Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Book on Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders in India

Dear Friends
The Book on Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders in India is Now Available on Google books.
Go to Google Books>Search > Primary immunodeficiency Disorders> the Book will appear> it can be viewed completely.
Spread the Word about PID in India

Saturday, September 18, 2010

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FileServe - Dashboard - Free File Hosting, Online Storage & File Upload

This is a link to Booklet on Primary Immunodeficiency where the booklet can be downloaded free. Please diffuse this link to create awareness about primary immunodeficiency Disorders in India. Dr Zinet Currimbhoy has been the guiding force about this booklet.

Hemophagocytosis




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Haemophagocytosis

36 yr old male presented with fever 2 days & Drop in Hb to 6.0 gm/dl with thrombocytopenia & Leucopenia. Leucopenia progressed from 3.2 to 0.9 x 10e9/L. He had clinically periungual pigmentation suggesting possibility of an underlying megaloblastic anaemia. His BMA revealed Hemophagocytosis. Gross Giant MC & Giant Metamyelocytes hypersegmented polys were seen. Occ erythroid cells showed megaloblastic features. Dengue test was -ve & MP was not detected.
Final Diagnosis: Infection associated Hemophagocytosis on backdrop of an underlying Megaloblastic Anaemia.
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Friday, September 10, 2010

Booklet on Primary Immunodeficiency

We from the Division of Immunology, Bai Jerbai wadia Hospital for children have written a small Booklet on Primary Immunodeficiency based on oue experience in Mumbai, India. Dr Zinet Currimbhoy had been the guiding force for this booklet. The Booklet can be downloaded from http://sites.google.com/site/mmdesai007/ and following the link PID. Please feel free to diffuse this Booklet on PID among your friends so as to create awareness about PID in India