Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a large group of DNA viruses that cause skin and mucosal warts. Zinc is used in the treatment of skin diseases. Zinc has been used in the treatment of various skin and systemic diseases. Warts are benign proliferation of the skin and mucosa. The prevalence of skin warts is higher in children and its peak is in adolescence and then decreases with age. So...

BACKGROUND Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children in Africa. We determined serum zinc levels and factors associated with zinc deficiency in HIV infected Ugandan children. METHODS We measured the baseline zinc status of 247 chi...

background: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of zinc (zn), copper (cu), iron (fe) and zinc/ cop­per ratio in the serum of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in qom province, center of iran. methods: serum levels of zinc and copper were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer and serum iron concentration was measured by using an auto analyzer. the study gro...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of low dietary zinc intake and experimental diabetes on transaminases and alkaline phosphatase activities in rats. 8 week old male normal albino (Wistar) rats were fed diets containing either adequate (54 mg/kg) or deficient (1 mg/kg) quantities of zinc for one week. Ten rats from each group (n = 20) were injected with alloxan to induce diabet...

Zinc Hemodialysis High sensitive C-reactive protein Background: Numerous studies claim that the oxidative stress is elevated in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the serum level of zinc in hemodialysis patient in Isfahan, Iran. Method: In this study 100 hemodialysis patients from hemodialysis section of Alzahra hospital and Isfahan Noor hospital among 20132014 years...

To study the zinc concentration differential in diabetic patients compared with non-diabetics and borderline subjects in a sample of two hundred individuals under investigation, we gathered information on history and duration of diabetes as well as type of treatment and diet. In addition, capillary blood glucose and serum zinc concentrations were measured.The serum zinc level was higher in...

OBJECTIVE Zinc deficiency is a problem world-wide. Zinc and insulin are intimately related, and a reduced zinc intake may affect glucose metabolism. The present study investigates how subclinical zinc deficiency in rats affects glucose metabolism and zinc distribution in the pancreas. METHODS Glucose metabolism was evaluated by blood-glucose, serum insulin, homeostasis model assessment (HOMA)...

OBJECTIVE Febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure in children. Their incidence is 2-5%. There are different hypotheses about relationship between neurotransmitters and trace elements (such as zinc) and febrile seizure. Zinc, as a major element of some enzymes, plays an important role in the central nervous system (CNS) and can affect some inhibitory mechanisms of CNS. The aim of the ...

how to cite this article: salehiomran mr, mahzari m. zinc status in febrile seizure: a case-control study. iran j child neurol. 2013 autumn; 7(4):20-23. objective febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure in children. their incidence is 2-5%. there are different hypotheses about relationship between neurotransmitters and trace elements (such as zinc) and febrile seizure. zinc, as a maj...

In a recent article in Immunology Today, Wellinghausen et al.1 reviewed the various interactions between zinc and the immune system. The authors clearly pointed out that zinc (zinc ions and/or chelated zinc) plays an important role in the maintenance of immune function. Zinc deficiency results in hypoplasia of the immune system, impaired immune response, poor wound healing, diminished T-cell de...