​​​​​​​​Haematology and ​Transfusion Medicine Publications

October-December'2023

  • Humoral and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 reveal insights into immunity during the early pandemic period in Pakistan. ​​Masood KI, Qaiser S, Abidi SH, Khan E, Mahmood SF, Hussain A, Ghous Z, Imtiaz K, Ali N, Hasan M, Memon HA, Yameen M, Ali S, Baloch S, Lakhani G, Alves PM, Iqbal NT, Ahmed K, Iqbal J, Bhutta ZA, Hussain R, Rottenberg M, Simas JP, Veldhoen M, Ghias K and​ Hasan Z.​ ​BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Dec 1;23(1):846. ​​DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08829-1


  • Recurrent pregnancy loss in a patient with anti-Rh17.​ Moiz B, Salman M, Rasheed S, Qudus R, Millard G, Hyland CA, Flower RL, Wilson B, Turner R, Lopez GH and Liew YW.​ ​Transfus Med. 2023 Nov 8​. ​DOI: 10.1111/tme.13014


  • ​​Outcome of patients with ​primary and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A retrospective analysis from a tertiary care center. Abbasi AM, Shaikh MU, Shariq M, Arif MS, Arshad A, Raheem A and Ali N.​ Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Oct 27;102(43):e34898. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034898

July-September'2023​

  • Clinico-Haematological Profile Of Chronic Lymphoproliferative Disorders In Patients Presenting With Lymphocytosis.​ Rashid A, Ali Meerza SS, Mansoori H and Shaikh MS.​ ​J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Sep;73(9):1816-18​20. DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.7242


  • ​Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Trends in Pakistan: Activity Survey from Pakistan Bone Marrow Transplant Group.​​Ali N, Iftikhar R, Ayaz Mir M, Bokhari SW, Rehman JU, Zaidi U, Nasir S, Adil SN, Satti T, Nisa Chaudhry QU, Farhan M, Farzana T, Ghafoor T, Ahsan B, Khan AS, Khan FA, Fatima SI, Samad SA, Batool A, Nadeem HM, Abbas Bukhari SN, Ansari SH and Ahmed P.​ ​J Transplant. 2023 Sep 28;2023:8865364.​ ​DOI: 10.1155/2023/8865364


  • Digital Morphology: Bridging the Final Gap in Automated​ Haematology Testing. ​​Shaikh MS and Ahmed ZA.​ J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2023 Aug;33(8):949.​ ​​DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2023.08.949


  • Outcomes of Patients with FLT3 Positive Acute Myeloid Leukaemia; an Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.​ Zulfiqar M, Ali N, Shaikh U, Jehanzeb H, Arif S, Khan ZF, Saeed N and Ansar Z.​ J Cancer Allied Spec. 2023 Aug 13;9(2):553. ​​DOI: 10.37029/jcas.v9i2.553


  • Burden of ocular abnormalities in patients with beta thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study. ​Baig R, Zahid N, Kausar F, Qazi HIA, Moiz B, Hussain S, Khan AH, Arain F and Ahmad K.​ ​BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2023 Jul;8(1):e001293.​ DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2023-001293


April-June'2023​

  • ​Unique aspects of Graft-versus-host-disease management in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Report from the Eastern Mediterranean blood and marrow transplantation group: Special report.​ Hashmi S, Shaheen M, Adil S, Ahmed P, Ahmed S, Ben Abdeljelil N, Alabdulwahab A, Albeihany A, Aldaama S, Al-Khabori M, Alkindi S, Almohareb F, Alsaeed A, Alseraihy A, Alshemari S, Ayas M, Chaudhri N, Da'na W, Dennison D, ElQuessar A, Elhaddad A, Ibrahim A, Hashem H, Jastaniah W, Mawardi H, Nassar A, Satti T, Torjemane L, Tabbara K, El Solh H, Albeirouti B and Aljurf M.​ ​Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2023 May 23;16(4):303-306. DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2020.04.003


