Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a simple, inexpensive, and unique laboratory parameter. This hematologic parameter reflecting the heterogeneity of red size was used conventionally to differentiate anemic diseases but currently as prognostic marker common well cardiac diseases. Higher RDW associated with lower therapeutic response in patients acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutane...

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...

Hodgkin's disease is one of the first cancerous diseases for which effective treatment options have been developed. While this disease still ended lethally earlier, the prognosis is very good today. This is particularly due to the radiation sensitivity of lymphoma. 80 % of the patients can be cured permanently. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the hematologic disease, the sympt...

Pyoderma gangrenosum is a phenomenon of cutaneous ulceration where etiology is not well understood. About half of the cases have an associated extracutanoeus manifestation or associated systemic diseases. Most commonly associated systemic disorders include inflammatory bowel disease, hematologic malignancies, autoimmune arthritis, and vasculitis. We are reporting a case where pyoderma gangrenos...

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen has been described in cases of hematologic, neoplasic and infectious diseases, or resulting from pancreatitis. We report a rare case of spontaneous splenic rupture, and favorable evolution after splenectomy, in a patient with dengue fever, which occurred during the last outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil.

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...

T HE MODERN ERA ofprenatal testing for hematologic diseases began in 1974. Prior to that time, the only test available consisted of determination of fetal sex following amniocentesis in cases at risk for sex-linked disorders, such as the hemophilias. Methods for obtaining fetal blood in utero in ongoing pregnancies were initiated in 1974, and these developments led to the possibility of prenata...