wilson's disease is a rare but treatable condition with variable clinical presentations. its diagnosis depends on a combination of clinical and laboratory findings. we evaluated the clinical and laboratory findings in children with wilson's disease (wd). twenty -seven children (4-14 years, 59.2 % male, 40.7% female) with confirmed wd were evaluated between 1994 and 2003 at imam khomei...

objective: pre-natal diagnosis is the most effected way to prevent genetic diseases in a society. the aim of this research was to show the prevention level of the birth of the children with major thalassemia disorder and the demographic condition of the people referring to the shahid dastgheib genetic center in shiraz for the pre natal diagnosis. materials and methods: the present research was ...

in this paper the histopathological observation of the migratory phase of schistosome larvae (schistosomulae) in the laboratory animal were studied. the first tissue samples were taken from the skin of infected animals 30 minutes after exposure to the cercariae and continued daily up to 40 days post infection. the tissue specimens were taken from skin, liver. lung, lymph nodes, kidney, brain, b...

background: according to some provincial reports, prevalence of hepatitis a has had a decreasing trend during the past decade in iran. we aimed to overview clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of iranian pediatric patients diagnosed with hepatitis a infection. materials and methods: this retrospective study was performed on 162 consecutive pediatric cases of hepatitis a infection. da...

conclusions it is concluded that cryptosporidium spp. should be considered in immunocompromised diarrheal patients and elisa must be chosen for detection of this parasite. modified acid fast staining and cassette kit techniques could be performed if elisa is not available. the single use of the cassette kit will be inadequate for the diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis. background cryptosporidiosis ...

background: research project risks are uncertain contingent events or situations that, if transpire, will have positive or negative effects on objectives of a project. the management of health and safety at work (mhsw) regulations 1999 require all employers and the self-employed persons to assess the risks from their work on anyone who may be affected by their activities. risk assessment is the...

background and objective: hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus) is the most prevalent cause of children renal insufficiency which in many cases (90%) occurs following diarrhea. hemolytic microangiopathic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal insufficiency are main symptoms of hemolytic uremic syndrome. this study aims to consider the relationship between pathologic data of nephro-biopsy and laboratory ...

  Background and Objective: Laboratory errors are one of the major factors that affect the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and monitoring in patients.The objective of study is to evaluate the frequency and type of errors in different phases of testing at the Pathology Department of the Shalamar Hospital, Lahore and to evaluate the causes of errors. Methods: This observational study was carrie...

Background As assisted reproductive technology is advancing, it should arrange all principles and indexes to improve its quality of functions to provide optimal services to infertile patients. There are few infertility care-specific quality indicators. The indicators were developed by the existing quality dimensions. Safety, effectiveness, and patient centeredness are the most important quality...