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Photoclinic: sarcoid dactylitis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19877757 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mirfeizi Z, Pezeshki Rad M, Hashemzadeh S Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Modelling of H1N1 Flu in Iran.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Since the number of S and VS cases would be crowded over a short period of time, the health care system most probably would not be able to provide appropriate services unless special measures are taken in advance. By reduction of R0 and the number of introduced infectious cases the peak of the outbreak might be postponed to the end of 2010. This would provide a golden opportunity to vaccinate a considerable proportion of the population. PMID: 19877744 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Haghdoost AA, Gooya MM, Baneshi MR Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Sleep pattern in medical students and residents.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Sleep disturbances are an important issue among medical students and residents and associated with age, gender, living conditions, doing exercise, and workload. PMID: 19877745 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Nojomi M, Ghalhe Bandi MF, Kaffashi S Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Bone Density of Ambulatory Adult Patients Receiving Long-term Anticonvulsant Drug Therapy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that maintenance therapy with antiepileptic drugs may decrease bone mass. These data also suggest a higher bone turnover rate in those receiving anticonvulsants. PMID: 19877746 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Ashjazadeh N, Zamani A, Pourjafar M, Omrani GR Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Comparison of serum lead level in oral opium addicts with healthy control group.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: It would be concluded that opium addicts have an elevated BLL compared to healthy controls. Therefore, screening of blood lead concentration is helpful for opium addicted people especially with non-specific symptoms. In this regard, a similar investigation with a larger sample size of opium addicted patients (including both oral and inhaled) and a control group is suggested to confirm the findings of this research. PMID: 19877747 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Salehi H, Sayadi AR, Tashakori M, Yazdandoost R, Soltanpoor N, Sadeghi H, Aghaee-Afshar M Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Comparison of databases for Iranian articles; access to evidence on substance abuse and addiction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that after searching at least one general and one specialized Iranian database, 80% of studies relevant to addiction in Iran can be accessed. Introduction of developing countries' domestic databases can be beneficial in a more comprehensive access to scientific documentations. PMID: 19877748 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Amin-Esmaili M, Nedjat S, Motevalian A, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Majdzadeh R Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Using hairy and non-hairy retroauricular-temporal composite flap in facial reconstruction.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The Washio flap, with different modifications, is a useful technique for reconstruction of facial defects which may include hairy and non-hair bearing skin, preferably not larger than 7x5 cm in size, and particularly in young patients. PMID: 19877749 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Kalantar-Hormozi A, Loghmani S, Motamed S Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

