Imported lymphatic filariasis in an indian immigrant to Iran

Lymphatic filariasis [LF], a nematode disease transmitted by arthropod vectors, is repeatedly reported in immigrant population. This disease is not endemic in Iran; however, different species of mosquitoes, capable of transmission of parasite mi-crofilaria, are distributed in the country. Hereby, incidental detection of an imported case of LF due to Wuchereria bancrofti in an Indian worker in Iran is reported. Identification of the case was performed based on morphological and morphomet-rical characteristics of microfilaria and PCR sequencing

Superior sagital sinus thrombosis: a case report

A forty years old lady on 15[th] day of her puerperium presented in the emergency ward of Allied hospital Faisalabad with severe headache left sided hemiparesis and focal fits. On examination she had upper motor neuron signs on left side and bilateral papilloedema. CT scan brain showed multiple small areas of haemorrhages in a large infarct. CT venography showed superior sagital sinus thrombosis. She was anticoagulated. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare cause of CVA. It can be caused by number of congenital and acquired prothrombotic states and drugs. It usually presents with headache focal neurological deficit, fits, altered conscious level and papilloedema. Diagnosis is confirmed on CT venography and magnetic resonance venoghraphy. Patients suffering from this disease are treated with anticoagulants

Frequency of different HCV genotypes in Faisalabad

Hepatitis C Virus [HCV] is thought to be one of the major causative agent of viral hepatitis. A large number of HCV infected patients develop chronic hepatitis which often results in liver cirrhosis and even progress to hepatoma The HCV genotype is the strongest predictive parameter for sustained virological response [SVR]. Patients with different HCV genotypes respond differently to antiviral therapy. Firm evidence has been established that patients with genotypes 2 and 3 are more likely to achieve SVR to combination therapy than Genotype 1 patients. A total of 93 patients from Faisalabad, who were HCV RNA positive were tested for genotyping. Out of the 93 tested serum samples 84 were typable and 9 were found to be untypable. In the typable samples most prevalent genotype was found to be type 3a and common cause of untypable genotypes was a low viral load. The most common type of HCV infection in Faisalabad is due to genotype 3a and the common cause of untypable genotype is probably low viral load