OBJECTIVES STo study the feto-maternal outcome in pregnancy with severe thrombocytopenia. MATERIALS AND METHODS It was an observational study involving 1150 pregnant women with term gestation in labour, who were screened for thrombocytopenia. Ninety-four subjects (8.17%) were found to have thrombocytopenia i.e. platelet count < 1,50,/000/mm3, out of which 47 subjects (group A) had platelet co...

OBJECTIVE To assess the maternal morbidity and mortality and fetal outcome with hepatitis E (HEV) in pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, from May 2008 to April 2010. METHODOLOGY Thirty patients admitted at Gynae Ward with serologically proven HEV in pregnancy were included in the study. All these patients were foll...

ttv was first isolated from the serum of a japanese patient with post transfusion hepatitis of unknown etiology in 1977. ttv has been visualized by electron microscopy and was found to be an unenveloped, small, spherical particle with a diameter of 30-32 nm, and is a member of family related to circovridae family. the exact role of ttv in the pathogenesis of liver disease is yet to be establish...

background: hydroxyurea (hu) is a well known chemotherapeutic agent that has been used largely for various myeloproliferative diseases over the past 20 years. in β-thalassemia, the effect of hu is much less clear and remains controversial. this study was undertaken to describe the hematologic and clinical responses of thalassemia major and intermediate patients to hu treatment during 2 years. m...

background: the development of anti-red blood cell alloantibodies remains a major problem in transfusion of blood in thalassemia major patients. also, autoantibodies can result in clinical hemolysis and difficulty in cross-matching blood. we studied the frequency of red blood cell alloimmunization and autoimmunization among thalassemia patients who received regular transfusions in ilam province...

Induction of labor is opted for benefits expeditious delivery to outweigh the risks continuing pregnancy. Aims and Objectives: To study indications methods induction &amp; correlate Feto-Maternal outcome. Materials Methods: The present was conducted on 150 pregnant women. It a prospective observational study, from April 2021 September 2021. Patient details with Indication, examination, pre-indu...