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Original Contribution

Trends in Herpes Zoster Infection in Saudi Arabia; A Call for Expanding Access to Shingles Vaccination
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Saleh F. Alqifari, Rahaf F. Aldawish, ,Maha A. Binsaqr, Asmaa A. Khojah, Mai R. Alshammari, Aya K.Esmail, Mabrouk Al-Rasheedi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525130

Prevalence of depressive symptoms in hypertensive patients in Taif city
[Abstract]
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Ayman A. Atalla, Rana S. AlQarni, Reema S. Althubaiti, Kholoud A. Alhasani, Bushra S. Alghamdi, Hadeel S. Alghamdi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525131

Patient Awareness about the indications for and complications of sleeve gastrectomy in the western region of Saudi Arabia
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Khalid M. Alzahrani, Jamal Amin Faydh, Saad Eidhah Althuwaybi, Saud Saeed Alzahrani, Fayez Dakhil Allah Althobaiti, Bader Abed Althagafi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525132

Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases
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Reda Abdelmoaty Goweda, Mahmoud Elshahat Elsayed, Asmhan Saadeldin Rady, Faisal Saleh Alnahdi, Anas Mohammad Alqurashi,
Turki Talal Alessa, Bassam Musleh Bin Laswad, Azzam Musleh Bin Laswad, Omar Abdulaziz Althobity, Ammar Safran Alhothali, Abdullah Khafagy,
Ahmed Metwally, Wael Zeid
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525133

Efficacy of oral isotretinoin in the treatment of acne vulgaris
[Abstract]
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Amer Bin Al-Zou, Asia Hassan Abdulla Saleh, Mohamed Saeed Bafadhl, Fathi Elkasah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525134

Leakage Management after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Tertiary Center Experience in Saudi Arabia
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Khalid M. Alzahrani, Tamer M. Abdelrahman, (Sumayyah A. Jafri, Mohammed Abdo, Khalid A. Alsharif
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525135

Population and Community Studies

The monitoring of DOACs in primary care, a quality improvement project
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Abdul Muhid, Javed Khan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525136

The level of knowledge and awareness about diabetes and diabetic foot among the Taif general population
[Abstract]
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Haifa Alotaibi, Areej M. Abdullah, Rawan I. Alqurashi, Kholood S. Althobaiti, Sarah A. Khan, Shumukh G. Althobaiti
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525137

Hypertensive and Diabetic Patients' Knowledge of Myocardial Ischemia and Stroke Symptoms in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah AI Ali, Fatimah Aledili, Fatimah Albahrani, Heba Albisher, Fatimah Bomouzah, Fatimah Aleliwi, Ghadeer Alghasham, Laila Alalawi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525138

Health-related behaviors of undergraduate medical students of public sector university, Karachi 2022
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Sahar Aijaz, ,Ali Jawwad Karim, ,Fatima Abid, ,Aarfa Azhar, Maha Noor,
Summaiya Ali Muhammad
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525139

Awareness of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo among the population of Taif city
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Mohammed A. Basurrah, Yahya A.Fageeh, Sultan H. Alziyadi, Abdulsalam M. Alshehri, Waleed Khalid Alrabie, Meshari M. Alruways, Ahmad S. Alosaimi, Faisal M. Alfadli
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525140

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pregnant Women Regarding the Possible Effects of Obesity on Maternal and Fetal Health
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Sahar Ali Sari, Yahia Mater Al-Khaldi, Amal Mohammed Surrati, Ajaeb Meshal Alharbi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525144

Assessment of satisfaction level among patients toward services provided by dental clinics: A cross-sectional study
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Nada Fahad Saleh Al Ateeq, Budur Abdullah Mohammad Aljalban, Nawal Fahad Saleh Alazmi, Ashwaq Abdullah Mohammad Aljalban, Talal Awad A Alharbi, Mona Rubayyi R Alanazi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525156

Regional Covid

Concomitant COVID 19 Infection And NTDS: 68 Patient Case Series
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Sarab K. Abedalrahman, Fatima K. Khalid, Mahabad. S. Ali, Sheelan MS. Hasan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525142

Psychoneurotic symptoms among COVID infected patients; case series study
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Mohammed Khalil Ibraheem, Sarab K. Abedalrahman, Ashoor R Sarhat
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525143

