severe overgrowth and tallness is very rare in human beings. the most common cause is gigantism due to the excessive secretion of the growth hormone, especially, before the closure of long bones’ epiphyseal growth plates. there are other rare disorders that are categorized on overgrowth syndromes. herein, we report an extremely rare, or even perhaps a unique, patient from iran. the clinical and...

Apert syndrome (acrocephalosyndactyly) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by craniosynostosis, midfacial malformation and symmetrical syndactyly. We present a 10-month-old infant having all the features of classical Apert syndrome. How to cite this article: Khan S, Chatra L, Shenai P, Veena KM. Apert Syndrome: A Case Report. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2012; 5(3):203-206.

Preparation of matrix tablets with rate controlling polymers is the simplest and most widely used method for achieving desired controlled release rate of drugs. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of concentration and particle size of Ethocel Premium 100P and 100FP and also the co-excipients like HPMC, starch and CMC on the release kinetics of Tramadol HCl from matrix ...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Naaz S, Khan HQ, Amin SS, Kaushik Qadri S. PRIDE syndrome with lumbosacral hypertrichosis. Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny. 2022;109(4):321-326. doi:10.5114/dr.2022.123989. APA Naaz, S., Khan, H. Q., Amin, Kaushik, & Qadri, (2022). Dermatologiczny, 109(4), 321-326. https://doi.org/10.5114/dr.2022.12398...

BACKGROUND Childhood obesity has increased considerably in many regions of the world including Pakistan. The recent phenomenon of 'nutritional transition' with a westernisation of food so prevalent in developing countries, has caused a significant rise in obesity among population that were unaware of this problem in the recent past. The aim of this study was to find out the frequency of metabol...

© 2012 Merchant and Khan, licensee InTech. This is an open access chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Effects of Antihypertensive Agents in Metabolic Syndrome – Benefits Beyond Bl...

OBJECTIVES To review the clinical experience, complications and outcome of Cardiac Electrophysiology Studies and Catheter Radiofrequency Ablation in treatment of supraventricular tachycardias in Karachi. METHODS A retrospective review of records of all patients who underwent an electrophysiological study and radiofrequency ablation at National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Aga Khan...

INTRODUCTION Disclosure of cancer diagnosis is one the main challenges in caring of patients with cancer since it may have negative effects on the spiritual health of patients. No study has ever been performed in Iran to investigate the relationship between awareness of cancer diagnosis and spiritual health in cancer patients. Therefore, the present study aimed to review the effects of awarenes...

Pages with reference to book, From 109 To 110 Javaid A. Khan, Imran Hassan ( Departments of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Shahid Pervaiz ( Department of Pathology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Wasim Jafri ( Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. ) Shaista Khan ( Departments of Surgery, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. )