Introduction: Essential thrombocythemia, a myeloproliferative condition with an increased number of circulating platelets, is a rare hematological malignancy. The aim of the study is to find out the prevalence of essential thrombocythemia among patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms presenting in haematology unit of a tertiary care centre.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study at a tertiary care centre from September, 2020 to September, 2021 (Reference number: 48 (6-11) E2077/076).
Dravet syndrome is rare genetic epilepsy syndrome and epileptic encephalopathy. The patient initially has normal developmental profile with plateau or regression that begins after seizure onset. We report a case of two-year-old child diagnosed as dravet syndrome with moderate cerebral atrophy and ventricular dilatation as rare MRI finding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 has been linked to a number of cutaneous symptoms in COVID-19 patients. Although herpes zoster (HZ) was the first sign of COVID-19 infection in several patients, cases of HZ after COVID-19 vaccination are rare. Here, we report a case of 51-year-old male patient with herpes zoster after Sinopharm (Vero cell) vaccination.
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