We have documented evidence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in four
individuals including a blood donor and three members of a family (husband, wife, and a …

A survey has been carried out on 206 healthy Pakistani women attending with their sick
children at the pædiatric outpatients department and 252 pregnant Pakistani women near …

Chloroquine and allied substances have been used extensively in a variety of diseases on
account of their efficacy and their relative freedom from serious sideeffects. Glickman et …

A man aged 65 years, admitted to hospital in Karachi with jaundice and a 4-month history of
fever, chills and sweating, was shown to have a large abscess of the liver. Initially 2200 ml of …

Six cases of severe jaundice and encephalopathy due to falciparum hepatitis initially
diagnosed as fulminant hepatic failure are reported. This rare presentation of falciparum …

In a seroepidemiological study for the prevalence of HIV infection in Pakistan, individuals
from different groups were tested for HIV antibodies using ELISA. Positive results were …

Discussion Probably this patient's abdominal pain was related to his hyperlipidaemia,
though its nature remains obscure. When given a high-fat intake he developed severe pain …

A fatal case of hepatic actinomycosis in an immuno-compromised host is described.
Diagnosis was delayed because of the rarity of this disease and because amoebic liver …

From a tropical practice, four selected cases of amoebic abscess are described as examples
not only of atypical and confusing presentations but also of complications which must be …

✓ The authors describe a case of tuberculous cerebral abscess of the frontal lobe that
developed 1 year after an episode of acute miliary tuberculosis. The development of such a …