The purpose of present study was to measure the comparison and analyze childhood depression and self-esteem among orphan girls and boys. A total sample of 300 students in which 150 girls and 150 boys ranging in age 10-15 years were selected randomly from different orphanages of Rawalpindi, Haripur and Abbottabad. Childhood Depression Scale (Musarrat Jabeen Khan 2005) and Self esteem scale for children by (Rifai 1999) were administered. T-test, correlation and regression analysis were computed to investigate the variance and relationship as well. Results showed that there is significant difference in childhood depression and self-esteem both have meaningful relationship. Findings also revealed that self-esteem predict childhood depression among orphan boys and girls.

There are two previous reports of Candida dubliniensis endophthalmitis in North America. Here, we report a third case of C. dubliniensis endogenous endophthalmitis in a 31-year-old male patient who complained of left-sided decreased visual acuity. He had an associated mitral and tricuspid valve endocarditis, in the setting of intravenous drug use. Blood and sputum cultures were positive for C. dubliniensis. Fundoscopic examination was consistent with a fungal endophthalmitis. He was treated with fluconazole followed by intravenous liposomal amphotericin B for 6 weeks. C. dubliniensis is an important but rare cause of endophthalmitis in intravenous drug abusers.

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