Objective Although systemic lupus erythematosus of varying severity has been seen in our
clinics, there is no information regarding the prevalence of the disease among Saudi nationals…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of back pain in the adult
population of Al-Qaseem Central Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to find associated …

The most common forms of pulmonary hypertension are pulmonary arterial hypertension,
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary hypertension due to left-…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain in Al-Qaseem
province in central Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Over a period of 18 months extending from …

A retrospective study of 22 adult patients with dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM)
was performed. Male to female ratio was 1:2.7. Mean age of onset was 37.3 ± (16.3) and …

We investigated serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and tumor
necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome caused by novel
coronavirus (MERS CoV) has been a major public health challenge since it was first …

Therapeutic plasma exchanges (TPE) is considered as one of the treatment modalities that
is used in systemic autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to describe the early and late …

Objective To find out the effect of combining allopurinol with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs on carrageenan-induced rat paw edema. Methods The study was carried out at the …

To determine the endothelin-1 (ET-1) concentrations in synovial fluid and serum of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) patients, this study was designed to examine if serum ET-1 concentration of …