INTRODUCTION This study aimed to assess the kind of haematological abnormalities that are present in patients with mitochondrial disorders (MIDs) and the frequency of their occurrence. METHODS The blood cell counts of a cohort of patients with syndromic and non-syndromic MIDs were retrospectively reviewed. MIDs were classified as 'definite', 'probable' or 'possible' according to clinical pres...

Nine patients with immunoglobulin deficiency and various haematological disorders are presented. In all patients, recurrent infections had antedated the onset of the haematological disorder but, in most, the possibility of primary immunodeficiency had not been considered until after the haematological diagnosis had been established. The recognition of immunodeficiency is important since such pa...

Haematological diseases encompass a wide spectrum of disorders that can present with ocular manifestations. Indeed, ocular manifestations may be the initial indication of an underlying haematological disorder. Blood disorders are one of the major health problems presenting with variable clinical manifestations. Nutritional anemia remains the common haematological abnormality especially in third...