Objective: In the present study we investigated the role of hematological parameters, including neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and platelet/lymphocyte ratio, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in the evaluation of treatment efficacy in adult patients diagnosed with cutaneous leishmaniasis. Methods: The study group included 45 adult patients diagnosed with cutaneous leishmaniasis ...

BACKGROUND Physiological range of clinically important hematological laboratory values and lipid profiles of healthy population in Ethiopia is not well assessed. OBJECTIVE to determine hematologic and lipid profiles of healthy blood donors in Addis Ababa. METHODS Red Cross Society located in Addis Ababa was selected as a study area. 336 donors; age range between 18-58 years participated. Ve...

I. Effect of blood admixture on the protein and globulin contents of C.S.F. In the first instance the relationship between the protein percentage and cell count per c.mm. of normal blood in various dilutions was determined. Oxalated blood, the R.B.C. count of which was 5 million per c.mm. and protein 7.5 gm. per cent, was added to normal saline to give various dilutions. The red cell count, est...

Increased marrow cellularity is well recognised in polycythaemia rubra vera (PRV), but its value in the differential diagnosis of polycythaemia is not always appreciated. In 28 patients who had marrow aspiration performed on account of a raised haemoglobin concentration or red blood cell count (RBC), marrow cellularity was assessed subjectively and also measured; a comparison was made with the ...

We report on 5-month-old girl with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia (hemoglobin 2.9 g/dl, positive direct Coombs test) in whom thrombocytopenia developed after red blood cell transfusion. The platelet count was 62.1 x 10(4)/mm3 on admission and rapidly fell to 6.0 x 10(4)/mm3 rapidly after transfusion of incompatible red blood cells with intravenous predonisolone administration. No increased ...

Electron microscopic and other evidence have provided support for the hypothesis that the sickling phenomenon is due to the intracellular formation of long slender crystals of reduced sickle hemoglobin. The rapid growth of these crystals causing tenting of the cell membrane is responsible for the bizarre distortion of the erythrocytes and presumably for the disease itself.

A 37-year-old woman presented to our hospital complaining of epigastric pain and diarrhea. A laboratory examination showed a high white blood cell count of 9,870/μL (eosinophils, 37.8%). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed edematous gastric mucosa and red streaking in the gastric corpus (Picture 1). There were no signs of atrophic change. Biopsy samples were obtained from the red streaking. Eos...

The Vickers J12 cell counter uses an optical hydraulic counting system to perform rapid automatic counts of leucocytes and erythrocytes in liquid suspension. The effect of sample storage, the use of different diluents, variation in cell dimensions and other relevant factors have been studied. A counting accuracy of +/- 1.19% for replicate erythrocyte counts and +/- 2.94% for leucocyte counts wa...

The immediate and short term outcomes of term newborns with perinatal asphyxia were studied in relation to the nucleated red blood cell count at admission. The mean (SD) NRBC/100WBC (white blood cells) was significantly higher in sequelae group than normal [9.8 (98.9) vs. 2.9 (43); P=0.001].