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Sami

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Cantharidin Poisoning due to Blister Beetle Ingestion in Children: Two case reports and a review of clinical presentations

Ali M. Al-Binali, Medhat Shabana, Suliman Dawood et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/2075-0528.1196

Cantharidin is an intoxicant found in beetles in the Meloidae (Coleoptera) family. Ingestion may result in haematemesis, impaired level of consciousness, electrolyte disturbance, haematurea and renal impairment. Here, we report two paediatric cases of meloid beetle ingestion resulting in cantharidin poisoning and the c …

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Evaluation of Faculty: Are medical students and faculty on the same page?

Elhadi Aburawi, Michelle McLean, Sami · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/2075-0528.1600

Objectives: Student evaluation of individual teachers is important in the quality improvement cycle. The aim of this study was to explore medical student and faculty perceptions of teacher evaluation in the light of dwindling participation in online evaluations. Methods: This study was conducted at the United Arab Emir …

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Aortic Valve Myxoma Presenting with a Stroke: A case report and review of the literature

Feras A. Alkuwaiti, Yasser Elghoneimy, Sami · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.019

Myxomas originating from the aortic valve are rare. We report a 40-year-old male patient who presented to the King Fahd Hospital of the University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia, in 2017 with a stroke. Transoesophageal echocardiography indicated a mobile mass measuring 6 × 2 mm attached to the right coronary cusp of the aortic …

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