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Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) rarely affects pediatric patients. The literature on pediatric HS patients is scarce. This is a cross-sectional study based on case note review or interviews and clinical examination of 140 pediatric patients undergoing secondary or tertiary level care. Patients were predominantly female (75.5%, n = 105) with a median age of 16. 39% reported 1st-degree relative with HS. Median BMI percentile was 88, and 11% were smokers (n = 15). Median modified Sartorius score was 8.5. Notable comorbidities found were acne (32.8%, n = 45), hirsutism (19.3%, n = 27), and pilonidal cysts (16.4%, n = 23). Resorcinol (n = 27) and clindamycin (n = 25) were the most frequently used topical treatments. Patients were treated with tetracycline (n = 32), or oral clindamycin and rifampicin in combination (n = 29). Surgical excision was performed in 18 patients, deroofing in five and incision in seven patients. Obesity seemed to be prominent in the pediatric population and correlated to parent BMI, suggesting a potential for preventive measures for the family. Disease management appeared to be similar to that of adult HS, bearing in mind that the younger the patient, the milder the disease in majority of cases., info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Background: According to World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012, an estimated 1.5 million deaths were a direct outcome to diabetes and another 2.2 million deaths were attributively related to high blood glucose in a global population. As a consequence, researches confirmed that diabetics have a shorter life expectancy than non-diabetic individuals and this extravagant mortality is predominantly due to diabetic complications. Methods: We have conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study on Makkah Region population, Saudi Arabia. All Saudi patients diagnosed with DM, regardless the type, and living in Makkah regions were included in this study. The total sample obtained was 299 patients. A self-administered questionnaire, about knowledge of diabetes mellitus complications, was filled by participants. Results: Participants were classified into five categories according to age. Male and female groups percent was (39.1%) and (60.9%) respectively. Nearly two thirds of participants have the disease for more than five years (63.2%), and nearly two thirds were compliant to their medications (62.5%). Three quarters of participants (76.9%) had positive family history of diabetes mellitus. (26.1%) of participants had only one family member with diabetes mellitus, (16.7%) had two members, and (14.7%) had five members or more with diabetes mellitus.Conclusion: To develop effective patient education and improve patients’ diabetic control and own complications, educational strategies are needed so as they may help diabetic patients to improve self-knowledge and recognition of early signs and symptoms of DM complications, and this will prevent further deterioration, which will improve life quality and increase life expectancy for those patients.

The immunomodulatory effect of vitamin D is well known, and some previous studies have found a potential association between vitamin D deficiency and psoriasis. If this is the case, correction of vitamin D levels could provide a simple, cost-effective treatment method for psoriasis patients. The aim of this case-control study was to confirm whether there was such an association. We also investigated several potential risk factors of psoriasis. We recruited 68 consecutive psoriasis outpatients at three hospitals in Saudi Arabia, as well as 68 control patients with dermatological conditions, and compared serum 25-hydroxycalciferol levels. However, we found no significant differences in vitamin D levels between the two groups. This finding supports similar negative findings of some previous studies, but further studies are needed to resolve this matter.