Objective To assess the relationship between current pre-admission criteria and medical
student's grade point average (GPA) at the end of year 6 in 3 medical schools in the Kingdom of …

Chorea is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report on a young
patient with chorea who was diagnosed initially with rheumatic fever. Follow up and further …

In order to determine the clinical significance of Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease (histiocytic necrotizing
lymhadenitis) and to review the literature available on this condition, we selected the …

Background: It has been proven that a family history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
is a risk factor for the development of the disease, and the risk increases with increasing …

OBJECTIVE: Autoantibodies that bind citrullinated antigens are a sensitive and specific
marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While synthetic cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP) are …

Objectives: Our study aimed to assess the awareness and knowledge of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) in Taif, Saudia Arabia among the Taif city population. Subjects and …

Objective To evaluate the quality and quantity of biomedical studies published in the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia (KSA) between 2010 and 2011. Methods This study was conducted on …

Rheumatic diseases have become a great burden of modern society causing disability, pain,
and social, emotional, and economic problems. It has been noticed that the prevalence of …

We describe a woman with severe polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) with visceral involvement
unresponsive to multiple immunosuppressive drugs. Infliximab treatment was very effective in …

Objective In a prospective cohort study we examined the relationship between Raynaud’s
phenomenon (RP) onset and other connective tissue disease (CTD) characteristics in …