abstract background: cancer is one of the major causes of death in children and adolescents. about 4% of deaths in children of age less than 5 years and 13% of deaths in children of age 5-15 years are due to cancer in iranian population. the disease can cause many problems, which are usually detected by a psychologist, for the children and their mothers. therefore, this study aimed to identify ...

Human papilloma virus (HPV) infection is a very common infection of skin and mucosa of children and adults (1- 6).Anogenital warts are a common type of HPV infection in sexually active adults, however it is seen in any age. The importance of presence of genital warts is different between adults and children in respect to differential diagnosis, associations, complications and also treatment opt...

headache is one of the most common reason that children are referred to the pediatric neurology services. it is said that ten percent of children aged 5 to 15 years have migraine. subsequently, it is essential for clinician to have a through, comprehensive and systematic approach to the evaluation and management of the child or adolescent who complain of headache. this writing aims to explore t...

sleep disorders in children can lead to considerable complications. in some mental disorders including autism, it has more importance. despite the importance of sleep in children developments and lives, few researches have conducted in this area therefore this research is going to investigate sleep behavioral disorders in children and compare with normal children. research design was causal-com...

leukocyte adhesion deficiency type-1(lad-1) is one of the autosomal recessive immunodeficiency diseases that results from mutation in integrin beta 2 (itgb2) gene. the aim of this study was to investigate molecular prenatal diagnosis of lad-1. four pregnant women with five fetuses (one twin fetus) with clinical and laboratory diagnosis of lad-1 in their previous children were studied. the chori...

background: among the many complications reported for cirrhosis, iron deficiency anemia (ida) has attracted much attention. this type of anemia, in contrast to other types of anemia, is easy to treat prophylactically, but if left untreated can lead to a poor quality of life. the aim of this study was to estimate the hemoglobin and serum iron levels among patients with liver cirrhosis for the ea...

Pleural empyema is a serious complication of pneumonia, its morbidity and mortality is important in developing country where hospital resources are limited. Different treatment strategies continue to generate controversy. We reported our experience in diagnosis and management of pleural empyema in children in a pediatric department in a development country.The early adequate surgical treatment ...

background acute bacterial meningitis which is a pediatric emergency with high mortality and morbidity must be diagnosed and treat promptly. often diagnosis of bacterial meningitis from viral meningitis is difficult after some days. determination of some inflammatory mediators’ example il-6 and hs-crp were useful in differential diagnosis of bacterial and viral meningitis. objectives this study...

Sleep disorders in children can lead to considerable complications. In some mental disorders including autism, it has more importance. Despite the importance of sleep in children developments and lives, few researches have conducted in this area therefore this research is going to investigate sleep behavioral disorders in children and compare with normal children. Research design was causal-com...