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Erythroleukemia is a rare form of acute myeloblastic leukemia [AML] as described by the World Health Organization [WHO]; the condition represents less than 5% of all AML cases. It is a great challenge to establish the diagnosis. One of the principal differential diagnosis is megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency. A fourteen-year-old Bahraini female was initially diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency based on the clinical history, blood count, smear findings and vitamin B12 level. The lack of response to supplementation with vitamin B12 injections raised suspicion of bone marrow disease. A subsequent bone marrow biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of erythroleukemia. After establishing the diagnosis with bone marrow biopsy, the patient was referred to the oncology center to receive chemotherapeutic treatment
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Background: Obesity is a rising public health problem and has steadily become a worldwide epidemic. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese patients is still controversial. Many studies reported a lower prevalence of H. pylori in obese patients compared to non-obese patients, others reported reverse relation
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese and non-obese subjects
Design: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
Setting: Endoscopy Unit, King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Method: One hundred obese and 100 non-obese subjects attending the endoscopy unit were tested for the presence of H. pylori infection using rapid urease test
Result: There was a significant increase in H. pylori infection in obese patients compared to nonobese patients
Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese patients