Sir, The availability of clozapine in India at prices relatively lower than those in the west has made this a feasible treatment option for many patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder whose illness had not responded to conventional treatment. However, it is still an expensive treatment, added to which are the costs of haematological monitoring. In order to minimise treatment co...

Background: Aerobic exercise induces physiological stress on the body and brings changes in hematological parameters. This study aimed to determine effect of playing football as an total white blood cell count, absolute Neutrophil, lymphocyte Platelet counts among Sudanese players.
 Material method: was a descriptive case control study, done number players Khartoum state, Sudan conducted w...

Transcatheter closure of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a well-established technique that may occasionally be complicated by severe thrombocytopenia. We report herein 6 cases of PDA in which circulating platelet counts were notably reduced within 18-48 hours following the procedure. A number of interventions, including blood-pressure control, protection against hemorrhage, and eradication ...

This study evaluated the quality and bacteriologic safety of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) produced by 3 simple, inexpensive tube centrifugation methods and a commercial system. Citrated equine blood collected from 26 normal horses was processed by 4 methods: blood collection tubes centrifuged at 1200 and 2000 × g, 50-mL conical tube, and a commercial system. White blood cell (WBC), red blood cell...

Due to logistical problems in obtaining sufficient blood samples from apparently healthy animals in the wild in order to establish normal haematological reference values, only limited information regarding the blood platelet count and morphology of free-living lions (Panthera leo) is available. This study provides information on platelet counts and describes their morphology with particular ref...

In automated cell counting of edetic acid (EDTA-2K) anticoagulated blood, thrombocytopenia is occasionally seen which bears no relation to any underlying disease. In this study a heparin and soluble theophylline mixture was used to measure accurately platelet numbers in patients with such pseudothrombocytopenia. In four normal volunteers, a theophylline concentration of more than 7 mg/ml produc...

Twelve of 19 patients with myeloproliferative disorders showed a decrease of absence of the largest multimers of plasma von Willebrand factor (vWF) that correlated with elevated platelet counts but not with leukocyte counts. This suggested that platelets, rather than leukocytes, may be associated with the pathogenesis of the acquired vWF abnormality seen in these patients. To examine the hypoth...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a global pandemic and a complex disease characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia, metabolic abnormalities, long term macro – microvascular abnormalities involving the blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. Platelet parameters such as high platelet count and mainly high mean platelet volume (MPV) have been reported in diabetic patients, contributing to the inc...