Nasal leech--a rare cause of severe anemiaTahir Saeed Siddiqui
Department of Paediatrics, Ayub Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 17:82-3. 2005
..Epistaxis and haematemesis due to leeches have been reported in literature. Here we present a rare case of severe anemia caused by a single leech infestation of nasal cavity that required blood transfusion...
Status epilepticus: aetiology and outcome in childrenTahir Saeed Siddiqui
Department of Paediatrics, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 20:51-3. 2008
..Convulsing Status Epilepticus (CSE) is a common paediatric emergency especially under 24 months age group. Present study was done to know causes of Status Epilepticus (SE) and outcome during admission and at the time of discharge...
Presentation and predisposing factors of nutritional rickets in children of Hazara DivisionTahir Saeed Siddiqui
Department of Pediatrics, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 17:29-32. 2005
..We carried out this study with an objective to determine presence, presentation and predisposing factors of rickets in pediatrics population of Hazara Division...
Etiology of strokes and hemiplegia in children presenting at Ayub Teaching Hospital, AbbottabadTahir Saeed Siddiqui
Department of Paediatrics, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 18:60-3. 2006
..Strokes in pediatric age group are not common. However diagnosing the cause of stroke will help in providing preventive and curative treatment. Present study was conducted to find etiology of strokes/hemiplegia in children...
Respiratory distress: a rare presentation of ricketsTahir Saeed Siddiqui
Department of Paediatrics, Ayub Medical College Abbottabad
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 18:67-8. 2006
..Here a rare presentation of nutritional rickets is reported in five months old baby who had respiratory distress since two months and signs of respiratory distress resolved after start of vitamin-D supplementation...
Frequency and clinical presentation of UTI among children of Hazara Division, Pakistan- Anis-ur-Rehman
Department of Paediatrics, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 20:63-5. 2008
..It is imperative to diagnose urinary tract infection early and to treat adequately. We carried out this study to look into frequency and clinical profile of UTI in children admitted in our unit...
Mushroom poisoning in children: clinical presentation and outcomeMohammad Ali Jan
Department of Child Health, Saidu Teaching, Hospital, Swat, Pakistan
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 20:99-101. 2008
..The authors present the clinical picture of the phalloid syndrome, its treatment and immediate outcome...
An audit of morbidity and mortality of hospitalised neonates in neonatal care unit of a tertiary care hospital in Abbottabad- Anis-ur-Rehman
Department of Paediatrics, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 23:23-5. 2011
..Home deliveries, lack of adequate facilities, poverty and lack of education are sonme of the important known causes. The present study was planned to determine neonatal mortality in Hazara...
Prevalence of obesity in school children of Hazara divisionIsrar Ul Haq
Department of Paediatrics, Saidu Medical College, Swat, Pakistan
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 22:50-2. 2010
..Limited data is available in Pakistan regarding prevalence of obesity in school going children. The objective of this study was to find out obesity prevalence in school going children in Hazara division...
Frequency of dyslipidaemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients of Hazara divisionNasir Ahmed
Department of Medicine, Unit B, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 20:51-4. 2008
..Cross-sectional survey was conducted in Medical OPD and Medical 'B' Ward of Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad between March 2006 to March 2007...
Clinical outcome in measles patients hospitalized with complications- Anis-ur-Rehman
Department of Paediatrics, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 20:14-6. 2008
..Keeping in view the high prevalence of measles in the developing world, we carried out this study to look into the complicated measles cases and clinical outcome in patients admitted in children ward of Ayub Teaching Hospital...
Febrile convulsions in children: relationship of family history to type of convulsions and age at presentationTahir Saeed Siddiqui
Department of Paediatrics, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad, Pakistan
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 14:26-8. 2002
..Further, complex febrile convulsions are more common when age at presentation is less than 12 months...