BACKGROUND Stroke is the main cause of physical disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide. Two-thirds of all strokes occur in the developing countries. Despite being preventable, stroke is increasingly becoming a major health issue in these countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of stroke in Shiraz, Iran, one of the main referral centers in the southw...

background and objectives: gastrointestinal polyps are proliferative or neoplastic mucosal lesions. the most important point about these polyps is risk of malignancy of them. this study was performed to determine type and frequency of polyps of gastrointestinal tract in iranian population according to their locations. materials and methods: totally, 210 patients referred to rasul-e-akram hospi...

background malaria is one of tropical and semi-tropical and vector-borne parasitic diseases produced by the protozoan parasites of the genus and species plasmodium. the aim of this study was to assess the epidemiology and the factors associated with the malaria in children in sistan and baluchistan province in 2013-2016. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted between mar...

background: on tuberculosis control standpoint, the treatment of children with tb is not considered a priority as they rarely transmit the disease and contribute little to the maintenance of the tuberculosis epidemic. therefor this study conducted to describe pediatric tb cases, and to identify pattern of risk factors in non-endemic communities materials and methods: the present cross- sectiona...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a widespread tropical infection which has a high incidence rate in iran. the aim of this study was to determine some epidemiological aspects of disease in northern khorasan prov­ince, iran. methods : from 2005 to 2008, data concerning 1453 patients with cl were collected and analyzed from the different dis­tricts of health service registry of the prov...

background: to describe the epidemiological features of pediatric visceral leishmaniasis in southern iran. methods: this retrospective study was carried out using local hospital records of vl patients from 2001 through 2009. data such as age, gender, place of residence, clinical signs and symptoms, treatment, history of recurrence were recorded. the collected data were statistically analyzed us...

background: due to annual increases in cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in different regions of iran and the resulting health problems and high economic costs, this study was performed with the aim to determine the prevalence of cl in dezful city, iran. materials and methods: this descriptive study was performed on all patients who were directly referred to clinics and clinical laboratories of dezf...

conclusions regarding the emergence of noroviruses as a relevant cause of acute diarrhea in iranian children, there is a great need to introduce a routine norovirus testing of hospitalized patients with gastroenteritis, particularly in children under 2 years old during the cold season. results of the total collected samples, noroviruses were detected in 47 out of 375 (12.53%). the highest infec...

Vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of more than 20 diseases defined by inflammation and destruction of blood vessels. We aimed to study the demographic characteristics of the primary vasculitides in the North East of Iran. We retrospectively studied the medical records of patients diagnosed with any kind of vasculitis at the Clinic and Department of Rheumatology of the Imam Reza Hospital, M...

B palsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting the cranial nerves. Worldwide estimates range from 11.5-40.2 case per 100,000 per year.1 Some studies have shown some seasonal effect on Bell’s palsy, which increased in autumn and winter, but geographic, racial, ethnic, and environmental factors have been inconsistent.1 There are rare reports regarding epidemiology of Bell’s pa...