A case-control study on risk factors of osteoporosisin patients with Crohn's disease.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The highest osteoporosis risk was seen in patients with a cumulative 10 - 35 g corticosteroid dose and could be due to both steroid inefficiency in reducing Crohn's disease inflammation as well as the cumulative drug dose and it's adverse effect on patients. PMID: 19877750 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Vahedi H, Momtahen S, Olfati G, Abtahi A, Hosseini S, Kazzazi AS, Khademi H, Rashtak S, Khaleghnejad R, Tabrizian T, Hamidi Z, Nouraie M, Malekzadeh F, Merat S, Nasseri-Moghaddam S, Sotoudehmanesh R, Larijani B Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Gastric cancer in iran: epidemiology and risk factors.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although the global incidence of gastric cancer has been decreased dramatically in recent decades, it is the most common cancer in north and northwest Iran. The wide variation in incidence across different geographical areas and higher proportion of cardia cancer are two main characteristics of gastric cancer in Iran. Current investigations indicate that a high prevalence of H.pylori infection, high dietary intake of salt and smoking are the main environmental factors of gastric cancer in Iran. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is another contributing factor in populations with a higher incidence of gastric cardia cancer...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Malekzadeh R, Derakhshan MH, Malekzadeh Z Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Southern Iranian Breast Cancer Patients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The germline mutations of breast cancer susceptibility genes 1 (BRCA1) and breast cancer susceptibility genes 1 (BRCA2) have been associated with a significant increase in breast cancer risk and certain other cancers. Among the most known mutations in these tumor suppressor genes are 5382insC and 185delAG in BRCA1 and 6174delT in BRCA2. The aim of the current study was to investigate the frequency of these BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in southern Iranian familial and sporadic cases with breast cancer.Two hundred fifty women with sporadic breast cancer, 55 women with a familial history of breast cancer in their first degre...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Fattahi MJ, Mojtahedi Z, Karimaghaee N, Talei AR, Banani SJ, Ghaderi A Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy is an autosomal recessive disorder in which a nuclear mutation of the thymidine phosphorylase gene leads to mitochondrial genomic dysfunction. Herein, we report a 29-year-old Iranian man with abdominal pain, diarrhea, hearing loss, ophthalmoplegia, sensorimotor axonal neuropathy, and elevated muscle enzymes. Magnetic resonance imaging showed leukoencephalopathic changes. Metabolite analysis revealed a very high thymidine concentration in the patient's urine consistent with the diagnosis of mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy. PMID: 19877753 [Pu...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Borhani Haghighi A, Nabavizadeh A, Sass JO, Safari A, Lankarani KB Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Association between Plaque-Type Psoriasis and Perianal Streptococcal Cellulitis and Review of the Literature.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe a four-year-old boy with perianal streptococcal dermatitis who was brought to our clinic with plaque type psoriasis. PMID: 19877754 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Rasi A, Pour-Heidari N Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Early psychiatric manifestation in a patient with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Multiple sclerosis can create a variety of somatic, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms. Here we report a patient with early psychiatric symptoms including depression, dementia, and catatonia, who was eventually diagnosed as having primary progressive multiple sclerosis. PMID: 19877755 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Shoja Shafti S, Nicknam Z, Fallah P, Zamani L Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Neuropathic osteoarthropathy in a patient with congenital insensitivity to pain.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report describes a 23-year-old man who presented with multiple joint deformities as a consequence of multiple painless intra-articular fractures.Blood counts, biochemistry, and nerve conduction velocity were all normal. X-ray studies showed joint destruction in hips, elbows and knees.We concluded that he is a case of congenital insensitivity to pain culminating in multiple charcot joints. PMID: 19877756 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mobini M, Javadzadeh A, Forghanizadeh J Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

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PMID: 19877757 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mirfeizi Z, Pezeshki Rad M, Hashemzadeh S Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Development of rheumatology in tehran university of medical sciences.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Rheumatology program at Tehran University was established by Fereydoun Davatchi in 1969. Later, Reza Moghtader, Firouz Panahi, and Amir-Khan Chafizadeh joined him. The first rheumatology outpatient clinic was founded in 1970. In 1974, the first rheumatology fellowship department was established along with a small research laboratory. The department expanded gradually to become the Rheumatology Research Center (RRC) in 1981. RRC was officially recognized in 1994 by the Ministry of Health and in 2001 as the Center of Excellence for Rheumatology in Iran. There are 15 rheumatologists who are the teaching staff at RRC. The ...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Davatchi F Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Development of radiology in iran.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Historically, stratification in medical profession has followed certain patterns pertinent to the nature of the work and the organ of interest. Evolution of radiology was, however, different insofar as it followed an accidental discovery toward the end of the 19th century. The physical properties of the discovered rays were to set the initial direction for future expansion of the discipline. PMID: 19877759 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Vessal K, Rad S, Alizadeh A, Jalal-Shokouhi J Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

The report by Naghavi et al. entitled 'Adverse health outcomes of road traffic injuries in Iran after rapid motorization'.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19736689 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

