Obesity represents a substantial public health challenge, including an increased burden of infectious diseases—suggesting the involvement of a compromised immune system Haematopoietic stem cells ...

THIS report deals with an apparently unique case in which there was simultaneously selective red-cell aplasia of the bone marrow and an autoimmune hemolytic mechanism. The combination of continued ...

WHEN splenectomy in thrombocytopenic patients has on occasion revealed the tuberculous origin of a splenic enlargement, the post-operative results have been dramatic. Surgical intervention has removed ...