Cholesteatoma in children, is it really particular?

Serum prolactin level in psoriasis: Is it really higher than in healthy individuals?

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated skin diseasewith a genetic predisposition. Prolactin may contribute to psoriasispathogenesis. However, there has been a debate over the serumlevel of prolactin in psoriatic patients. The aim of this study was todescribe the role of serum prolactin in the pathogenesis of psoriasisMethod: The serum prolactin level was measured in 45 patientswith ...

hbv infection trend in iranian disabled children; is it really worrying?

we read with a great interest the article written by davoodbeglou and colleagues entitled “evaluation of hepatitis b infection prevalence in institutionalized intellectually disabled children” which is recently published in your prestigious journal 1 . the authors concluded that hbv infection is more prevalent among institutionalized disabled children and that we should change our health polici...

Is it really sinus tachycardia?

A 56-year-old male with a history of hypertension and coronary disease was admitted after complaining of mild shortness of breath and palpitations. He had undergone coronary bypass surgery 4 years prior to admission and had been followed regularly by his physicians. His resting heart rate at his last office visit B6 months before was 58/min and his hypertensive regimen, consisting of lisinopril...

Autograft ossiculoplasty in cholesteatoma surgery: is it feasible?

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether autologous ossicles can be safely used in ossicular reconstruction in cholesteatoma surgery after attempting cholesteatoma removal under the operating microscope. STUDY DESIGN A prospective fine-section histological study of formalin-stored ossicles, harvested from cholesteatomatous ears, to evaluate for existence of residual cholesteatoma after surface diseas...

Hydroxychloroquine in psoriasis: is it really harmful?