Background Little is known about childhood ALL in the Middle East. This study was
undertaken by MECCA as initial efforts in collaborative data collection to provide clinical and …

Objectives: This study was designed to delineate the molecular lesions, on DNA level, that
lead to α-thalassemia in the population of Bahrain. Methods: Various polymerase chain …

Objectives: This study was designed to delineate the molecular lesions, on DNA level, that
lead to a-thalassemia in the population of Bahrain. Methods: Various polymerase chain …

This report describes clinical and laboratory features of a case of Chediak-Higashi syndrome
that presented in the accelerated phase of the disorder. This female infant presented with a …

DISCUSSION Actinomycosis is usually not included in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal
and pulmonary masses in children4, 5. As demonstrated by our case, actinomycosis …

DISCUSSION Cryptosporidial infection is a self limited disease in an immunocompetent
patient but can be fatal in immunocompromised patients. Chronic cryptosporidial disease has …

A seven month old baby presented with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma and treated with
ifosamide, vincristine and actinomycin D. A week after chemotherapy he developed diarrhoea, …

Mediastinal actinomycosis in children is rare. A 11 year old Bahraini girl presented with fever,
generalized weakness and body aches. A CT scan thorax confirmed the presence of a …

The files of twenty six children with haemoglobin H disease who presented to the paediatric
clinic of salmaniya medical complex were retrospectively studied. They were clinically …

Thirty eight children with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia [ALL] who presented to the
Paediatric Department of Salmaniya Medical Centre over 10 year period were retrospectively …