We would like to share our input on the recently published clinical quiz “Man with Acute Abdomen” by Kyaw et al. The authors have suggested that the pathogenesis of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is likely to be multifactorial with unestablished pathogenesis. One of the causes that sparked our attention is the relations …
We read with great interest the article by Mohamed et al, recently published in the Oman Medical Journal. The article has highlighted the prevalence and risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Bahrain. We agree that the authors have included an impressiv …
Objectives: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is one of the major mosquito-borne infectious diseases in the Western Pacific region, accounting for 20%–30% of mortality cases. The JE virus (JEV) seroprevalence fluctuations indicate that continuous research is important for prevention and control activities. By mapping JEV sero …
We read with great interest the original article entitled “Three-year survival of women with breast cancer in Basrah, Iraq” published in the July 2020 issue of the Oman Medical Journal by Al-Asadi et al, which was the first article to assess the survival rate of breast cancer in Basrah, Iraq. We found the article very …
We read with great interest the article by Saquib et al, entitled: "Leiomyosarcoma of the Vulva Mimicking as Chronic Bartholin Cyst: A Case Report", which was recently published in the Oman Medical Journal. Firstly, we would like to congratulate the authors who have nicely described a case of asymptomatic leiomyosarcom …
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are a family of rare mesenchymal tumors with discrete histological and immunohistochemical characteristics. Even rarer among them are cutaneous and subcutaneous PEComas. We describe a 34-year-old woman who presented with a large anterior abdominal subcutaneous lesion showi …
A 31-year-old man presented with left facial discomfort over the maxillary sinus area lasting for one year. It was associated with hyposmia. He had a history of intermittent attacks of facial pains that responded temporarily to antibiotics. He had no history of allergy. On examination, tenderness was elicited over the …
We read with great interest the article by Orooj et al, entitled: “Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Asthma COPD Overlap Syndrome: A Randomized Control Trial” published in the May 2020 issue of the Oman Medical Journal. Firstly, we would like to congratulate the authors for sharing the first randomize …
We read with great interest the case report entitled: “Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Penile Lesion” by Al-Riyami et al. This is indeed a rare presentation of sarcoidosis, and it was described in great detail. Cutaneous sarcoidosis has been known as one of the ‘great imitators’ in dermatology, and we were keen to visualiz …
A 46-year-old woman presented with a huge, hard sternal mass with a one-year history. The size of the mass has been progressively increasing from an initial size of a table tennis ball. It was dull and aching in nature with a sensation of heaviness, which affected her daily life activities and made her seek medical att …