Role of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in dengue patients with severe thrombocytopenia.

Objective: To determine the effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in improving platelet count in patients with dengue fever.

Methods: The retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted at Northwest General Hospital and Research Centre, Peshawar, Pakistan, between January 2021 and October 2022, and comprised dengue fever inpatients regardless of age and gender who received granulocyte colony-stimulating factor subcutaneously. The impact of colony-stimulating factor on platelet and white blood cell counts as well as any unfavourable consequences was assessed.

Comparison of the performance of Tubex® TF, widal immunodiagnostic assay and blood culture in diagnosis of enteric fever in a private tertiary care hospital Peshawar, Pakistan.

Objective: To determine and compare the performance of TUBEX®TF, Widal test and blood culture in the diagnosis of enteric fever.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Northwest General Hospital and Research Centre, Hayatabad, Peshawar, Pakistan, and comprised medical record from January to December 2018 related to patients who presented with fever. Typhidot, Widal test and blood culture had been performed as part of evaluation.

Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis as the initial presentation of prostate cancer- a case report.

Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) refers to noninfectious vegetations of the heart valves. It is commonly associated with malignancy and autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis. Herein, we present Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis and Disseminated intravascular coagulation as the initial manifestations of prostate cancer.

A typical presentation of dengue fever in a G6PD deficient patient: A case report.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in the recent years, particularly in South Asia. While haematologic complications, such as cytopenia and bleeding, may occur in severe dengue infection, reports of haemolytic anaemia in dengue fever are scant. We report a patient who developed haemolytic anaemia following dengue fever.

Primary Hyperparathyroidism Masquerading as Rickets.

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is common among adults. However, its incidence is rare among children associated invariably with delay in diagnosis. In children, it is caused by hyperplasia, adenoma or related hereditary disorders.