Urgent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed and documented a small esophageal varix without evidence of recent bleeding and, in the inferior wall of the second portion of the duodenum, a 20-mm elevated longitudinal lesion with a central hematinic depression, at that time misinterpreted as a subepithelial lesion with a visible vessel, and therefore, an endoclip was placed ( Fig. 1 ). F...

background: recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras) is the most common inflammatory ulcerative condition of oral cavity. the aim of this study was to compare the levels of the salivary malondialdehyde (mda) and total antioxidant capacity (tac) and blood parameter in ras versus healthy controls. methods: this case-control study consisted of 28 patients with ras and 28 age and sex -matched control wi...

5 year old male child presented with progressive abdominal distention, pallor, and growth failure since the age of 9 months. The foe did not respond to hematinic and required one blood transfusion for anemia. Liver and spleen were enlarged on abdominal exam. Peripheral smear showed features of haemolytic anemia and neonatal red blood cells. HPLC studies of patient revealed that father was a car...

By M. C. BERENBAUM, K. J. CHILD, B. DAVIS, HELEN M. SHARPE AND E. G. ToMIci T HE ORAL TREATMENT of hypochromic anemia with inorganic salts of iron occasionally results in gastrointestinal distress, and massive doses produce necrosis of the gastric mucosa and liver ( Forbes, 1947; Smith, 1952; Swift, Cefalu and Rubell, 1952; Luongo and Bjornson, 1954) . A recent survey ( Hoppe, Marcelli and Tain...

Iron has been recognized as a potent hematinic since the inception of hematology as a clinical discipline. Even ancient civilizations believed in the beneficial effects of medicinal iron. Nevertheless, the precise functional liabilities of iron lack remain the subject of continuing debate. The consequences of iron deficiency, particularly from a socioeconomic standpoint, are especially importan...