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Diagnosis, Treatment And Follow-Up In Four Children With Biotinidase Deficiency From Pakistan, Bushra Afroze, Mohammad Wasay
Diagnosis, Treatment And Follow-Up In Four Children With Biotinidase Deficiency From Pakistan, Bushra Afroze, Mohammad Wasay
Department of Medicine
Biotinidase deficiency is an inherited disorder in which the vitamin biotin is not recycled. If untreated, affected individuals develop neurological and cutaneous symptoms. Untreated individuals with biotinidase deficiency either succumb to disease or are left with significant morbidity. We describe clinical course and follow-up of 4 children from Pakistan. All 4 presented with classical symptoms of biotinidase deficiency and responded dramatically to oral biotin within days to weeks. Biotinidase deficiency is reported in Pakistani children from different part of world, however; there is no such report from Pakistan. This highlights lack of awareness of biotinidase deficiency among physicians in Pakistan
A Descriptive Study To Find Possible Correlation Between Mri Findings Of Pituitary Gland And Serum Prolactin Level, Muhammad Azeemuddin, Rohana Naqi, Mohammad Wasay
A Descriptive Study To Find Possible Correlation Between Mri Findings Of Pituitary Gland And Serum Prolactin Level, Muhammad Azeemuddin, Rohana Naqi, Mohammad Wasay
Department of Medicine
Objective: To explore equation, if any, between findings of magnetic resonance imaging of pituitary gland and serum prolactin level.
Methods: The retrospective, descriptive study was conducted at the Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and related to patients\' records from April 19, 2006 to April 23, 2009. Seventy patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging of brain for pituitary gland. Inclusion criteria were all patients referred with relevant clinical symptoms or deranged serum prolactin level. Patients who were claustrophobic or had a pacemaker, aneurysm clip, metallic foreign body in the orbit or with no laboratory investigation were excluded from the …
Use Of An Ed-Based Observation Unit Followed By Outpatient Stress Testing In Chest Pain Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Disease History: Evaluation Of Safety And Prognostic Utility, Yasser Khalil Md, Prasant Pandey Md, Melvin H. Schwartz Md, Maida Abdul-Latif Md, Martin E. Matsumura Md
Use Of An Ed-Based Observation Unit Followed By Outpatient Stress Testing In Chest Pain Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Disease History: Evaluation Of Safety And Prognostic Utility, Yasser Khalil Md, Prasant Pandey Md, Melvin H. Schwartz Md, Maida Abdul-Latif Md, Martin E. Matsumura Md
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.
Endovascular Management Of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease, Nitin Verma Md, Amit Nanavati Md, Bryan W. Kluck Do
Endovascular Management Of Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease, Nitin Verma Md, Amit Nanavati Md, Bryan W. Kluck Do
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.
Optic Neuritis Due To Toxoplasmosis: First And Only Manifestation Of Newly Diagnosed Aids, Rajesh Kumar Md, Yehia Y. Mishriki Md
Optic Neuritis Due To Toxoplasmosis: First And Only Manifestation Of Newly Diagnosed Aids, Rajesh Kumar Md, Yehia Y. Mishriki Md
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.
Austrian Syndrome: Triad Of The Past Or Harbinger Of The Future?, Mira Mitry Md, Suzanne J. Templer Do, Stacey Smith Md, Facp, Eugene P. York Md, Facp
Austrian Syndrome: Triad Of The Past Or Harbinger Of The Future?, Mira Mitry Md, Suzanne J. Templer Do, Stacey Smith Md, Facp, Eugene P. York Md, Facp
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.
Rapid Door To Balloon Time In The Treatment Of Acute St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Is Associated With Reduced Length Of Hospital Stay, Amit Nanavati Md, David A. Cox Md, J Patrick Kleaveland Md, Orlando E. Rivera Rn, Nainesh Patel Md
Rapid Door To Balloon Time In The Treatment Of Acute St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Is Associated With Reduced Length Of Hospital Stay, Amit Nanavati Md, David A. Cox Md, J Patrick Kleaveland Md, Orlando E. Rivera Rn, Nainesh Patel Md
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.
Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Cynthia L. Bartus Md, Steven Oberlender Md, Phd, Christian W. Oram Do
Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Cynthia L. Bartus Md, Steven Oberlender Md, Phd, Christian W. Oram Do
Department of Medicine
No abstract provided.