Clinical and Lab profile of severe and uncomplicated malaria: A prospective study from Khuzdar Balochistan.

Objectives: Khuzdar, the largest city of Southern Balochistan, is endemic for malaria with API of 6. The study was aimed at comparing the clinico-lab profile of severe and uncomplicated malaria in the region and to determine any association with age. No such study is reported in the region so far.

Comparison of real time polymerase chain reaction with microscopy and antigen detection assay for the diagnosis of malaria.

Objective: To determine the sensitivity of a real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for malaria diagnosis and to compare its accuracy with microscopy and an antigen based rapid diagnostic test (OptiMal).

Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Military Hospital, Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion and Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, from July to December 2011.

Cancer data analysis in the pathology department, combined military hospital, Multan, Pakistan 2002-2007.

This study was conducted with the objective of providing the pattern of cancer distribution from a hospital based tumour registry at CMH, Multan, in comparison with patterns from other National Studies. The retrospective study of malignant tumours recorded at the pathology department from 2002-2007 featured analysis in terms of age group, gender and type of tumour. Over the six year period the total number of malignancies was 930 with a male to female ratio of 1.