Beuy Joob

[ 1 ] - Vaccinations of International Travelers

[ 2 ] - 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...

[ 3 ] - Anemia during Hospitalization in the Patients with Ebola Virus Disease

Ebola virus disease is the important emerging disease in Africa. This infection is deadly and has the main clinical feature as an acute hemorrhagic fever. The main hematological alteration in this infection is the platelet change. However, the change in other hematological parameters should be mentioned.

[ 4 ] - Diarrhea Can Be an Important Clinical Presentation of 2014 Western Africa Ebola Virus Infection

Dear Editor-in-Chief The present global consideration is on the recent outbreak of 2014 Western Ebola virus in West Africa (1 – 3). This viral hemorrhagic fever wide spreads to several countries in West Africa and remote countries (1 - 3). With high death rate, the disease is presently on the list of public health threatens. The main problem for management of the infection is the limited knowl...

[ 5 ] - AccucheckInform II: About Its Accuracy and Precision

[ 6 ] - Sero-prevalence of Cytomegalovirus and Toxoplasma Infections among Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients

[ 7 ] - Flooding in Thailand and the problem of radioactive elements leakage

Sir, the big flooding in Thailand in 2011 is one of the problematic flooding in Asia. It causes several destroying to many things in the disaster areas. An important concern is on the effect on the setting with the radioactive elements usage. In Thailand, there are some places with radioactive elements including to the university, hospital as well as radioactive research center. Luckily, ...

[ 8 ] - Rabies Vaccination Among Foreigners in Thailand: A Summary From a Medical Center

[ 9 ] - Very low HbA1C, is it a problem?

Dear Editor An important problem to manage diabetes mellitus is controlling the patients` blood glucose. Fluctuation of blood glucose results in molecular biochemistry change and can result in unwanted diabetic complications (1). In clinical practice, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) is a common useful laboratory test to follow-up patients with diabetes (2). Sometimes, an unexpecte...

[ 10 ] - Dengue with Normal Platelet Count and no Hemoconcentration: Automated Hematogram in Cases with Underlying Thalassemia

Dear Editor, Dengue is an important arbovirus infection. This infection can result in an acute febrile illness. The important hematological abnormalities included hemoconcentration and thrombocytopenia (1). Due to the decreased platelet count, the patient might develop petechiae and hemorrhagic complication. In endemic area, the presumptive diagnosis of dengue is usually derived by the cl...