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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54172#.VPAeaSzQrzE Author(s)   Esraa M. Bukhari 1 , Khouloud A. Al-Sofyani 1 , Mohammed Ahmed Muzaffer 2* Affiliation(s) 1 King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . 2 Department of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the common presentation, frequency, and complications of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) in patients <18 years who were followed up at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah over the last 12 years. We performed a retrospective chart review of the medical records of all patients diagnos...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54172#.VO7e1CzQrzE Author(s)  Esraa M. Bukhari 1 , Khouloud A. Al-Sofyani 1 , Mohammed Ahmed Muzaffer 2*   Affiliation(s) 1 King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . 2 Department of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the common presentation, frequency, and complications of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) in patients <18 years who were followed up at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah over the last 12 years. We performed a retrospective chart review of the medical records of all patients diagnosed as HSP. During this period, only 29 cases were reported (15 males, 14 females), with the mean age at the diagnosis 7.5 years. 82% percent of the patients had joint involvement in the form of arthritis or arthralgia; 17.2% had no...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53227#.VLhyzcnQrzE Author(s)    Suleiman I. Sharif * , Aseel H. Nassar , Fatima K. Al-Hamami , Maha M. Hassanein , Ashkur H. Elmi , Rubian S. Sharif Affiliation(s) Department of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah,Sharjah, United Arab Emirates . ABSTRACT Background: Data with regard to local drug prescribing in pediatric population is scarce. This study was carried out to investigate the patterns of drug prescribing for pediatric outpatient in a general hospital in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A total of 707 prescriptions were collected from a governmental hospital in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates covering the months of June and July, 2014. Encounters issued for patients older than 12 years were rejected. A total of 520 prescriptions for age groups ranging from 1 week to 12 years were st...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53227#.VLcsa8nQrzE Author(s)     Suleiman I. Sharif * , Aseel H. Nassar , Fatima K. Al-Hamami , Maha M. Hassanein , Ashkur H. Elmi , Rubian S. Sharif Affiliation(s) Department of Pharmacy Practice & Pharmacotherapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah,Sharjah, United Arab Emirates . ABSTRACT Background: Data with regard to local drug prescribing in pediatric population is scarce. This study was carried out to investigate the patterns of drug prescribing for pediatric outpatient in a general hospital in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: A total of 707 prescriptions were collected from a governmental hospital in Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates covering the months of June and July, 2014. Encounters issued for patients older than 12 years were rejected. A total of 520 prescriptions for age groups ranging from 1 week to 12 years w...