Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) in type-1 diabetes mellitus patients and its association with the duration of disease and glycemic control.

Objective: To determine the frequency of Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy (CAN) in type-1 Diabetes mellitus patients and its association with the duration of disease and glycemic control.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Medicine, Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad/Jamshoro, from December, 2004 to April, 2005.

Thrombocytopenia in plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Background: Malaria is usually associated with reduced blood cell counts & mild to moderate thrombocytopenia is a common association of malaria. The cause of thrombocytopenia is poorly understood, but the immune-mediated lysis, sequestration in the spleen and dyspoietic processes in the marrow with diminished platelet production have all been postulated. This study was conducted to evaluate thrombocytopenia in the patients suffering from acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria.