Hemoglobin E disease with concomitant tuberculosis

Heterozygote Hemoglobin J Iran in Combination with Hemoglobin H Disease

This is a report concerning a concurrent case of hemoglobin J Iran (Hb J Iran) and Hemoglobin H (Hb H) disease in an Iranian woman. The patient was coincidentally found during the course of routine pre-marital genetic counselling for her son. The diagnosis of heterozygote Hb J Iran for her son, ultimately led to the diagnosis of concurrent Hb J Iran and Hb H disease. The hematological examinati...

Thoracoplasty concomitant with resection for pulmonary tuberculosis.

The hemoglobin E syndromes. I. Hemoglobin E in Eti-Turks.

With the technical assistance of Kaniil Tanrikulu H EMOGLOBIN E has been found with variable frequency among peopies of southeast Asia, such as the Thais,’ ’” the Burmese,2 the Malasians,3 the Indonesians,4 ”4’ the Bengalis,5#{176}’5” and Filipinos,6 and Vcddas of Ceylon.T37h Sporadic cases have been encountered in other countries.6’8 In 1955 an example of the hemoglobin E trait was discovered ...

Pregnancies Complicated by Hemoglobin H disease

Dear Editor-in-Chief The recent report on “The Adverse Effects of Pregnancies Complicated by Hemoglobin H (HBH) Disease” is very interesting (1). Rabiee et al. reported a pregnant case complicated with HBH disease. Indeed, this problem might not common in the Middle East but it is very common in Southeast Asia. The authors hereby would like to share the experience on this top...

Concomitant acromioclavicular and miliary tuberculosis.

A 48-year-old man was being treated unsuccessfully for miliary tuberculosis for 5 months until he presented with acromioclavicular joint swelling. Imaging of the shoulder revealed destruction of the acromioclavicular joint and the patient was brought to the operating theatre and underwent the excision of the distal end of the clavicle, synovectomy and drainage of the abscess. Surgery was follow...