abstract background brucellosis is endemic in iran, and is seen in all age groups, including children. its diagnosis in childhood needs a high index of suspicion. the diagnostic methods currently in use need evaluation for analytical performance. objective the present study tries to evaluate the hematological indices, serologic markers of inflammation and symptoms in patients suspected of bruce...

Introduction Measurement of immuno-hematological parameters has been historically helpful in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of many infectious diseases and cancers. However, these parameters have not yet been established in many developing countries where patient care strongly relies on such low-cost tests. This study describes the immuno-hematological parameter ranges for Malian health...

introduction: periodontal disease, an inflamma- tory and infectious disease in adults and anemia associated with chronic infection, is one of the most common types of anemia. considering the similarity of pathogens causing periodontal dis ease and anemia, this study aims to investigate the correlation between hematologic para meters associated with anemia and modera te chronic periodontitis. ma...

BACKGROUND It has been reported that malignancy is often accompanied by hematological alterations and that such alterations may correlate with poor prognosis. It has also been demonstrated that several cytokines may be synthesized by many malignant tumors and that elevated serum levels of some cytokines are associated with changes in blood cell counts in cancer patients. However, so far little ...

Helicobacter pylori infects more than 50% of the world population and is acquired in infan‐ cy. Higher prevalence is found in developing countries, and within geographic areas the predominance correlates inversely with socioeconomic status, especially with living con‐ ditions during childhood. Initially, in adults, H. pylori was only associated with gastric diseases, such as peptic ulcer, gastr...

INTRODUCTION Ticlopidine is a platelet inhibitor used to prevent thrombosis in patients with cerebrovascular or coronary artery disease. The most common side effects are mild and transitory: diarrhea, dyspepsia, nausea and rashes. More serious, but less frequent, adverse effects are hematological dyscrasia and cholestatic hepatitis. We report a rare case of agranulocytosis associated with hepat...

background: according to the international reports, brain stroke is the main reason of death and disability. in ischemic stroke, early and precise classification of patients who may profit from conflicting finest therapeutic interference is necessary if enhanced effects in terms of survival are to be talented. due to uncomplicated, easy performance, and inexpensive method the aim of this prelim...

case presentation we report the case of a 4.5-year-old boy with acute onset bilateral hip and low back pain and inability to walk. examination of passive movements showed that both hips were painful and restricted. conclusions bone pain presenting as localized bilateral irritable hip could be considered as a diagnostic clue related to malignancies. introduction bone pain is common in children. ...