hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (hlh) is a syndrome of pathologic immune activation, occurring as either a familial disorder or a sporadic condition, in association with a variety of triggers. this article will introduce a neonate with hlh in iran. we report a case of hlh presenting with respiratory distress and fever, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice and pancytopenia on the second day of life. ...

background: agate is a hard silica stone with bands of various colors, which is used in jewelry. the agate grinding workers are exposed to silica dust. objective: to determine the prevalence of respiratory diseases in agate grinding workers and the associated factors. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 170 agate grinding workers from mashhad, northeastern iran, were examined. medical and o...

BACKGROUND Abnormalities in ventilatory physiology have been noted in adults with panic disorder. We tested the hypothesis that abnormalities in ventilatory physiology differentiate children and adolescents with anxiety disorders from psychiatrically healthy children. METHODS Ventilatory physiology was monitored with a canopy apparatus during room-air breathing and 15 minutes of carbon dioxid...

conclusions pericardial effusion was a rare finding in this case of langerhans cell histiocytosis. pericardial effusion in langerhans cell histiocytosis, which is an unusual presentation, should be considered when the patient experiences respiratory distress. introduction langerhans cell histiocytosis (lch) is a proliferative disorder of histiocytes in multiple organs. langerhans cell histiocyt...

A 5 year old boy and a 10 year old girl presented with acute onset of psychotic disorder, which occurred one week after an upper respiratory infection. MRI images of brain were consistent with the diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in both cases. ADEM is one of the differential diagnoses to be considered when acute psychotic disorder occurs during childhood.

OBJECTIVE The present study, is aimed to investigate the distributiondispersion of panic attack symptoms, the possible subtypes of panic disorder, and the clinical features related to these subtypes in patients with panic disorder. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 105 patients that presented to the Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic and met the D...

Surfactant-replacement therapy is a life-saving treatment for preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome, a disorder characterized by surfactant deficiency. Repletion with exogenous surfactant decreases mortality and thoracic air leaks and is a standard practice in the developed world. In addition to respiratory distress syndrome, other neonatal respiratory disorders are characterized b...

background: despite wide application of chromium in electroplating industry, the pulmonary effects of chronic exposure to this chemical have not been extensively studied and are subject of debate and controversy. this study was, therefore, undertaken to further address this issue.   methods: the study population consisted of a group of 15 workers with a history of past and present occupational ...

background respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) can cause acute respiratory infection (ari) in infants and young children. objectives this study was conducted to determine the incidence of rsv infection and its subgroups among children with ari. materials and methods a total of 100 throat samples were collected from hospitalized children with ari in different hospitals across the khuzestan provinc...