Clinical history A previously fit 47 year old female school teacher presented with a six month history of a painful swelling over her right shoulder. There was rapid development of the swelling initially, which then stabilised. On examination she was apyrexial with a large, firm, non-tender mass around the right shoulder, which clinically had some cystic features. There was no significant limit...

A six-year-old boy with high-grade fever and abdominal pain in the epigastric region was examined with ultrasonogram of the abdomen. Hematology-cell analysis, serology (Widal test), urine analysis, and blood cultures were also performed. The ultrasonogram was helpful for the identification of multiple organ involvement with Salmonella typhi. The results revealed mild hepatosplenomegaly, minimal...

Acute perinatal asphyxia is a major cause of death and neurological injury in newborn infants. Severe asphyxia can occur in infants around the time of birth for several reasons. The aim of our study was to find the most sensitive, easily obtainable and fast assessable parameter of the presence and quantification of asphyxia.In our study 39 term newborns (15 healthy term newborns and 24 asphyxia...

The influence of Cu, Zn, Mn, Se and Mo concentrations in feed on the activity of superoxide dismutase in the blood of cows was investigated. It was demonstrated that the activity and values of some blood parameters such as erythrocyte count, haemoglobin and haematocrit were lower in cows with decreased concentrations of the elements. It was thought that nutritional factors can have important in...

Physical examination showed malnutrition, chronic sick look, ulcerated oral mucosa, and purulent secretion. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 34 mm/h. Tuberculosis (TB) antibody was positive. Lymphocyte count was as follows: Th cell 23.5% (normal range: 27–51%) and B-cell 2.6% (normal range: 5–18%). Interferon-γ release assays: A155 B191. Then, molecular pathology of oral mucosa was tested and...

To examine substrate specificity and susceptibility to lead, erythrocyte 5'-nucleotidase was measured in dogs, cats, cattle and humans, and its relationship to the reticulocyte count in these species was determined. The reticulocyte count in dogs was similar to that in humans, but the count in cats was higher than that in humans. Reticulocytes were not observed in cattle. The activities of cani...

BACKGROUND Conflicting results have been documented regarding the statistical significance of variations in some haematological parameters at different trimesters of pregnancy. Environmental factors, ethnic and tribal peculiarities have variously been implicated. The values of eight important haematological parameters: Haematocrit (Hct), Haemoglobin concentration (Hbc), Red Blood Cell (RBC) cou...

The aim of the study was to determine the comparative usefulness of inflammatory markers, in evaluating disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Disease activity was assessed by the Mayo Clinic score for ulcerative colitis, and Harvey-Bradshaw score for Crohn's disease. Five hundred normal blood donors who had no underlying inflammatory condition served as controls. The ery...

Microgeodic phalangeal syndrome is a rare self-limiting condition which affects only children. No systemic findings have been reported in association with it. We herein describe a rare case of phalangeal microgeodic disease in a 13-year-old boy. Blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were within normal limits. The clinical symptoms regress within 6 months and radiographic changes r...

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of perioperative tests for the diagnosis of infectionin revision shoulder arthroplasty.Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 537 shoulder arthroplasties (429 patients) that underwent revisionshoulder arthroplasty at our institution. Periprosthetic tissue cultures were positive in 169/537 surgeries.Results: White-blood ...