola A. Afolabi

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1077-1079;
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Treatment of alopecia areata by topical diclofenac sodium gel in comparison to benzoyl peroxide gel. A novel single blind therapeutic clinical trial
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Adil A. Al-Nuaimy and Wesam J. Kadhum

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1079-1081;
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Evidence of human metapneumovirus infection in Jordanian children
Nasser M. Kaplan, Winifred Dove, Ahmad F. Abu-Zeid, Hiyam E. Shamoon, Sawsan A. Abd-Eldayem and Charles A. Hart

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1081-1083;

Clinical Image

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Chest deformity in a patient with old tuberculosis
Fahmi Y. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1084-1085;

Correspondence

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Assessment of respiratory muscles endurance in diabetic patients
Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa and Sultan A. Meo

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1086;
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Metabolic syndrome in Saudi Arabia
Mustafa M. Afifi

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1087;

Book Review

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Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs
Ibrahim Al-Khodair

Saudi Medical Journal July 2006, 27 (7) 1089;

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