12 patients with cryptococcal intracerebral mass lesions associated with cryptococcal meningitis are reported. There were 6 males and 6 females with a mean age of 41 years. Most of them presented with symptoms and signs of meningitis initially without focal neurological signs. Computed tomography revealed single or multiple, well or poorly marginated hypodense lesions without perilesional edema...

purpose : fine needle aspiration (fna) cytologic findings of langerhans cell histiocytosis (lch) have been well described, but using this method in the diagnosis of orbital lesions is a recent experience. we hereby report two cases of orbital bone lch diagnosed by fna that later was confirmed by routine h&e; histopathology and immunohistochemistry (ihc) methods. case reports : the first case wa...

BACKGROUND A return toward toward photorefractive keratectomy has occurred due to better corneal stability and fewer corneal flap complications; however, pain remains a major drawback of the procedure. Currently, clinical pain control measures focus on the administration of pain medications, which may delay corneal epithelial healing and has, occasionally, led to serious corneal toxicity. OBJ...

background ocular adenoviral infections occur throughout the world in both sporadic and epidemic forms. in the present study we determined the frequency of adenoviral conjunctivitis in two referral university hospitals in tehran by cell culture and pcr method. materials and methods specimens were scraped from the lower palpebral conjunctiva of 115 patients with conjunctivitis who had referred t...

Aim. To examine the potential of Pudilan Keyanning toothpaste (PKT) to treat minor aphthous ulcers (MiAU). Method. A double-blind clinical trial was conducted in which 80 volunteers were randomly assigned to the PKT group (N = 40) or the control group (N = 40). The control group used a placebo toothpaste containing no Pudilan extract. At baseline, after 3 days, and after 6 days the following pa...

A 61-year-old woman presented with acute lower abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and purpura on the right thigh (●" Fig.1). Urgent sigmoidoscopy revealed edema and multiple hyperemic ecchymotic lesions in the sigmoid colon and rectum (●" Fig.2), which appeared reddish on viewing with conventional white light and cyan on narrow-band imaging (NBI) (●" Fig.3). These lesions were indicative of bleed...

of bloody diarrhea. Except for partial gastroduodenectomy because of a duodenal ulcer, the subject was healthy and was not taking any regular medication. He had not recently visited any foreign countries. Physical examination was unremarkable. Routine laboratory tests and complete blood analysis were normal. Total colonoscopy was performed after standard bowel preparation, without sedation. Col...

Chronic inflammation in the periodontium, pulp and through pocket of which infection can spread towards root apex cause a retrograde development inflammatory process periapical tissues, is considered as an odontogenic focus.
 Aim: to study state periodontal periodontitis presence focus dynamics its change complex treatment.
 Material methods. 150 medical records dental patient were st...

Means have been described for the study of pressure conditions in normal and pathological skin of living human beings and mice. The true pressure in normal skin cannot be measured directly by any of the means hitherto described, because there is insufficient free fluid to make manometric determinations. However, for practical purposes, the intracutaneous pressure has been approximately estimate...

Amidst the plethora of ocular complications of leprosy, involvement of the posterior segment or optic nerve is extremely rare. The mechanism of optic neuritis in leprosy is poorly understood. A 47 year-old man presented with a single lesion suggestive of mid-borderline (BB) leprosy over left periorbital region; the histology showed borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy with a BI of 3+. After init...