BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Pneumocystis pneumonia, caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii, is a fatal disease threatening patients with AIDS or immunosuppression. Assessment of colonization in these patients is of great significance, since it can lead to severe pulmonary disorders. Considering the scarcity of published reports on Pneumocystis jirovecii isolates from patients in Mashhad, Iran, we aimed to...

INTRODUCTION Spontaneous pneumocephalus without any pathological condition is very rare. We described a patient with spontaneous pneumocephalus probably arising from the relatively enlarged air-filling sphenoid sinus. CASE PRESENTATION A 51-year-old woman admitted Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran with a sudden onset of severe headache and nausea without any neurological deficit. Brain comput...

Myiasis is the invasion of vertebrates' tissue by the larvae of a fly of the order Diptera. The objective of this paper is to present a rare case of secondary myiasis of ocular infestation by Chrysomya bezziana. A 55-year-old female from Sar village of Mazandaran Province, northern Iran), referred to Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital of Mashhad with extensive destruction of left orbital cavity. Existenc...

Objectives This study sought to evaluate the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in neonatal sepsis in preterm babies. Methods This clinical trial was done at the NICU of Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad (Iran) from September 2006 to September 2007. We used a dosage regimen of 1g/kg/day. In this study we had 50 patients with documented sepsis; 25 of them received antibiotics (controls) and...

BACKGROUND Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is an association with a variety of benign and malignant etiologies. The aim of this study was to evaluate if malignant SVCS is a real medical emergency or if we are able to obtain a definite histological diagnosis before chemoradiotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective case series study, we have evaluated epidemiological characteristi...

â â â  each of planning must be accomplish according to the principles of sustainable development to success urban planning. this article evaluates sustainable index in social, physical, economical and environmental biological dimensions of mashhad metropolis which is the second biggest city in iran using descriptive –analysis method and quantitative models and statistical software. in the fi...

BACKGROUND Human enteroviruses (EVs) may have a role as a possible risk factor in the pathogenesis of MI. The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of enterovirus genomic RNA in peripheral blood samples of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS We investigated the presence of enterovirus genomic RNA in the peripheral blood of 115 patients with acute MI hospitalized i...