Background: Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune inflammatory myopathy with distinct cutaneous findings. Its etiology is unknown. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate demographic, clinical and paraclinical findings in patients with dermatomyositis in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This is descriptive, retrospective study and the records of all patients with dermatomyositis admitted to...

Background: Dermatophyte infections are common contagious diseases found in all over the world specially in tropical regions. Objective: Our objective was to study different forms of dermatophytosis in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: We studied 100 cases of dermatophytosis whom were visited in a private skin clinic in 1372 to 1376 in Ahwaz. Results: Among 266 suspected patients sent for fungal exa...

qualitative and quantitative analyses of hospital and municipal solid waste are necessary for selecting the best and most appropriate method of health care collection, storage, transportation and disposal of this kind of wastes. quantitative and qualitative analyses of hospital and municipal wastes have been studied in ahwaz city during spring 1996. the amount of solid wastes in five regions of...

today gender segregation in the workplace is increasingly sensitive. thus analysis of the reasons behind such phenomenon is of fundamental importance. the aim of this study is to investigate the occupational gender segregation among of ahwaz public libraries foundation employees with emphasis on the role of work values . the method of this research is survey and data were collected by questionn...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the major risk factors among male and female patients with severe coronary artery diseases undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). METHODS This randomized clinical trial was performed on 897 (655 male and 242 female) patients from March 2001 to March 2006 in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Golestan Hospital, Ahwaz, Iran, with male to female ratio approx...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of scoliosis in school-going children of different age groups for correct diagnosis and treatment of scoliosis. METHODS In 2004, we screened 1400 children from secondary schools in Ahwaz City, Southwestern Iran, for scoliosis. We carried out random sampling and used the necessary equipment for measurement and examination. RESULTS Our results indicate th...

BACKGROUND The increasing prevalence of TB drug resistant strains in absence of recent transmission evidence, highlights the need for an improved control program, coupled with a need to improve detection rate and early diagnosis. IS6110-RFLP is a means of genotyping TB clinical samples. In this study IS6110- RFLP was used for specification and quick tracking of TB infection source, transmission...

Permeability is the key parameter of the reservoir and has a significant impact on petroleum fields operations and reservoir management. In most reservoirs, permeability measurements are rare and therefore permeability must be measured in the laboratory from reservoir core samples or evaluated from well test data. However, core analysis and well test data are usually only available from a few w...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. The HCV genotype has a geographic distribution and an important role in clinical and histological outcomes. This study determined HCV genotypes and their related risk factors among patients from Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, 223 pat...