background kaposi sarcoma (ks) is an angioproliferative tumor that mainly involves mucocutaneous tissues, but extracutaneous spread to lymph nodes, gi tract, lungs, liver, pancreas, heart, and testes can occur in aids-associated ks. patients with pulmonary ks may be symptomatic or present with an asymptomatic abnormality on chest radiography. patient and method a 28-year-old man presented with ...

conclusion upon these results, immigration and family deprivation are potent risk factors for occurrence of infection results among 274 patients with hiv infection/aids (224 male and 50 female) in sistan and baluchestan province in southeast of iran, 65 cases (41 male, 24 female) were from saravan (a city in sistan and baluchestan). out of 41 men with hiv/aids in saravan, 21 cases had a history...

background: cryptosporidiumis known as an opportunist disease-causing agent in man in recent decades. it causes diarrhea and intestinal disorders in the immune deficit and immune competent individuals. this study was aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of hiv/aids patients withcryptosporidiosisinfection. methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on 53 hiv/aids ...

background and objectives: toxoplasmosis has become one of the more frequent opportunistic infections and the most common cause of focal brain lesions complicating the course of aids. however, there is a little information about the frequency of the toxoplasmosis in various regions of iran. at the present study, we evaluated the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in patients with aids in mashhasd (nor...

Background: Teaching of theoretical and practical first aids are  important courses for medical sciences students. If these courses are  taught with Evidence Based Medicine(EBM), they will be learned better by students. The objective of this study  was the  determination of the  effect of evidence based medical education on learning of first aids. Methods: This study had been performed inthe pl...

background:   objective:   materials and methods:   results:   conclusion:   key words:   aids, pregnant women, knowledge, attitude there is an urgent need for hiv prevention efforts, such as health education and focusing on   the pregnant women in developing world. health educators should tailor education programs for women at risk, particularly those with lower education, to enhance their kno...