sp., a Close Relative of , Causing Septicemia with Cholestatic Hepatitis in a Patient with Anti-Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) Autoantibodies.

is an intracellular, fastidious, Gram-negative bacterium that is difficult to identify using routine microbiological methods in the laboratory. We studied the isolation of sp. (strain IDAMR664) from the blood of a patient with anti-interferon-γ (IFN-γ) autoantibodies who presented with septicemia and cholestatic hepatitis.

CD4 LYMPHOCYTOPENIA WITHOUT HIV INFECTION.

The CD4 lymphocytes are an important part of the immune system. Besides HIV Infection, other conditions can cause a low CD4 count. We report the case of a 82-year-old female who presented with a markedly low CD4 count during a severe lower respiratory tract infection and respiratory failure without HIV infection.

FATAL RHABDOMYOLYSIS IN DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER: A CASE REPORT.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is caused by dengue virus infection. The classical manifestations consist of fever, thrombocytopenia, and hemoconcentration. However, its unusual complications may be fatal, such as prolong shock, massive bleeding, volume overload, and unusual manifestations, for example, severe rhabdomyolysis.

Comparison of hematocrit/hemoglobin ratios in subjects with alpha-thalassemia, with subjects having chronic kidney disease and normal subjects.

The ratio of hematocrit (Hct) to hemoglobin (Hb) in the people with normal red blood cell (RBC) morphology is generally three to one. We studied Hct/Hb ratios among patients with alpha-thalassemias (Hb H, H-CS, AEBart, AEBart-CS, EFBart and EFBart-CS diseases) diagnosed by high performance liquid chromatography, and compared them with normal subjects and with patients having anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Hct and Hb levels were derived by automated analyzer.

Hemoglobin Pyrgos with hemoglobin H disease: new triple heterozygosity.

A 19-year old Thai male presented to the hospital with fever, acute hemolysis, pallor and jaundice without hepatosplenomegaly. On admission his hematocrit was 17.4% and a blood smear showed moderate hypochromia with mild anisopoikilocytosis.

Agranulocytosis in dengue hemorrhagic fever: a neglected condition.

A granulocytosis in dengue hemorrhagic fever has not been mentioned, it mayprobably be included under the term of leucopenia. Here is the case of a 14-year Thai boy presenting with fever and diarrhea for 3 days. He was diagnosed as dengue hemorrhagic fever, grade I because he had hemoconcentration, thrombocytopenia without bleeding and positive IgM dengue antibody On the 5th day, he developed agranulocytosis and was treated with G-CSF and empirical antibiotics.

Thalassemic mothers and their babies.

Thirty-two mothers with thalassemia, more than half of whom had hemoglobin H disease with or without other forms of thalassemia or hemoglobinopathies along with their 46 children were evaluated. The mean maternal hematocrit was 22.2% and the mean maternal body mass index was 18.

Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia with peritonitis.

A 67-year-old Thai female with alcoholic cirrhosis presented with fever and abdominal pain for 5 days. On examination, there was marked ascites with generalized abdominal tenderness. The result of ascitic fluid analysis showed yellow turbid fluid, a WBC count of 6,100 cells/mm3 with polymorphonucleocytes predominant.

Tuberculosis of the spleen: a case report.

A 40-year old Thai male presented with epigastric discomfort and weight loss without fever for 2 months. On examination, there was no hepatosplenomegaly or lymphadenopathy. His ultrasonogram showed multiple lesions in the spleen with enlarged abdominal lymph nodes.

Treatment of eosinophilia with albendazole.

Twenty-five patients with eosinophil counts > 1,000/mm3 of unknown etiology were treated with albendazole 400 mg twice daily for 7 days were compared with 25 eosinophilic control patients who were not treated. The average eosinophil count in the treated group was 2,079/mm3 (range 1,002-7,629/mm3) and in the control group was 2,047/mm3 (range 1,002-6,468/mm3). One month later the eosinophil counts of both groups were re-evaluated.