Background: Beta-thalassemia major (BTM) is a genetic disorder, which is common in Kerman province of Iran. New methods of care has increased their survival. Objective: The objective of this descriptive study was to assess the frequency of skin and mucosal complications of BTM patients. Patients and Methods: All BTM patients referred to Kerman-Darman Hospital in 1377 (150 cases) were evaluated....

background: few studies regarding oral lesions of children and adolescents were reported in the medical literature. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of these lesions in patients from birth to 20 years old in babol, northern iran.methods: the slides of all cases of oral lesions in children and adolescents, between 1990 and 2012 were obtained from the pathology archives of sha...

introduction: oral premalignant lesions are conditions having high potential tendency for transformation into malignancy. the use of a conservative and effective treatment modality is one of the best strategies for cancer prevention. photodynamic therapy (pdt) is a non-invasive method for topical and selective treatment of oral precancerous lesions. the present study was taken up to determine t...

introduction: oral manifestations can be the first signs of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (hiv/aids) and a useful marker for the progression of this disease. the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of oral manifestations and examine their relationship with socio-demographic factors in hiv-positive patients in the health centers affiliated to zahedan...

the goal is assessing the diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dmri) method effi ciency in characterizing focal hepatic lesions (fhls). about 28-fhl patients were studied in radiology and clinical imaging department of our university hospital using 1.5 tesla mri system between january 2010 and june 2011. patients underwent hepatic mri consisting of dynamic t1- and t2-weighted imaging. the dmri...

Introduction: Peripheral reactive lesions of soft tissue are common oral lesions that dentists face during routine examinations. Diagnosis and development of a treatment plan is difficult if dentists are not aware of the prevalence and clinical symptoms of these lesions. The frequency of these lesions differs across various populations. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and d...

congenital vascular lesions occur most often in children. parents of these children take them to maxillofacial surgeons directly or during the treatment of other complications such as infection or jaw bone disorders. various terms now used are unable to describe the pathogenesis and mechanism of the effect of vascular lesions on growth and development of facial bone.  term of hemangioma is used...

Introduction The frequency of pediatric and adolescent oral and maxillofacial lesions is various in different societies. The present study aimed at investigating the frequency of oral and maxillofacial pediatric and adolescent biopsies in Zahedan (southeast Iran), and compare the results with other epidemiologic studies.Methods and Materials This retrospective study reviewed oral and maxillofac...

Background: Few studies regarding oral lesions of children and adolescents were reported in the medical literature. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of these lesions in patients from birth to 20 years old in Babol, Northern Iran.Methods: The slides of all cases of oral lesions in children and adolescents, between 1990 and 2012 were obtained from the pathology archives of Sha...