Splenic abscess is not a common condition and actinomyces as a cause is very rarely reported. We report a case of actinomycosis of spleen in a 12 year-old boy, with a few days history of abdominal pain and fever. Past medical history was not significant. Due to sever abdominal pain and tenderness condition laparatomy was done that a small perforated area was seen on hilum of spleen, so splenect...

The relationship between negative affectivity (NA, i.e. the Neuroticism trait and transient distress), self-reported medical condition and somatic complaints was assessed in structural equation models also including personality (the Big Five personality domains), socio-demographic, and health behaviour variables. The results indicated that the individual's current distress level and medical con...

background and aim: academic evaluation is one of the strategies applied for the enhancement of teaching conditions. student-based evaluation is one of the most common kinds of evaluation. the current study is aimed at the identification of important criteria of academic evaluation from the viewpoint of medical school students.   materials and methods: this is a descriptive, cross-sectional stu...

century has made significant progress in the treatment of such diseases. However, even after the discovery of a treatment for a medical condition, there is often the need to improve on its efficacy or find a more promising alternative. When drugs are discovered to be efficacious for a medical condition, over time and with more understanding of the medical condition, there is often the need to s...

venous thromboembolism at lower age groups and in the absence of other known risk factors should raise doubt of underlying genetic disorders and thombophilia. it is discovered unexpectedly in various medical procedures and may cause severe complications and life threatening problems. in the current study, potentially life threatening complications of a genetic disorder in a previously healthy c...