AWARENESS AND PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN RABIGH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE

Awareness and Prevalence of Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease in Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Community Perspective

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a global health problem.Growing prevalence rates of diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension further add on to potential increase in CKD along with many other contributing risk factors.Community knowledge regarding CKD is gaining more importance considering magnitude of disease and limited availa

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Case report: Development of central precocious puberty in a girl with late-diagnosed simple virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia complicated with Williams syndrome

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and Williams Syndrome (WS; MIM # 194050) are distinct genetic conditions characterized by unique clinical features.21-Hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD; MIM #201910), the most common form of CAH, arises from mutations in the CYP21A2 gene, resulting in virilization of the external genitalia in affected females, earl

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