The scholastic achievement of profoundly deaf children with cochlear implants compared to their normal peers.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The results of this study well indicate that children with cochlear implants can achieve a satisfactory scholastic performance in mainstream schools with their implant duration as the most important factor determining postimplant outcomes. PMID: 19722764 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Motasaddi-Zarandy M, Rezai H, Mahdavi-Arab M, Golestan B Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Inferior vena cava reconstruction with a flap of parietal peritoneum: an animal study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The peritoneum is an accessible and safe substitute for reconstruction of the inferior vena cava. PMID: 19722765 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Salimi F, Hodjati H, Monabbati A, Keshavarzian A Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Epidemiologic Characteristics of 500 Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Iran Studied from 2004 through 2007.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Demographic and clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease patients are similar to that of other developing countries, in this study, more inflammatory bowel disease cases have been assessed in comparison with previous studies, which may be due to different time scales of socioeconomic evolution and environmental factors in Iran. PMID: 19722766 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Vahedi H, Merat S, Momtahen S, Olfati G, Kazzazi AS, Tabrizian T, Rashtak S, Khaleghnejad R, Khademi H, Malekzadeh F, Nasseri-Moghaddam S, Malekzadeh R Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Risk factors of postpartum depression in rural areas of isfahan province, iran.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Risk factors of postpartum depression in Isfahan Province were very similar to other studies, but the negative impact of low level of education, unplanned pregnancy, and undesired gender of the child on postnatal depression seems to be characteristic of this population. PMID: 19722767 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Kheirabadi GR, Maracy MR, Barekatain M, Salehi M, Sadri GH, Kelishadi M, Cassy P Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Experience of water birth delivery in iran.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Our results revealed the advantage of water birth delivery. Those who gave water birth experienced less pain and completed the delivery sooner. Meanwhile, normal vaginal delivery was accomplished more frequently with this group. These all lead to a decreased necessity for medical interventions as well as an increased socioeconomic advantage for the society. PMID: 19722768 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Chaichian S, Akhlaghi A, Rousta F, Safavi M Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Clinical profile of patients with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy presented to a referral center from 2003 to 2008.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Characteristics of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy patients in a population of Iranian patients were similar to nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy as described in previous studies, with the exception of higher proportion of younger patients and a higher propensity for diabetes. Visual field defects were common in clinically normal fellow eyes. PMID: 19722769 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Falavarjani KG, Sanjari MS, Modarres M, Aghamohammadi F Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Helping families for caring children with autistic spectrum disorders.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many families are directly involved in caring of their children with the lifelong autistic spectrum disorders. Sometimes, they are the victims of their children's behaviors. The family, including siblings, may have to explain the children's behaviors to others. Their mothers have poorer mental health with difficulties in family adaptability and cohesion. Its burden is not just limited to psychologic aspects but on the quality of life, economic aspects, and parent-child relationship. This is a narrative review of some of the aspects that families of children with autistic spectrum disorders are facing. PMID: 1972277...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Ghanizadeh A, Alishahi MJ, Ashkani H Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Prevalence of HBV, HCV, HIV and Syphilis among Homeless Subjects Older than Fifteen Years in Tehran.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Homeless people are usually prone to be infected with multiple infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus, as well as syphilis. In this cross-sectional study, using a questionnaire and enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay, we evaluated the seroprevalance of hepatitis B and C viruses, human immunodeficiency virus, and syphilis, as well as their risk factors in 202 homeless men. A total of 70 (34.7%), 87 (42.8%), and 13 (6.4%) subjects were infected with hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency viruses, respectively. Ten (0.5%) had a simultaneous infection w...