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Vol. 42 No. 8 (2026): August 2026

Pak J Med Sci Vol.42, No.8 2026

Published: 2026-07-27

Guest Editorial

  • Embracing Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment: A Crucial Step towards TB Control in Pakistan

    Anila Basit, Zille Humayun
    1911-1913
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.20087

Original Articles

Systematic Review

  • Risk of heart failure in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Qifeng Dong, Xing Ye
    2129-2137
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.16392

  • Can frailty predict complications and mortality in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty? A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Bo Jin, Jianyue Wang, Yungen Hu, Weifan Ren
    2138-2151
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.16131

  • Operative hysteroscopy vs vacuum aspiration for treatment of retained products of conception: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Ping Qiu, Sisi Huang, Li Lu, Yingying Chen, Qing Wu
    2152-2161
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.16990

  • Diagnostic value of platelet-lymphocyte ratio for pediatric sepsis: A systemic review and meta-analysis

    Li Chen, Qiuping Yang
    2162-2173
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.19637

Special Communications

Case Reports

  • Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in neonates: A retrospective case study and literature review

    Fang Yan, Meifang Lin, Qinqin Fu, Yi Gao, Yeting Hu, Minfen Zhou
    2178-2184
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.16496

  • Minimally invasive approach to Dunbar Syndrome

    Sajida Qureshi, Mohammad Fahad Tariq Barlas, Fahad Memon, Sadia Jamal
    2185-2188
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.12313

  • CD56-Positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A case report and narrative review

    Xianjie Fu, Ming Li, Chuancai Liu, Yaohui Wu, Junbin Hu, Cong Lu
    2189-2194
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.16163

Correspondence

  • The High Cost of Misdiagnosis: The Challenges of Differentiating Grade-4 Astrocytoma from Glioblastoma in Resource-Constrained Countries

    Hasan Saeed, Haseeb Mehmood Qadri
    2195-2196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.16057

  • Breast Abscess in Young Nulliparous Women: Is Injectable Breast Augmentation the Missing History?

    Mifrah Rahat Khan Sherwani, Safna Naozer Virji, Lubna Mushtaque Vohra
    2197
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.42.8.16621
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