Introduction Examination of bone marrow biopsy specimens is a valuable diagnostic procedure in patients with known or suspected lymphoproliferative disorders. ' A bone marrow biopsy specimen may be diagnostic in patients without lymphadenopathy or when there is no conclusive histological evidence from other sites. In some conditions, such as hairy cell leukaemia,2 it is the primary diagnostic p...

Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in most parts of Kerman province. During eleven years, 40 patients in pediatric age group were admitted to the pediatric ward at the university hospital No.1 in Kerman. Fever and hepatosplenomegaly were the two most common clinical findings while leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and anemia were the most common laboratory findings, in 60℅ of cases the diagnosis was ...

BACKGROUND Autologous bone harvested from the iliac crest is the gold standard for lumbar spinal fusion. However postoperative donor site pain and morbidity have been reported. Local bone graft is insufficient and contains some soft-tissue attachment. Therefore, Healos (DePuy Spine, Raynham, MA, USA) is currently bone graft substitute that was introduced for spinal fusion with good results but ...