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Vahdani P, Hosseini-Moghaddam SM, Family A, Moheb-Dezfouli R Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Efficacy of Combined Desferrioxamine and Deferiprone versus Single Desferrioxamine Therapy in Patients with Major Thalassemia.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of oral iron chelators, deferiprone in combination with desferrioxamine in comparison with desferrioxamine alone. A total of 70 transfusion-dependent thalassemia major patients were randomly selected to receive one of the following two treatments: deferiprone in combination with desferrioxamine (n=35, desferrioxamine+deferiprone group) or desferrioxamine alone (n=35, desferrioxamine-only group). Changes in serum ferritin, liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase), blood urea nitrogen, and creatinin were evaluated before the t...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Zareifar S, Jabbari A, Cohan N, Haghpanah S Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Quality of Care of Diabetes Mellitus Type II patients in Iran.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was conducted to depict the first national picture of quality of care provided for known diabetic patients in Iran. The study was conducted alongside the "Iran's National Noncommunicable Diseases Risk Factor Surveillance survey" of 2005; a cross-sectional study with a multistage cluster sampling approach which targeted Iranians older than 15 years of age. Only 6.4% of the respondents had a HbA1c test during the year before questioning and 25.7% reported to have undertaken a lipid profile examination in the same period of time. Positive responses for eye and foot examinations in the year leading to survey were 39...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Delavari A, Alikhani S, Nili S, Birjandi RH, Birjandi F Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Work-related penetrating head trauma caused by industrial grinder tool.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nonmissile low-velocity penetrating brain injuries are unusual among civilian population. Work-related penetrating head wounds are rarer among this group. Here, we report two rare cases of penetrating head wounds caused by industrial grinder tool. The patients (both men) were struck to the head by detached blades of the grinder tool. Depressed fractures, penetrated bone fragments, and dural lacerations were all treated by the routine fashion. Paranasal sinus damage and further cerebrospinal fluid leakage were also treated conservatively. The reported cases are unexpected variants of injuries that neurosurgeons may come...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Abdoli A, Amirjamshidi A Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Osteosarcoma of the larynx.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Malignant mesenchymal tumors of the larynx constitute 0.3% to 1% of all laryngeal cancers. Of them, osteosarcoma is the rarest. Osteosarcoma of the larynx may be a difficult clinical diagnosis. Pathologic confirmation of osteoid is required for the diagnosis. Treatment is primarily surgical. It is believed that aggressive surgical intervention directed at complete tumor extirpation is the treatment of choice. Outcomes of such patients are generally poor. Most patients die because of pulmonary metastasis. A case is reported here and a review of all available published cases of osteosarcoma of the larynx is presented. ...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Sanaat Z, Mohammady G, Esmaili H, Emrani M, Dolatkhah R Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Coexistence of prostate cancer, gynecomastia, renal failure, melanonychia, and wrist lump.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although prostate cancer is among the most frequent malignancies in the elderly, this tumor may be under-reported, and it seems that its socioeconomic burden is not well-estimated. Chronic urinary obstruction caused by the cancer may cause renal failure, with hemorrhagic tendency, neurologic disturbances, cutaneous disorders, and diverse fingernail changes. Black or brown nail pigmentation has been associated with benign and malignant conditions, including antineoplastic drugs' side effects, subungual metastases, and melanoma. Metastasis of fingernail melanoma can affect lymph nodes from the wrist to elbow and axillary...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Dos Santos VM, de Vasconcelos RA, de Paula FH, Alves Tubino PV, Turra TZ, Gagliardi Castilho I Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Twin fetus in fetu with immature teratoma: a case report and review of the literature.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Fetus in fetu is an extremely rare condition in which a fetus or fetus-like structure with a vertebral axis is seen in the body of its twin. This paper presents a case of fetus in fetu in a two- day-old female newborn who was referred for an abdominal mass, biliary vomiting, and feeding intolerance. After plain abdominal X-ray and ultrasonography, the patient underwent abdominal surgery with the primary diagnosis of teratoma or fetus in fetu. We found a retroperitoneal mass that consisted of double fetus in fetu and a separate undetermined mass. The pathologic examination confirmed double fetus in fetu and revealed a s...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Pourang H, Sarmadi S, Mireskandari SM, Soleimani M, Mollaeian M, Alizadeh H, Alehosein SM Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

