Haematological manifestations of arthrogryposis-renal dysfunction-cholestasis (ARC) syndrome: A case reportOmar I Saadah
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University and Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Electronic address
Arab J Gastroenterol 14:26-8. 2013
..We report the case of an infant who had life-threatening spontaneous nasal bleeding. A detailed assessment of her platelet function and morphology is presented...
Childhood onset of Crohn disease: experience from a university teaching hospital in Saudi ArabiaOmar I Saadah
Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80215 Jeddah 21589, Western Province, Saudi Arabia
Ann Saudi Med 32:596-602. 2012
..The aim of this study was to describe the clinical pattern in children and adolescents with CD seen at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...
Entecavir treatment of children 2-16 years of age with chronic hepatitis B infectionOmar I Saadah
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Arab J Gastroenterol 13:41-4. 2012
..Our objective in this study was to report retrospectively the response to treatment with Entecavir in 8 children with chronic hepatitis B followed at the King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...
Prevalence of celiac disease in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus screened by anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody from Western Saudi ArabiaOmar I Saadah
Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80215, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 33:541-6. 2012
..To determine the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) using anti-tissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) antibodies...
Gastrointestinal basidiobolomycosis in a child; an unusual fungal infection mimicking fistulising Crohn's diseaseOmar I Saadah
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
J Crohns Colitis 6:368-72. 2012
..It has been reported in both children and adults. The disease mainly affects the colon and the small bowel; however, cases of the stomach, liver, pancreas, and renal system being affected have been reported...
Erosive gastritis mimicking watermelon stomach in a childOmar I Saadah
Department of Pediatrics, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Arab J Gastroenterol 12:201-2. 2011
..This condition can be associated with liver cirrhosis, chronic renal failure and autoimmune disorders. Herein, we report the watermelon endoscopic appearance of the gastric mucosa in a 12-year-old Saudi girl with erosive gastritis...
Ulcerative colitis in children and adolescents from the Western Region of Saudi ArabiaOmar I Saadah
Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine and King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, King Abdul Aziz University, PO Box 80215, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Med J 32:943-7. 2011
..To examine the clinical pattern of pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC) at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia...
Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease with cytoplasmic staining of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodiesOmar I Saadah
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80215, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Clin Dev Immunol 2013:196012. 2013
..The purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence and characteristics of pediatrics IBD with cANCA...
Hepatic-associated immunoglobulin-A nephropathy in a child with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertensionSharifa A Alghamdi
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi J Gastroenterol 18:214-6. 2012
..The present report describes a 14-year-old boy with cryptogenic liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension who presented with hematuria and proteinuria associated with histological changes of IgA nephropathy...
Celiac disease in children and adolescents at a singe center in Saudi ArabiaOmar I Saadah
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Ann Saudi Med 31:51-7. 2011
..Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy, induced by gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical pattern of CD in children from the western region of Saudi Arabia...