Role of zinc in chronic telogen effluvium in serum and hair of patients with alopecia.

Objectives: To determine the levels of zinc in hair and serum samples of chronic telogen effluvium patients.

Methods: The case-control study was conducted at the Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, from April 2017 to May 2018, and comprised diagnosed cases of chronic telogen effluvium in group A, and healthy controls matched for age and gender in group B. Hair pull test was done, and level of zinc in hair and serum samples was determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer.

Association of plasma folic acid, vitamin-B12 and homocysteine with recurrent pregnancy loss. "A case control study".

Objective: To investigate the relationship of serum homocysteine, folic acid, and vitamin-B12 levels with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).

Methods: A case-control study was conducted in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital, Karachi from July 2021 to June 2022.