beta-thalassemia/vomiting

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy and adverse effects of oral chelation therapy (deferasirox) in multi-transfused β-thalassemia major patients visiting pediatric thalassemia clinic in Civil Hospital Karachi. METHODS This prospective study was conducted at pediatric thalassemia clinic of Civil

UNASSIGNED β-thalassemia major patients are susceptible to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection owing to life-long dependency for blood-transfusion. Moreover, this patient population is at risk of progression of liver fibrosis or development of cirrhosis as a consequence of both iron overload and HCV

Vibrio vulnificus is a halophilic Vibrio that has been isolated repeatedly from sea-water and shellfish during the warm months of the year. It's a virulent pathogen for men and is frequently associated with overwhelming infections including sepsis, gangrene of extremities and high mortality rate. We

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is rarely seen in patients with thalassemia. A seven-year-old male, known case of beta-thalassemia major, on irregular packed cell transfusions (elsewhere) and non-compliant with chelation therapy, presented with congestive cardiac failure (Hb-3 gm/dl). He received

UNASSIGNED Due to the chronic nature of chelation therapy and the adverse consequences of iron overload, patient adherence to therapy is an important issue. Jadenu ® is a new oral formulation of deferasirox (Exjade ®) tablets for oral suspension. While Exjade® is a dispersible tablet that must be

OBJECTIVE To assess efficacy and safety of oral iron chelating agent deferiprone (DFP) in patients with beta thalassemia and hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia. METHODS Non-randomized study. METHODS Hematology Out-Patient Department. METHODS Forty-one patients of beta thalassemia and hemoglobin E-beta

Renal abscesses are rare conditions in children, but they must be remembered in differential diagnosis of fever and abdominal pain. The authors report two paediatric cases with unusual presentation. Case 1: a 15-year-old girl was admitted following a period of fever, vomiting and left hypochondrium

We report three children with tubulointerstitial renal failure following leptospirosis. All had acute nonoliguric renal failure with mild hypocalemia and mild metabolic acidosis. Maximum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine were 217 and 7.1 mg/dl, respectively, on the 6th day of disease, and no

BACKGROUND Transient cortical visual impairment is a common aura of occipital lobe seizures. However, status amauroticus for hours has rarely been described as a manifestation of occipital lobe status epilepticus. OBJECTIVE To describe status amauroticus caused by focal status epilepticus of

BACKGROUND Neurotoxicity is a recognized complication of cyclosporine A (CSA) treatment. The incidence of severe CSA-related neurological complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is 4-11%. METHODS We describe 6 cases of CSA related neurotoxicity out of 67 matched