Relationship between blood groups and male infertility

Blood is man's complete and unchangeable identity. The ABO and Rh groups are recognised as major and clinically significant blood groups. Blood group antigens are not only important in relation to blood transfusion and organ transplantation, but also have been utilised in genetic research, anthropology and tracing ancestral relation of humans. The objective the present study is to examine the blood group antigens in infertile men for assessing the relationship to male infertility and to know the frequency of various blood groups among infertile males in our population. A total of 1,521 patients along with 460 proven fathers as controls were recruited for the present study from both rural and urban areas of Pakistan and referred to Department of Reproductive Physiology/Health, Public Health Divisions, NIH, Islamabad, during 2002 to 2006. Blood grouping [ABO] and Rhesus factors [Rh] was done by the antigen antibody agglutination test. Overall distribution of blood groups in the studied population of 1,521 subjects was 35.50%, 28.27%, 26.89% and 9.34% for blood groups O, B, A and AB respectively. The ratio of control to patient was 1:3.3. The present preliminary study revealed that in our population the prevalence of male infertility in blood group O is invariably higher than in all other ABO blood groups, showing a strong relationship between blood group O and male infertility

Churg-Strauss disease

Churg-strauss disease is a rare disease of unknown aetiology. It is a form of vasculitis, affecting many organs of the body. Lung involvement and marked eosinophilia are its hallmarks. Diagnosis is confirmed by involved tissue biopsy and is treated by immuno suppressives. We report this rare disease in an omani youth

Amoebic liver abscess: a report of 100 cases

100 cases of Amoebic Liver Abscess with age ranging from 20 years to 70 years have been treated over a period of 5 years. Amoebic Liver abscess was found in 8% cases of amoebic colitis. Interesting clinical observations were, afebrile presentation in 14% and jaundice in only 9% cases. In most cases liver function tests were of no significance. Hepatic scan was useful diagnostic aid. Peritoneal rupture occurred in only five cases. Open Drainage was indicated if response to anti-amoebic therapy and aspiration failed or if secondary infection SUPERVENED. As such surgical open Drainage was our main approach in these cases

Carcinoma of gall bladder

Seventy cases of Carcinoma of the Gall Bladder were diagnosed in a group of two thousand patients who underwent the Hepatobiliary operations over a period of eleven years [1979-90], in the District Headquarter Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad arc reviewed. The data covering symptoms, preoperativc diagnosis, surgical treatment and prognosis were analysed and compared to the similar data in the literature. Both the results and the reasons for high mortality rate were discussed and importance of early diagnosis is stressed

Renal lithiasis

Two hundred and fifty patients with Urinary Tract Calculi, who were operated upon were studied in the period between 1986 to 1989. The maximum patients presented between thirty one and forty years of age. Male to female ratio was 4.6-8.1. One hundred and twelve patients had Renal and sixty patients had Ureteric Stones. Seventy eight patients had stone in the bladder and Urethra. the commonest symptom was pain, haematuria alone was present in twelve patients, and pyuria alone in six patients. Urinary tract infection was present in one hundred and eighty patients. The overall mortality rate was 1.6%. Only one patient had recurrence. Majority of the stones were calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate