Volume 16, Issue 2 (2016)
Editorial/Commentary
Learning Disabilities : Opportunities and challenges in Oman
Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi, Amna Al-Futaisi, and Watfa Al-Mamari
Reviews
Mechanisms of Diabetes-Induced Liver Damage : The role of oxidative stress and inflammation (
Jamaludin Mohamed, Nazratun Nafizah A. H., Zariyantey A. H., and Budin S. B.
Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis : Review
Norman O. Machado
Topical, Biological and Clinical Challenges in the Management of Patients with Acne Vulgaris
Anwar Al-Hammadi, Abla Al-Ismaily, Sameer Al-Ali, Rajesh Ramadurai, Rishi Jain, Lynn McKinley-Grant, and Tariq I. Mughal
Special Contribution
Shining a Light on Task-Shifting Policy : Exploring opportunities for adaptability in non-communicable disease management programmes in Uganda
Godfrey Katende and Mary Donnelly
Original Studies
Screening for Anti-Cancer Compounds in Marine Organisms in Oman
Sergey Dobretsov, Yahya Tamimi, Mohamed A. Al-Kindi, and Ikram Burney
Healthcare-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus : Clinical characteristics and antibiotic resistance profile with emphasis on macrolide-lincosamide...
Jyoti Kumari, Shalini M. Shenoy, Shrikala Baliga, Chakrapani M., and Gopalkrishna K. Bhat
Effect of Khat (Catha edulis) Use on the Bioavailability, Plasma Levels and Antimalarial Activity of Chloroquine
Faiza H. Issa, Molhem Al-Habori, and Michael L. Chance
Knowledge of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors among a Community Sample in Oman : Pilot study
Ali A. Ammouri, Ayman Tailakh, Chandrani Isac, Joy K. Kamanyire, Joshua Muliira, and Shreedevi Balachandran
Spousal Concordance of Diabetes Mellitus among Women in Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Shatha S. Al-Sharbatti, Yasmeen I. Abed, Lujain M. Al-Heety, and Shaikh A. Basha
Understanding Preclerkship Medical Students’ Poor Performance in Prescription Writing
Henry James, Khalid A. J. Al Khaja, Yasin I. Tayem, Sindhan Veeramuthu, and Reginald P. Sequeira
Paediatric Blunt Torso Trauma : Injury mechanisms, patterns and outcomes among children requiring hospitalisation at the SQUH, Oman
Khalid M. Bhatti, Kadhim M. Taqi, Ahmed Z. S. Al-Harthy, Rana S. Hamid, Zainab N. Al-Balushi, Dilip K. Sankhla, and Hani A. Al-Qadhi
Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Saudi Arabian Dermatology Patients : Cross-sectional study
Anwar E. Ahmed; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Abdulaziz M. Al-Dahmash; Qamra T. Al-Boqami; and Yazeed F. Al-Tebainawi
Patients’ Perceptions Towards the Participation of Medical Students in their Care
Mohammed Al Ghobain, Abdullah Alghamdi, Ala Arab, Nora Alaem, Turki Aldress, and Mead Ruhyiem
Case Reports
Unusual Indolent Course of a Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Natural Killer Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Arwa Z. Al-Riyami, Khalil Al-Farsi, Murtadha Al-Khabori, Mohammed Al-Huneini, and Ibrahim Al-Hadabbi
The Difficult Diagnosis of Ischaemic Papillary Muscle Rupture : Case report from an urban emergency department
Christian T. Braun, Meret E. Ricklin, and Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
Acute Anteroseptal Myocardial Infarction after a Negative Exercise Stress Test
Abdullah M. Al-Alawi; Department of Medicine, Mildura Cardiology Practice, Mildura, Victoria, Australia; Jyotsna Janardan; Department of Medicine, Mildura Cardiology Practice, Mildura, Victoria, Australia; Kah Y. Peck; Department of Medicine, Mildura Cardiology Practice, Mildura, Victoria, Australia; and Alan Soward
Single-Incision Multi-Port Appendectomy for a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis : First case report
Rajkumar J. S, Akbar Syed, Anirudh J. R., Kishor C. M., and Deepa Ganesh
Aspergillus flavus-Induced Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Child : Case report
Nawal Al-Maskari, Ibrahim Hussain, Suleiman Jumaa, and Essam A. Al-Shail
Right Ventricular Thrombus and Cerebral Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with Behçet’s Disease
Feridoun Sabzi, Samaneh Mirzaei, and Reza Faraji
Medical Images
Congenital Giant Left Atrium with Severe Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Khalfan S. Al-Senaidi, Sunny Zakariya, Saud S. Al-Shabibi, Abdullah Al-Farqani, and Salim Al-Maskary
Molluscum Contagiosum Over Tattooed Skin
Gonzalo Blasco-Morente, Maria Jose Naranjo-Díaz, Israel Pérez-López, Antonio Martínez-López, and Cristina Garrido-Colmenero
Dirt-Like Hyperpigmented Plaques on the Neck and Linea Alba of a 12-Year-Old Girl
Pablo Fernández-Crehuet and Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde
Letter to the Editor
Tracheolaryngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma : The tumour that almost took her breath away
Rajat Bajaj, Manoj M. Gopal, and Sunil Mathews