Pattern Of Presentation Among Adults Hospitalized With Dengue Disease.

Background: Dengue is a mosquito born viral infection that has rapidly spread in the world particularly in Southeast Asia. The aim of this hospital based study was to see the demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics in adults with dengue infection in Hazara region of Northern Pakistan.

Methods: This is a descriptive study.

Frequency of newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease. Death rate for heart disease is about 2-4 times higher among adults with diabetes then among those without diabetes. In setting of acute Myocardial infarction hyperglycemia is associated with adverse out come even after numerous "cardiac" variable linked to the outcome are adjusted.