Review

Clinical Aspects of Breast Cancer
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Hani Raka Karrar, Mahmoud Ismail Nouh, Badriah Mohammed Alanazi,
Amro Othman Ahmed Hakami, Wejdan Jamaan S Alzahrani,
Waleed Khalid Aldoweirah, Waleed Salman Alanazi, Nasser Emad Alshammari, Bassam Mohammed Alanazi, Rahaf abed Alharbi, Njood Hamad Alshammari, Hadeel Saleh Alzahrani, Abdullah Salem A Alghamdi, Fahad Wadi Alanazi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525148

Over time prevalence of illicit substance use in Saudi Arabia
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Abdulrahman Alfaifi, Maged El-Setouhy
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525150

Case Report

Osteoid osteoma of the proximal femur: A case report
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Ameena Khalid Bughamar, Noora Hamad Alaazmi, Fahad Alkhalifa
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525152

HEADACHE - Common symptom with Rare Diagnosis in UK Primary Care - A Case report
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Syed Mohsin Raza, Syed Shahinul Haque
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525153

Original Clinical Research

Necrotizing Fasciitis of Spine: The knowledge of physicians in Saudi Arabia toward this rare condition
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Alshehri A. Mohammed
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525156

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September 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 9

Concomitant COVID 19 Infection And NTDS: 68 Patient Case Series

Sarab K. Abedalrahman (1)
Fatima K. Khalid (2)
Mahabad. S. Ali (3)
Sheelan MS. Hasan (4)

(1) Cancer Speciality Center, Salahadeen health directorate,
(2) M.B.ch.B, C.A.B.O.G. College of Medicine, University of Zakho
(3) D.O.G Erbil Maternity Teaching Hospital
(4) High diploma of radiology- Duhok University

Corresponding author:
Sarab K.Abedalrahman
Cancer Speciality Center, Salahadeen health directorate
Email: sara.k.abed@gmail.com

Received: July 2022 Accepted: August 2022; Published: September 1, 2022. Citation: Sarab K.Abedalrahman et al. Concomitant COVID 19 Infection And NTDS: 68 Patient Case Series. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(9): 126-131. DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.9525142

Abstract


Introduction: Documented articles have determined that viral illness during early pregnancy and several antiviral drugs are associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental congenital anomalies of the newborn. These include NTDs, the most common and severe malformations of spinal cord (spina bifida) or brain (anencephaly, encephalocele, hydrocephalus), which develop within 6 weeks of pregnancy with an incidence of one in 1000 neonates worldwide and they cause lifelong neurological complications. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical characteristics of simultaneous cases of COVID 19 in pregnant women with neural tube defects in their newborns.

Patient and methods: This is descriptive study case series including cases of Neural Tube Defects when their mothers were affected with COVID-19 infection that was reported in Zahko Maternity hospital. Those in the labour unit were enrolled in this study and the cases was collected during the period 1st January 2020 and 1st January 2022. The information collected through direct interview with the mothers through questionnaire includes the information about the socio-demographic, obstetrical history and history of COVID 19 infection, severity presence of fever and type of medication received.

Results: Regarding the general and obstetrical history of the patients, the current study revealed that the affected age group of mothers was as follows; 28 (41.2%) of them (26-30 years), and 15 (22.1) of them (> 35). Anemia and fever in the 1st trimester were found in 54 (79.4%) of them. Alcohol intake was reported in 2 (2.9%) of them, consanguinity in 19 (27.9%) of them, female newborns constituted 38 (55.9%), gestational diabetes mellitus in 1 (1.5%), diabetes mellitus in 6 (8.8%), and hypertension in 5 (7.4%). The drugs received during pregnancy, were as follows; antibiotics; all patients 100%; antihypertensive drugs received by 14 (20.6%), antipyretics 29 (42.6%), antacids 21 (30.9%), and antifungals 16 (23.5%).

Conclusions: the COVID19 infection may be blamed as a cause of NTDs, and further research about the pathophysiology is needed.

Keywords: Concomitant COVID 19 & Neural Tube Defects, Case Series of COVID 19 & Neural Tube Defects







 


 
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