“There are Doctors and there are ‘Doctors’†Creating a dichotomy between physicians’ roles
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2013, Vol 13, Issue 1
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Authors and Affiliations
Ibrahim Inuwa| Department of Anatomy, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Nasal Vestibule in a Child
A case of rhabdomyosarcoma in a 2 year old girl without a pre-existing predisposing factor visited the ENT Department of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH). Her clinical condition did not point to the diagnosis, w...
Treatment of Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning with a Combination of Intravenous Glucagon, Digoxin and Antioxidant Agents
Aluminium phosphide (AlP) is used to protect stored grains from rodents. It produces phosphine gas (PH3), a mitochondrial poison thought to cause toxicity by blocking the cytochrome c oxidase enzyme and inhibiting oxid...
Paraparetic Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in First 24 Hours of Postpartum Period: A case report
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a heterogeneous disorder with a diverse clinical presentation ranging from weakness of certain body regions to tetraparesis with autonomic dysfunction and respiratory failure. Paraparetic...
Tc-99m Tetrofosmin Scintimammography for the Detection of Recurrent Breast Cancer in a Patient with Equivocal Mammography Study
Tis is a case report describing a patient at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, with recurrent local breast cancer and axillary lymph node metastasis. Te cancer was detected with 99Tc-m tetrofosmin scintimammograp...
Nephropathic Cystinosis First reported case in Oman
Cystinosis is an autosomal recessive, lysosomal storage disease characterised by the accumulation of the amino acid cystine in different organs and tissues. It is a multisystemic disease that can present with renal and...