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PMID: 19722778 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Noorani H Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

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PMID: 19722779 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Nikoo A, Balighi K Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Development of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Iran: Part II- Advances in Research and Therapeutic Modalities.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Following the establishment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Programs in 1987, significant developments in research and health care delivery have been achieved. The number of published articles has increased significantly and now more than 10 approved research centers are involved in several longitudinal and population based studies in GI epidemiology, viral hepatitis and GI oncology around the country. Before 1987 less than 50 gastroenterologists were working in the country, but now more than 300 gastroenterologists are involved in public and private health care delivery systems. Advanced diagnostic and t...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 31, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Saberifiroozi M, Mir-Madjlessi SH Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

The Iranian connection.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19566348 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Nayernouri T Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

An estimation of the chronic rejection of kidney transplant using an eternal weibull regression: a historical cohort study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Providing a non-zero eternal proportion, the modified model would be superior over the unmodified model. PMID: 19566349 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Golestan B, Hosseini-Moghaddam SM, Nafar M, Rennolls K, Mohammad K Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Practical strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality of natural catastrophes: a retrospective study based on bam earthquake experience.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Problems encountered in the aftermath of the Bam earthquake were related to the lack of prepared action plan and data management system. Here, we present a specifically designed earthquake chart. By following the chart, rescue paramedic personnel and emergency medical teams will be able to recognize high-risk victims, in order to provide timely medical management. PMID: 19566350 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Najafi I, Safari S, Sharifi A, Sanadgol H, Hosseini M, Rashid-Farokhi F, Seirafian S, Mooraki A, Samimagham H, Osare S, Pourfarziani V, Atabak S, Boroumand B Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

The role of endoscopic autopsy in trauma cases: the first report from iran.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The sensitivity and specificity of laparoscopic examination for intraperitoneal organs are acceptable but its accuracy for retroperitoneal organs is lower. Therefore, it seems that laparoscopic examination is an eligible substitute for the traditional autopsy. PMID: 19566351 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Peyvandi H, Peyvandi AA, Hajinasrollah E, Yegane RA, Talebpour M, Ourang ZB Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

The prevalence of cigarette smoking in residents of tehran.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed lower prevalence of cigarette smoking has relatively decreased compared with previous studies. However, healthcare officials should consider educational and healthcare programs to decrease the prevalence of smoking. PMID: 19566352 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Fotouhi A, Khabazkho M, Hashemi H, Yegane RA, Mohammad K Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Quality of life improvement in hearing-impaired elderly people after wearing a hearing aid.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: In conclusion, with respect to the beneficial effects of hearing aids in presbycusis and due to the significant improvement in the quality of life, hearing aids are recommended for this group of population. PMID: 19566353 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Lotfi Y, Mehrkian S, Moossavi A, Faghih-Zadeh S Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Immunophenotypic pattern and cytokine profiles of dry type cutaneous leishmaniasis.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Based on the results, it seems that Th1-like response is predominant in acute active form and lupoid recidivans while Th2-like response is predominant in chronic nonlupoid lesions. It seems that lupoid recidivans is a type IV hypersensitivity reaction to the reactivation of hidden antigens. PMID: 19566354 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Meymandi S, Dabiri S, Shamsi-Meymandi M, Nikpour H, Kharazmi A Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Determining the inter- and intraobserver reproducibility of the diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia subgroups and well-differentiated endometrioid carcinoma in endometrial curettage specimens.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: A major interobserver discrepancy exists in the diagnosis of complex and atypical hyperplasia which are the most similar mimics of endometrioid carcinoma. PMID: 19566355 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Izadi-Mood N, Khaniki M, Irvanloo G, Ahmadi SA, Hayeri H, Meysamie A Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Ultrasonographic screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in Iranian candidates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Compared with the results sited in Western studies, the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm is lower in Iran (P<0.0001). Its associated factors in our study were similar to previously published studies. Significant carotid stenosis, a factor not reported previously, was an associated factor in our study. Because of the low prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in our population, screening the candidates for coronary artery bypass graft surgery is not recommended. PMID: 19566356 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Shirani S, Shakiba M, Soleymanzadeh M, Bakhshandeh H, Esfandbod M Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Totally Implantable Subpectoral vs. Subcutaneous Port Systems in Children with Malignant Diseases.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The results showed that port implantation in the subpectoral fascia pocket had a lower rate of skin complications than the subcutaneous pocket implantation. According to this study, this procedure was not complicated by skin necrosis over the port, port exposure or port rotation. PMID: 19566357 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Rouzrokh M, Shamsian BS, Khaleghnejad Tabari A, Mahmoodi M, Kouranlo J, Manafzadeh G, Arzanian MT, Fallah F, Anoush M, Abdollah Gorji F Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Cancer-testis antigens: potential targets for cancer immunotherapy.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cancer-testis antigens are tumor antigens that their expression is almost limited to male germ cells in the testis. Some of cancer-testis antigens are also expressed in the ovary and in trophoblasts. Recently their expression has been seen in different types of tumors. Many pathophysiologic studies suggest that a blood-testis barrier exists in the testis. Because spermatogenesis begins at puberty, new cell-surface antigens are expressed when the immune system has refined the ability to distinguish self from nonself. So, sperms in the testis do not stimulate immune responses. In addition, although antigen-presenting cel...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Ghafouri-Fard S, Modarressi MH Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

