Background: This study was done to highlight the magnitude of iron deficiency anemia in Bahawalpur, a big city of Southern Punjab Region of Pakistan, so that affective remedies are carried out to address iron deficiency among vulnerable groups in this part of Pakistan. There have been no such study has been conducted to assess the prevalent type of anemia in Bahawalpur region in past. Method: O...

To cite: Ayesh (Haj Yousef ) MH, Omari MUM, Rjoub MM, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218428 DESCRIPTION A multiparous woman aged 33 years presented to the haematology clinic with an abdominal skin rash and an abnormal full blood count. Physical examination revealed violaceous discolouration and hypertrophy of the striae gravidarum (SG) ...

BACKGROUND A case of Crohn's disease (CD) was diagnosed following recognition of oral and systemic signs and symptoms in a 19-year-old male patient. METHODS Clinical investigation utilized included blood tests (full blood count, electrolytes, urea, creatinine, liver function tests), computed tomogrphy scans, magnetic resonance imaging scans, oral biopsies, colonoscopy and biopsies of the term...

Clinical history A previously fit 47 year old female school teacher presented with a six month history of a painful swelling over her right shoulder. There was rapid development of the swelling initially, which then stabilised. On examination she was apyrexial with a large, firm, non-tender mass around the right shoulder, which clinically had some cystic features. There was no significant limit...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the predictive diagnostic accuracy of the lymphocyte count in Epstein-Barr virus-related infectious mononucleosis (IM). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case note and blood results review within a university-affiliated teaching hospital. METHODS A retrospective review of 726 patients undergoing full blood count and Monospot testing was undertaken. Monospot testin...

AIM To identify causes of fever, treatable diseases, and the most helpful investigations in febrile children, who had travelled to the tropics or subtropics in the preceding year. METHODS Prospective observational study of all admissions to children's wards in a district general hospital in Birmingham between January 1997 and July 1999. Children with fever >37.5 degrees C and a history of tra...

Loosening of the hip joint prosthesis is considered as one of the most significant postoperative complications in recent years. The laboratory diagnostic procedure used to differentiate periprosthetic infection from aseptic loosening is very difficult because of the biofilm which microorganisms form on the implant surface. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the level of concordance be...