The paper decribes the case of a forty-year-old male patient who was admitted with recurrent abdominal pain. Investigations revealed high levels of blood lead; symptoms responded promptly to treatment. The paper also reviews lead poisoning and its treatment.
Objective: To 1. Highlight the demographic characteristics, clinical features, laboratory investigations and outcome if possible of a relatively rare disease (Adult Onset Still’s Disease {AOSD}) and 2. To compare our results with those reported earlier by others. Method: A retrospective review of the clinical, laborato …
Objectives: Many barriers contribute to the underutilization of hydroxyurea (HU) in the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD), and adherence to its use is often reported to be suboptimal. It is important to have information on the safety of HU in patients with SCD. Our study assessed the pattern of use, patients’ adhe …