Plasmodium vivax Malaria Complicated With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report.

() malaria was long considered to have low mortality. Severe malaria was classically associated with (). However, there is growing evidence that severe and complicated forms of v malaria may be more widespread than previously assumed.

Seroprevalence and clinical outcome of hepatitis D infection in Qatar.

Background: Worldwide, 5-10% of people with chronic hepatitis B virus infection are co-infected with hepatitis D virus. In Qatar, there are no data on hepatitis D virus infection among patients positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).

Aims: To determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis D virus infection among patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Qatar and assess the characteristics of these patients.

Thrombocytapheresis in Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia: A Case Report.

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is one of the myeloproliferative neoplasms, characterized by persistent thrombocytosis, platelets >450,000/μL, and evident clonal abnormalities like JAK2 V617F, MPL, CALR mutation and not fulfilling WHO criteria for MDS, CML, PV, and IDA. Here we report a 24-year-old female who presented with headache and was found to have thrombocytosis with a platelet count of 2,141 × 10/μL, diagnosed as ET as per WHO criteria 2008; she required ICU admission and thrombocytapheresis with a favorable outcome.