Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the burden, clinical and laboratory features and outcomes of human parechoviruses (HPeVs) infection among children in Oman. Methods: This retrospective study included children (aged
Mother-to-child transmission accounts for the majority of new HIV infections among children worldwide. Post-natal prophylaxis, in addition to other preventive measures, have been very successful in reducing transmission to babies born to mothers living with HIV infection to
Empyema can rarely complicate pneumonia in neonates; it has a high morbidity and mortality in this population. We report a two-month-old healthy term male neonate who presented with fever, mild shortness of breath and reduced feeding to a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2021. Investigations revealed the pres …
A previously healthy, six-year-old girl presented with a two-month history of bloody diarrhea, associated with abdominal pain, anorexia, weight loss, and intermittent fever. She had not traveled recently and reported no contact with sick people or exposure to animals. Physical examination revealed a well-looking child …
A 19-month-old boy presented with a two-week history of arching of the back while walking, which progressed to the inability to bear weight followed by the inability to sit. His mother noticed he was screaming in pain whenever she changed his diaper. He had no history of fever, chronic cough, travel, animal exposure, d …
We report a 10-year-old girl who presented with acute arthritis of the left knee, which was confirmed as Lyme arthritis by serology and molecular assay. Careful history and examination were the keys to suspecting the diagnosis. The patient lived in the US for five years and her symptoms developed about a year after her …