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M Tabarestani, M Balau- Mood, M Farhoodi,
Volume 4, Issue 3 (8-1990)
Abstract
Sulphur mustard (SM) is an alkylating agent that was first used as a
chemical warfare agent during the First World War in 1917. SM is readily
absorbed from the skin, respiratory and gastrointestinal tract and is distributed
to several organs. SM may act rapidly and persistently upon DNA
replicating mechanism of the individual cells during mitosis particularly in
the hematopoietic system. Of 233 patients with SM poisoning, hematological
investigations were performed in 213 of them. Mild changes were observed in
red blood cells and its indices. Initial leukocytosis (> llxl09/L) was
observed in 7.2% and leucopenia (‹4x 109/L) in 3.8% of the patients.
Marked lymphopenia, neutrocytosis and eosinopenia (‹2%) were found in
36%,38%, and 25% of the patients, respectively. Bone marrow biopsy in 3 fatal cases revealed marked hypocellularity and dyserythropoietic changes.
Apart from the respiratory complications, mortality from SM poisoning is
mainly due to bone marrow failure.
Mojtaba Tabarestani,
Volume 6, Issue 1 (5-1992)
Abstract
Hemophagocytic syndrome is a non-malignant process that is characterized
clinically by fever, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, pancytopenia in
peripheral blood, and reactive histiocytes in the bone marrow. Bacterial
infectious diseases like typhoid fever and brucellosis and viral infections
including CMV, herpes viruses, and Epstein-Barr virus are diagnosed as the
cause of this syndrome. In this paper we present six patients with hemophagocytic
syndrome who had blood culture or bone marrow culture, and or
serology positive for typhoid fever or brucellosis. This is the first report of
hemophagocytic syndrome in Iran.
