INTRODUCTION Anaemia is one of the most frequent haematological complications in HIV-infected persons. Understandingfactors associated with recovery from anaemia during ART is vital in improving clinical outcomes since anaemia is a strong predictor of mortality. METHODS Cohort study of 12,441 HIV-infected adults initiating ART between 2004-2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. A further 2,489 p...

BACKGROUND Iron deficiency anaemia and anaemia of chronic disorders are the two major causes of microcytic and hypochromic anaemia. Many times the diagnosis of these conditions becomes difficult through conventional laboratory tests. Determination of soluble transferrin receptors is a helpful laboratory test for the differential diagnosis of these conditions. The study was conducted to evaluate...

Background: Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has been adopted by physicians as a surrogate for monitoring glycemic control. There exists concern that other factors beyond serum glucose concentration may affect glycation rates and by extrapolation HbA1c levels. Study Objectives: The study attempts to discern clinical differences in HbA1c levels in patients with anaemia compared to patients without anaemi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of pallor of conjunctiva, nailbed, and palm in detecting mild and severe anaemia. METHODS Three hundred and five consecutive patients admitted in the medical and surgical wards of Mayo Hospital, Lahore were enrolled in the study. Conjunctiva, nailbed, and palm of patients were assessed. Mild anaemia was defined as Hb < 11.5 g/dl for females and Hb <13 g/dl ...

A 71 year old woman presented with hypocalcaemia in association with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and pernicious anaemia. The hypocalcaemia resolved only when the haemolytic anaemia and pernicious anaemia were successfully treated. The possible pathogenic mechanisms are discussed.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the frequency and causes of anaemia in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients attending in department of medicine at tertiary care hospitals. METHODS This retrospective, descriptive and analytical study was planned to analyze the frequency and causes of anaemia in SLE patients attending the department of medicine at (MMC) and (LUMHS) hospitals during the period of Ja...

OBJECTIVES To examine the patterns of social inequalities in anaemia over time among women of reproductive age in India. DESIGN Repeated cross-sectional study using nationally representative data from the 1998/1999 and 2005/2006 National Family Health Surveys of India. Multivariate modified Poisson regression models were used to assess trends and social inequalities in anaemia. SETTING Indi...

Aim. We determined the prevalence of anaemia and evaluated markers of iron homeostasis in a cohort of HIV patients. Methods. A comparative cross-sectional study on 319 participants was carried out at the Tamale Teaching Hospital from July 2013 to December 2013, 219 patients on HAART (designated On-HAART) and 100 HAART-naive patients. Data gathered include sociodemography, clinical history, and ...

introduction: in the literature pica is reported to be prevalent in pregnant women, who, reported to have eaten substances that were clearly not foods but some thing which has been defined as “pica”. pica is an eating disorder, which may cause severe problems such as chemicals or heavy metals (e.g. lead) toxicity, intestinal obstruction and iron deficiency anaemia. this study was conducted to d...

There are reports of an association between megaloblastic anaemia and rheumatoid arthritis. Partridge and Duthie (1963) found megaloblastic anaemia in 1 38 per cent. (35 cases) of 2,544 rheumatoid arthritis patients, as opposed to 0-27 per cent. (15 cases) of 5,515 controls. Of the 35 rheumatoid patients with megaloblastic anaemia, 27 were thought to have Addisonian pernicious anaemia, an incid...