abstract background leukemia is the most prevalent childhood cancer and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (all) constitutes 75% of all cases. the most frequent presenting symptoms are fever, weight loss and pallor. early detection of clinical symptoms positively affects timely diagnosis. the objectives of the present study were to assess frequency of presenting symptoms, laboratory data, immune phen...

fluctuations in salinity impose stress on the physiology of the exposed fish population and can modify their structure. it has been noted that changes in blood characteristics and plasma levels serve as the primary link between environmental change and physiological response (mccormick, 2001). ninety healthy adult cyprinuscarpio (c. carpio) were randomly divided into five groups and kept in sal...

background and objective: febrile convulsions (fc) are the most common seizure disorder in children. lumbar puncture should be considered in any case with fc who is suspected to intracranial infections. this study determined white blood cell and polymorphonuclear cell counts, and protein and glucose levels in cere-brospinal fluids (cfs) of children hospitalized with fc. methods: in this cross s...

introduction: in some intoxicated patients, cerebrospinal fluid (csf) is examined due to the prolonged loss of consciousness, focal neurologic findings, and fever of unknown origin. we aimed to evaluate the probable relationship between the different toxicity causes and the csf indices in poisoned patients and determine if they could predict the patients’ outcome. methods: all patients who had ...

IHRONIC GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA is characterized by hepatosplenomegaly, a markedly elevated white blood cell count with a spectrum of immature and mature granulocytic elements present, a proliferative granulocytic bone marrow, low levels or absence of leukocyte alkaline phosphatase activity and the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome.’ The patient to be described had chronic granulocytic leuk...