Jamshid Roozbeh
Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrourology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
[ 1 ] - The Booster Phenomenon of Tuberculin Skin Testing in Patients Receiving Hemo-dialysis
Background: The risk of developing tuberculosis is high among chronic hemodialysis patients. The tuberculin skin test (TST) has been in use for diagnosing latent TB, but few data are available on TST in hemodialysis patients. Objective: This study was done to identify the TST reactivity and frequency of booster effect in serial TST among hemodialysis patients. Methods: A total of 100 patients i...
[ 2 ] - Special Considerations on Insulin Resistance Induced Hyperandrogenemia in Women with Polycystic Ovaries Syndrome: A Prominent COVID-19 Risk Factor
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infecting mechanism depends on hosting angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) as essential components and androgens as regulators for inducing the expression of these components. Therefore, hyperandrogenism-related disease such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in insulin resistant wome...
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