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Vitriolage is a reprehensible crime. It is an easy mean of taking revenge in our society. The most common victims of this criminal act are women. This study highlights the sociodemographic profile of such cases. Retrospective / observational study. This study was conducted in the medico-legal section of Deptt. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, PUMHS for Women, District Shaheed Benazirabad during the period from 1[st] January 2013 to 31[st] December 2013. Sixteen cases of vitriolage were studied with reference to age, literacy, socioeconomic background, marital status, occupation, relationship with offender, time of incidence, time between occurrence and medical examination, place of incidence. All the cases were females, majority in age group 20-30, unmarried, uneducated, from middle class, had first degree burns and disfigurement of face. The offenders were known to victims in all the cases. The problem needs to be acknowledged by public at large. Individuals social issues should be resolved timely and wisely to guard against such happenings. Emotionally unstable people must be provided counseling by psychologists. The initiative taken by Peshawar High Court in the form of restriction on the sale of acid is a great attempt to minimize the risk and should be appreciated
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To find out the prevalence of malaria in district Shaheed Benazirabad [SBA]. To Study the proportion of haematological complications among the patients who present with malaria. This is descriptive and experimental study. This study was conducted at Medical Out Patients Department [OPD] and Pathology Department of PUMHSW Peoples Medical College and Hospital at district [SBA] from April 2008 to September 2010. A total 1200 cases of malaria diagnosed on basis of clinical and laboratory findings were recorded. The proportion of haemotological complication including anaemia, leucocytosis and thrombocytopenia among these patients were also studied. Out of 1200 patients, 700 [58.33%] were children and remaining 500 [41.77] were adults. Ages of these patients including children and adults ranged between 5 to 65 years with a mean of 35 +/- 30 years. Male to female ratio in these patients were 1.1:1. The diagnosis of malaria was made by clinical as well as by laboratory findings. The problem of haematological complications as anaemia, leucocytosis and thrombocytopenia were detected among the patient with malaria by determination of Haemoglobin Concentration and Complete Blood Count [CBC]. Malaria is more prevalent in district SBA, and many of these patient are children and women. Anaemia, leucocytosis and thrombocytopenia are common haematological complications in them