introduction acute poisoning by oral ingestion of mixed hazardous materials can lead to multiorgan toxicity and may represent a special challenge in clinical management, in particular if little is known about the effects of the involved agents. this is especially true when industrial chemical substances have been swallowed, as a huge variety of toxic substances must be taken into account. concl...

hydatidosis is endemic in iran. this disease frequently invades the liver and lungs. the frequency of multiple organ involve¬ment ranges between 11% and 30%. this study revealed a five -year-old female with missed multifocal and multior¬gan localization of hydatic cyst. the patient presented with a complaint of persistent fever and respiratory distress. in compute¬rized tomography (ct) of the t...

hydatid disease is endemic in some parts of the world. this disease can occur in any organ. we present a 22-year-old farmer who was suffering from hydatidosis for 4 years. he was admitted to the hospital because of fever, cough, and chest pain in 2004. a chest radiograph revealed multiple nodules in both of lungs. a transthoracic echocardiogram showed cystic lesion in the apex of right ventricl...

BACKGROUND Presenting signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism (PE) are nonspecific, favoring a large use of second-line diagnostic tests such as multidetector CT pulmonary angiography (MCTPA), thus exposing patients to high-dose radiation and to potential serious complications. We investigated the diagnostic performance of multiorgan ultrasonography (lung, heart, and leg vein ultrasonography) ...

celiac disease can be accompanied with multiorgan involvement in addition to gastro-intestinal involvement. a 16-year-old young man - known case of celiac disease - was admitted because of exacerbation of gastrointestinal complaints. during further investigations, hypothyroidism and membranous glomerulonephritis were discovered. the patient was improved with a gluten-free diet and specific trea...