In order to identify and characterise the organisms responsible for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, parasites were isolated from active lesions, grown in-vitro cultures and identified by iso-enzyme characterisation. Thirteen isolates from different patients were typed as L. tropica. Seven of these isolates were from Afghan refugees encamped in the suburbs of Islamabad, 3 were from patients in Multan, ...

Objective: The following study aimed to correlate the prevalence of COVID-19 and rhino pathological conditions simultaneously in population visiting hospital Mirpur, Azad Jammu Kashmir. Study Design: Case Control Study. Setting: DHQ Teaching Hospital, Period: April July 2020. Material & Methods: Patients teaching hospital, Kashmir for their related symptoms were included study. Demographic ...

BACKGROUND In Pakistan visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Northern Areas and Northwest Frontier Province; the areas which lack adequate diagnostic facilities. This study describes the clinical and laboratory features in 61 cases of childhood VL. METHODS All the children below 12 years of age who were managed as indoor cases from 1st Jan 1999 to 31st Dec 1999 were ...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C is a common problem in developing world. It can affect a large number of asymptomatic people in whom it may cause serious complications in long run. Moreover, these asymptomatic infected people pose a serious risk for the transmission of infection to healthy population. Objective of this study was to estimate the frequency of Hepatitis C in asymptomatic adult patients att...