OBJECTIVE Toxic poisoning with methadone is common in children in Iran. Our study was carried out due to the changing pattern of methadone poisoning in recent years and increasing methadone toxicity. MATERIALS & METHODS In this descriptive-sectional study, all of the methadone poisoned children younger than 12 years who were admitted to the Loghman Hakim Hospital in 2012, were assessed. Clini...

introduction: pulmonary tuberculosis (tb) is one of the main infectious diseases in developing countries. the early diagnosis of tb is important for reducing its mortality & morbidity. therefore this study was conducted to evaluate diagnostic role of high resolution computerized tomography (hrct) in active pulmonary tb . materials and methods: in a clinical trial study 114 suspicious patients (...

Objectives: studying clinical and paraclinical characteristics of laryngeal cancer. Patients methods: 31 cancer patients were diagnosed treated in the Oncology Department national otorhinolaryngology hospital Vietnam from 11/2022 to 4/2023 by a cross-sectional descriptive study. The results: having most common age range was 60-80 occupied 52.8%, mean 60.5 ± 9.4, ranging 35 80. Males 97.2% (35/3...

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease mainly affecting the mediastinum and lungs. The other manifestations are much rarer lead to diagnostic therapeutic wanderings. present study reports case of lymph node sarcoidosis revealed by long-lasting fever. diagnosis based on clinical paraclinical arguments elimination causes lymphadenopathy. evolution favorable after 6 months corticosteroid therapy.

Purpose Ameloblastoma is a non-encapsulated and slow-growing tumor with high recurrence rate. Orbital involvement by this neoplasm is an extremely rare entity. In this study, we present a systematic review on this situation along with clinical and paraclinical features of a case. Methods An electronic search was conducted on major medical sources. Data of the cases in the literature in additi...

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that typically follows a febrile infection or a vaccination. Children are predominantly affected. A plethora of viral and bacterial pathogens and a number of vaccinations have been associated with ADEM. Experimental animal studies indicate that both primary and secondary au...

Objective To evaluate neuropathy phenotypes and clinical outcomes associated with trisulfated heparin disaccharide (TS-HDS) autoantibodies. Background TS-HDS autoantibody has been reported as a biomarker of immune-mediated neuropathy. However, studies evaluating the associations this are limited. Design/Methods Electronic medical records were reviewed to identify seropositive patients character...

background: snakebite is a serious public health problem in the world. the annual incidence of snakebites ranges from 4.5-9.1 in 100,000 population in iran. with regard to diversity of envenomation profiles in different geographical parts of iran, the aim of this study was to determine the demographical data, clinical and laboratory findings, and the outcome of the snakebite victims referred to...