Publications by authors named "Mohammad Anjum"

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  • - Levamisole is an immunomodulator used effectively to treat nephrotic syndrome due to its ability to stimulate the immune system and reduce the need for steroids.
  • - While commonly associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and fever, levamisole can also cause serious side effects like agranulocytosis and pancytopenia.
  • - A case report highlights a 5-year-old girl with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome who experienced declining leukocyte counts after starting levamisole, stressing the importance of monitoring for this rare but serious complication.
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Unlabelled: Metronidazole belongs to the nitroimidazole group of antibiotics. It is used for the treatment of anaerobic and protozoal organisms. Its common side effects are nausea, vomiting, headache, and abdominal pain.

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Regeneration of bone tissue requires novel load bearing, biocompatible materials that support adhesion, spreading, proliferation, differentiation, mineralization, ECM production and maturation of bone-forming cells. Polycaprolactone (PCL) has many advantages as a biomaterial for scaffold production including tuneable biodegradation, relatively high mechanical toughness at physiological temperature. Electrospinning produces nanofibrous porous matrices that mimic many properties of natural tissue extracellular matrix with regard to surface area, porosity and fibre alignment.

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Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy (BSCL) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by dysregulation of glycemic and lipid metabolism. We report five BSCL cases with typical clinical pictures and complications. These, to the best of our knowledge, represent the first case series from Pakistan.

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Introduction: Humanity highly depends on water and its proper utilization and management. Water has various uses and its use as thirst quenching fluid is the most significant one.

Aim: To assess physical, chemical, trace metal and bacterial parameters of various public and packaged drinking water samples collected from villages of Vikarabad mandal.

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