Amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura (AMTP), first reported by Korn,1 is a rare disease characterized by severe thrombocytopenia associated with a total absence or a selective decrease in bone marrow megakaryocytes. Previous studies suggest a variety of pathogenetic mechanisms for AMTP, such as the intrinsic defect at the megakaryocyte progenitor cell level and humoral and cellular suppress...

Background Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a disorder of multi causal etiology. Autoimmunity has been proposed as a mechanism for some cases of ovarian follicle dysfunction which is evident in POF. The aim of this study was to identify the level of auto-antibodies in POF and familial POF patients. MaterialsAndMethods In this study, auto-antibodies including anti-ovarian antibody (AOA), anti ...

Preeclampsia is an important cause of maternal and prenatal morbidity and mortality in the developing countries. Changes in thyroid function/antibodies profiles in preeclamptic women are controversial and were never investigated before in Sudan. A case-control study was conducted at Medani Hospital, Sudan, to investigate thyroid function/antibodies in preeclampsia. The sociodemographic, medical...

Infertility is defined as a man in reproductive age who cannot conceive despite having regular unprotected intercourse for one year. It accounts 40-50% of infertility humans. In this study, the patients were gathered 4 groups: 1. group - Prednisolone group, 2. Levothyroxine 3. control group٫ 4. Levothyron and group. 1, drug taken only received prednisolone undergone ovulation induction had no s...

Background: Evidences suggest an association between the prevalence of thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and anti thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) with recurrent abortions and infertility. Iodine deficiency was once endemic in Iran and little data is available about the prevalence of these antibodies in different groups of fertile or infertile individuals. Objective: This case control study was designed to ...

background: premature ovarian failure (pof) is a disorder of multi causal etiology. autoimmunity has been proposed as a mechanism for some cases of ovarian follicle dysfunction which is evident in pof. the aim of this study was to identify the level of auto-antibodies in pof and familial pof patients. materials and methods: in this study, auto-antibodies including anti-ovarian antibody (aoa), a...

background: evidences suggest an association between the prevalence of thyroid peroxidase (anti-tpo) and anti thyroglobulin (anti-tg) with recurrent abortions and infertility. iodine deficiency was once endemic in iran and little data is available about the prevalence of these antibodies in different groups of fertile or infertile individuals. objective: this case control study was designed to ...

Young shoots or sprouts of common bamboos are used as food in third world countries. Evidences suggest the presence of cyanogenic glucoside like anti-thyroidal substance in bamboo shoots (BS) but effect of prolonged BS consumption on thyroid status under conditions of varying iodine nutriture remains unexplored. The study was undertaken to evaluate goitrogenic content, in vitro anti thyroid per...

Chronic urticaria (CU) is characterized by recurrent itchy blisters, angioedema, or both for more than six weeks. We evaluated patients' clinical and demographic characteristics, laboratory results, factors affecting the disease's duration followed up with diagnosis of chronic in our clinic. In study 101 patients who applied to outpatient clinic between March December 2020 were included study. ...