The Chediak Test: A Preliminary Report

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome: A case report

Introduction: Chediak-Higashi syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that characterized by severe immunodeficiency. It is also associated with a lymphoproliferative disorder termed the accelerated phase with lymphocytic infiltration of the major organ of the body. Case Report: The patients was a 1-year old boy with intermittent fever, anorexia, malaise. On physical examination h...

Reiter Protein Latex Test. a Preliminary Report.

Fluorescent treponemal antibody test; a preliminary report.

The fluorescent treponemal antibody (F.T.A.) test described by Deacon, Falcone, and Harris (1957) was one of the procedures using treponemal antigens chosen for inclusion in the Serology Evaluation and Research Assembly (S.E.R.A.) Study carried out under the auspices of the United States Public Health Service in 1956-57 (U.S.P.H.S. Report, 1959). The test was shown to give very sensitive and sp...

Chediak-Higashi syndrome: a case report.

A 5-month-old Chinese male infant was referred to the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur for persistent fever, generalised rash and abdominal distension. Clinically he was suspected to have haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Haematological findings including the presence of several abnormal giant granules in neutrophils and single large azurophilic granules in many lymphocytes and monocytes in...

the relationship between eq, iq and test format: a study on test fairness

the major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between iq, eq and test format in the light of test fairness considerations. this study took this relationship into account to see if people with different eq and iq performed differently on different test formats. to this end, 90 advanced learners of english form college of ferdowsi university of mashhad were chosen. they were ask...