Abstract Cutaneous arteritis (CA) is a rare limited form of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), which usually has benign prognosis and requires less aggressive therapy. Here, we present case CA localized to both skin muscle the same area as lesions. We propose with disorders severe subtype literature review disorders, may require treatment intravenous pulse methylprednisolone, immunosuppressive therapy...

BACKGROUND Serum HBV RNA is detectable during nucleoside/nucleotide analogue therapy as a result of unaffected RNA replicative intermediates or interrupted reverse transcription. We studied the predictive value of serum HBV RNA for initial virological response during nucleoside analogue therapy. METHODS Serum HBV RNA was quantified before and at 12 and 24 weeks of lamivudine or entecavir ther...

This preliminary study was designed to evaluate the effects of Heberon Alfa for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infected subjects in Iran. A single center, open label, single treatment prospective study of Interferon Alfa (Heberon Alfa), 5 million units every other day for a period of 4 months, was performed between 1996 to 1998. A total number of 30 patients with histologically docume...

Background: Patients with transfusional iron overload have depended on iron chelation therapy and improving chelation regimens have been of the highest priority. The aim of this study was to compare effect of combined versus monotherapy with Deferoxamine (DFO) and Deferiprone (DFP) in iron overloaded beta thalassemia (BT) major patients Materials and Methods We studied 36 BT major patients (mea...

OBJECTIVE Thyroidal production of triiodothyronine (T(3)) is absent in patients who have undergone total thyroidectomy. Therefore, relative T(3) deficiency may occur during postoperative levothyroxine (L-T(4)) therapy. The objective of this study was to evaluate how the individual serum T(3) level changes between preoperative native thyroid function and postoperative L-T(4) therapy. METHODS W...

Objectives: To determine the effect of IV iron therapy on patients with Iron deficiency presenting somatic symptoms. Materials and Methods: The design this study was Quasi-experimental conducted in Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana. This duration 6 months from July 2022–Dec 2022. Totally 90 were enrolled. 5ml venous blood sample collected each patient sent to laborator...

Treatment of kidney diseases with a combination therapy of allopathic and traditional medicines with special reference to the role herbal medicines in maintaining serum creatinine and Serum Urea Levels without the dialysis procedures, thereby the patient benefits in less dependence on dialysis and treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the long-term efficacy of hero-mineral preparati...

Objective. To study the concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-17 in blood serum patients with multiple sclerosis.
 Materials and methods. 68 sclerosis were examined. The severity neurological deficit was assessed by EDSS MSFC. determined method enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
 Results. It found that sclerosis, serum, normal group as a whole, induced effect immunomo...

Background: Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) is most often measured to evaluate tissue damage. Magnesium sulfate is used for seizure therapy and as prophylaxis for eclampsia and preeclampsia, worldwide. The objectives were: 1. To assess serum LDH levels as a biochemical marker to reflect the severity of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia 2. To study the alterations in serum magnesium levels in eclampsia patien...