a 3-month-old male red fox that was in contact with a persian cat referred to the small animal hospital, faculty of veterinary medicine, university of tehran with multi-focal circular non-pruritic skin lesions and hair loss mainly on the head and extremities. a complete series of dermatologic tests such as wood’s light examination, direct microscopic examination, and fungal culture were perform...

cutaneous metastases of rectal carcinoma is a rare event. it occurs in fewer than 4% of all patients with rectal cancer. when present, it typically signifies a disseminated disease with a poor prognosis. early detection and proper diagnosis of metastatic rectal cancer can significantly alter treatment and prognosis. we report a 70-year-old male who underwent rectal resection with permanent colo...

introduction: lasers, light emitting diodes (leds) and super luminous diodes (slds) are widely used to treat selected musculoskeletal, integumentary and neurological conditions. the mechanisms underlying the reported treatment effects of light therapy are unclear and the physiologic effect of light on a variety of tissues, particularly neurological, is mostly unknown. a few researchers have rep...

In 1996, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended targeted tuberculin skin testing (TST) of children while discouraging routine TST of children without risk factors for tuberculosis (TB). Recent studies have provided evidence in support of the targeted TST and recommendations that favor risk assessment over universal screening with TST. While evidence for targeted TB testing exists ...

BACKGROUND This paper discusses the treatment protocol for patients with frostbite. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of a series of 17 patients with second- and higher-degree frostbite who had been treated at our medical institution between 2010 and 2012. RESULTS Our clinical series of patients (n=17) included 13 men and four women, whose mean age was 42.4±11.6 years (range, 22...

Introduction My belief is that health is beauty and beauty is health. As a naturopathic physician, I have strived to marry the modalities of natural medicine and cosmetic and antiaging medicine. A comprehensive approach to antiaging means not only the assessment of the possible endocrine, metabolic or nutritional imbalances that contribute to aging, especially of the skin or connective tissue; ...

Skin hyperpigmentation is characterized as increased production and accumulation of melanin, which could be aesthetically unfavorable and develops serious skin diseases. There is a need to find new depigmenting agents, since many current natural and synthetic products present undesired side effects. In Iranian traditional medicine (ITM), plants have been used for the treatment of skin diseases ...

Introduction: Skin resistance is greatly dependent on its collagen amount and nutritional substances such as crude protein that affect the skin collagen can indirectly influence the skin resistance and increase its strength. In this regard, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of in ovo methionine injection on histomorphometry of the skin layers. Methods: Thirty fertilized eg...