background: primary antibody deficiency, the most common primary immunodeficiency disorder, represents a heterogeneous spectrum of conditions caused by a defect in any critical stage of b cell development and is characterized by impaired production of normal amounts of antigen-specific antibodies. objective: this retrospective study aimed at description and analysis of demographic, clinical, im...

iron deficiency is one of the most common nutritional disorders in the world. it is estimated as many as 4-5 billion people , 66-68% of the world population may be iron deficient and also two billion people, over 30% , anemic, mainly due to iron deficiency. thus, the aim of this study was educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and practice on baneh girl students about iron deficiency a...

background in the early months of life, breastfeeding increases chance of survival, reduces recovery time after disease and mortality due to infections such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. however, infants who are exclusively breast-fed for more than 6 months in developing countries may be at increased risk of anemia. therefore, the aim of study was to assess the relation between ...

background since the discovery of helicobacter pylori, several clinical reports have demonstrated that h. pylori infection has emerged as a new cause of refractory iron stores in children. we carried out a systematic literature review to primarily evaluate the existing evidence on the association between childhood h. pylori infection and iron deficiency anemia (ida) and secondly, to investigate...

Iodine deficiency has been considered in Iran since 20 years ago and has been acknowledged recently. We studied iodine deficiency disorders in 1618 Neishabourian students. 60% of children had palpable and 2.5% had visible goiters. Height and weight of these children were lower than International and Tehranian children but higher than Isfahanian children. Hormone studies showed increased T4...

mannose-binding lectin (mbl) is a protein of innate immune system that is involved in opsonization and complement activation. mbl deficiency is associated with predisposition to infectious diseases; however subnormal levels are also seen in healthy subjects. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical manifestation of mbl deficiency in patients with increased susceptibi...

introduction: normal homeostasis system has several inhibitor mechanisms in front of the amplifier’s natural clotting enzyme to prevent fibrin clots in the vessels. the main inhibitors of coagulation pathway are antithrombin (at), protein c and protein s. patients with hereditary deficiency of coagulation inhibitors are susceptible to venous thromboembolism (vte). one of the major clinical mani...