  • ​​Strategic priorities for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the EMRO region.​ ​Ahmed SO, El Fakih R, Elhaddad A, Hamidieh AA, Altbakhi A, Chaudhry QU, Bazarbachi A, Adil S, Al-Khabori M, Ben Othman T, Gaziev J, Khalaf M, Alshammeri S, Alotaibi S, Alshahrani M, Bekadja MA, Ibrahim A, Al-Wahadneh AM, Altarshi M, Alsaeed A, Madani A, Abboud M, Abujazar H, Bakr M, Abosoudah I, El Cheikh J, Almasari A, Alfraih F, Baldomero H, Elsolh H, Niederwieser D, Chaudhri N and Aljurf M.​ ​Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2023 Apr 4;16(3):162-169. DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2021.09.006.​

January-March'2023​


  • Secondary involvement of gallbladder by acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting clinically as cholecystitis in a young patient​: a case report. Rahim S, Ahmad Z, Chundriger Q, Ahmed A, Ali N and Abdul-Ghafar J. World J Surg Oncol. 2023 Feb 27;21(1):63. DOI: 10.1186/s12957-023-02956-4.


  • Hepatitis-associated aplastic anaemia: surveillance of frequency,clinico-haematolog​ical features, and demographic distribution at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Nawaz MT, Hameed AN, Angez M, Ansari AH and Adil SN.​​​ J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Jan;73(1):217-221.​ DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.5115.​


  • ​Current Practice of Oral Care for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients: A Survey of the Eastern Mediterranean Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group. ​​​​Mawardi H, Treister N, Felemban O, Alamoudi W, Algohary G, Alsultan A, Alshehri N, Tazi I, Shaheen M, Alsharani M, Alshemmari S, Arat M, Bekadja MA, Al-Khabori M, Okaily S, Ali N, Abujazar H, Jastaniah W, Hamidieh AA, Hashmi S and Aljurf M.​​​ Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2023 Jan 12;16(1):42-51. ​DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2021.01.006.​


  • COVID-19 in adult acute myeloid leukemia patients: a long-term follow-up study from the European Hematology Association survey (EPICOVIDEHA).​​​​ Marchesi F, Salmanton-García J, Emarah Z, Piukovics K, Nucci M, López-García A, Ráčil Z, Farina F, Popova M, Zompi S, Audisio E, Ledoux MP, Verga L, Weinbergerová B, Szotkovski T, Da Silva MG, Fracchiolla N, De Jonge N, Collins G, Marchetti M, Magliano G, García-Vidal C, Biernat MM, Van Doesum J, Machado M, Demirkan F, Al-Khabori M, Žák P, Víšek B, Stoma I, Méndez GA, Maertens J, Khanna N, Espigado I, Dragonetti G, Fianchi L, Del Principe MI, Cabirta A, Ormazabal-Vélez I, Jaksic O, Buquicchio C, Bonuomo V, Batinić J, Omrani AS, Lamure S, Finizio O, Fernández N, Falces-Romero I, Blennow O, Bergantim R, Ali N, Win S, Van Praet J, Tisi MC, Shirinova A, Schönlein M, Prattes J, Piedimonte M, Petzer V, Navrátil M, Kulasekararaj A, Jindra P, Sramek J, Glenthøj A, Fazzi R, De Ramón-Sánchez C, Cattaneo C, Calbacho M, Bahr NC, El-Ashwah S, Cordoba R, Hanakova M, Zambrotta G, Sciumè M, Booth S, Rodrigues RN, Sacchi MV, García-Poutón N, Martín-González JA, Khostelidi S, Gräfe S, Rahimli L, Ammatuna E, Busca A, Corradini P, Hoenigl M, Klimko N, Koehler P, Pagliuca A, Passamonti F, Cornely OA, Pagano L and EPICOVIDEHA working group.​​​ Haematologica. 2023 Jan 1;108(1):22-33. ​​​​DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2022.280847.​


  • ​Non-severe allergic transfusion reaction: A hidden cause of wastage of blood product and laboratory resources. ​​Hayat H, Ahmed Q, Alam H and Rashid A. ​​Vox Sang. 2023 Jan 6. doi: 10.1111/vox.13397.​ ​DOI: 10.1111/vox.13397​.​