Pemphigus in Khartoum skin teaching hospital

This study was conducted in Khartoum Skin Teaching Hospital to determine the profile of the disease and the most common variant in the Sudan. The study included 50 patients [38 females and 12 males]. Pemphigus vulgaris was found to be the predominant variant in the Sudan [88%] as compared to pemphigus vegetans [12%]

effect of some maternal risk factors in glucose tolerance impairment among Sudanese pregnant women in the third trimester

To show the effect of some maternal risk factors in glucose tolerance impairment in pregnancy, a study was carried out on thirty pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus, thirty ones with impaired glucose tolerance and thirty control ones with normal glucose tolerance. Age and parity of the GDM and the IGT groups were significantly greater than that of the control group: 32.77 +/- 5.08 years [mean +/- S.D.], 31.1 +/- 6.04 vs 23.93 +/- 4.46 respectively, p<0.0001 and 5.23 +/- 2.69, 5.6 +/- 3.07 vs 2.77 +/- 1.48 respectively, p< 0.0001. Also, The GDM and the IGT groups were found to have a family history of diabetes and previous heavy babies, incidence significantly higher than that of the control group. Finally, it was concluded that Age, parity, previous heavy babies' incidence and family history of diabetes are very important maternal risk factors that affect glucose tolerance in pregnancy

Harlequin ichthyosis: four cases

Harlequin icthyosis [HI] is inherited as autosomal recessive gene. Many cases are sporadic, but others occur in consanguineous families, in which than one may be affected child