An Overview of Heel Marjolin's Ulcers in the Orthopedic Department of Urmia University of Medical Sciences.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Marjolin's ulcer is defined as a malignant, ulcerating neoplasm occurring in cicatricial tissues. The cancer is usually a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Wide resection is complicated with a recurrence rate of 20% to 50% and a metastasis rate of 54%. Therefore, we chose amputation as the modality of treatment for heel Marjolin's ulcers in Urmia and presented their results in this study.During the last 10 years in Urmia, nineteen cases of heel Marjolin's ulcers has been detected. About 47% were due to childhood burn. Malignancy was mainly squamous cell carcinoma. The mean latent period of malignant transfor...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Shahla A Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Surgical intervention for treatment of septic arthritis in infancy and childhood; a retrospective study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was performed to reveal the final outcome of our patients and find out the possible risk factors of poor result. The case records of 243 children who were admitted with the diagnosis of septic arthritis in Imam Khomeini and Bu Ali Sina Hospitals, Mazandaran Province, were studied between 1996 and 2005. The diagnosis was based on clinical and ultrasound findings in all patients and positive smear in 67% of them. Among these patients, we had access to 162 cases who had definitely septic arthritis and went through surgical interventions because of the involvement of the hip joint or uncertain response to medical tr...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Kariminasab MH, Shayesteh Azar M, Sajjadi Saravi M Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Bilateral invasive ductal carcinoma in a woman with neurofibromatosis type 1.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 51-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 presented to our department for investigation of a left breast lump (50x50x30 mm); a mass in the right breast (40x40x20 mm) was also detected on physical examination. The lumps were suspected to be malignant based on physical examination and ultrasonography. Biopsy and frozen sections subsequently confirmed a diagnosis of bilateral invasive ductal carcinoma. A standard bilateral radical mastectomy was performed, followed by postoperative chemoendocrine therapy. Tumor recurrence has not been observed within the first 23 months following the surgery. PMID: 19566361 [P...
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Alamsamimi M, Mirkheshti N, Mohajery MR, Abdollahi M Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals

Palmaris profundus as the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report presents a palmaris profundus tendon anomaly in the carpal tunnel. The case was a 19-year-old female who underwent carpal tunnel surgery. After dividing the transverse carpal ligament, the palmaris profundus tendon was discovered. The abnormal tendon was within the carpal tunnel, laying over the investing tissue of the median nerve, and inserted deeply into the palmar aponeurosis. A segment of the abnormal tendon was excised and the patient's symptoms resolved completely. PMID: 19566362 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - June 30, 2009 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Afshar A Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: journals