Blood and its Diseases

Hyperosinophilia of the Blood and its Importance in the Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases

Les auteurs apres avoir bricvcment ra:ppclc la morphologic et le role physiologique des eosinophilcs; cvoquent ·!es· causes· des hypereosinophilics sanguinesct insistent sur !'importance de l'.hypcrcosinophilie sanguine comme un clement rnajcur de presomption dans -le diagnostic des maladies parasitaircs (vermi­neuses). 

Blood groups: In Health and Diseases

ABO blood type antigens are polymorphic, inherited structures presented on the surface of red blood cells. Although ABO blood group antigens is the most important antigens in transfusion medicine, its main role is not clearly clarified. Correlation between ABO blood group and susceptibility to certain infectious and non-infectious diseases is a controversial issue. Since, lack of blood type ant...

Corticotherapy in Eye Diseases and Its Complications

Corticosteroids are being rn;;ed in different ophthalmic disorder as anti-inflamatory agent.  A.C.T.H. stimulated the supra renal glands and causes an increase steroid concentration of the blood. Corticosteroids can be used as anti­inflamatory agent locally ar.d systemically.  The new corticom,teroids like prednison, dex­xametason and prednisolon are more effective ( 5 to 10 times) than the o...

The Blood: How to Examine and Diagnose Its Diseases

Peripheral blood smear in infection and inflammatory diseases

Peripheral blood smear study is very useful tool in early diagnosis of some infection and inflammatory diseases. In present article morphological changes of blood cells will be discussed in general infection and in viral infection such as HIV, H1N1 influenza and parvovirus B19. Physiologic and emergency granulopoesis will also be discussed.