introduction : haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) is a gram negative bacterium and one of the causative agents of acute bacterial meningitis, especially in infants and children less than 5 years old. lipooligosaccharide (los), one of the virulence factors which plays an important role in pathogenesis of hib, has multiple applications in diagnosis and conjugate vaccines. in this study, los extr...

how to cite this article: salehpour sh. clinical manifestations of type 1 gaucher disease. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6:4 (suppl. 1):13-14. pls see pdf. refe r ences 1. beutler e, grabowski ga. gaucher disease. in: metabolic and molecular bases of inherited disease, scriver cr, beaudet al, sly ws, valle d (eds), mcgraw-hill, new york 2001: 3635. 2. cox tm, schofield jp.   gaucher’s diseas...

metaplastic carcinoma is a rare form of breast cancer and is a generic term for breast carcinoma of ductal type in which the predominant component of the neoplasm has an appearance other than epithelial glandular structures.we report a case of this rare tumor in as 57-year-old psot- menopausal woman

background: qt interval parameters have been suggested as a predictor of lethal arrhythmia and mortality in patients with myocardial infarction. the aim of the present study was to compare the value of qt interval indices in patients presenting with non-st-segment elevation myocardial infarction (nstemi) between a group of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a nondiabetic group of patien...

background : type 1 diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disease in pediatric. we aimed to determine the demographic characteristics at presentation of childhood type 1 diabetes mellitus in hamadan, west province of iran. methods : in this cross sectional descriptive study, demographic data of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus being followed up in pediatric endocrinology clinic o...

background and objective type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic, progressive illness that causes considerable morbidity and mortality. despite recent technical advances in therapy, more people are using alternative therapies. in this study evaluated the effect of sodium metavanadate on glucose levels and lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.   methods this is a randomized, controll...

background and objectives: studies have shown that many people with diabetes are fasting in the holy month of ramadan. ramadan fasting causes several changes in metabolism, habit and lifestyle that are associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia in diabetic patients. an educational program based on behavioral science theory in the field of diet and medication changes, pr...

conclusions addition of fc decoction to oral hypoglycemic drugs might significantly decrease 2hpp in patients with dm type 2. it is a safe and inexpensive method. the mechanism for this decrease is something other than increased insulin secretion. results thirteen patients in each group completed the trial. fbs, fructosamine, hba1c, and c-peptide baseline and post-trial amounts in the case grou...

objective: serum leptin concentration reflects the body fat mass. there is controversial reports about the insulin effect on serum leptin concentration. we wanted to examine the effect of insulin therapy on serum leptin in children with new onset type i diabetes. materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study in children's medical center on 34 children who had new onset type i dia...

abstract objective: thyroid dysfunction complicates the metabolic derangement observed in diabetes mellitus (dm). it is necessary to recognize and treat it, when present, in order to achieve stability of metabolic control in these patients. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dm on thyroid hormone levels and other biochemical variables. materials and methods: to determine the...