a 19-year-old woman was referred to the emergency surgery department with severe abdominal pain, icterus, and anemia. the patient’s clinical and paraclinical findings in addition to her occupational and social history, convinced us to assay blood lead level (bll), which was 41/5 µg/dl. therefore toxicology consult was performed to treat lead toxicity. recheck of the bll showed the level as 53/7...

background: alterations in the neuromuscular control of the spine were found in patients with chronic low back pain (clbp). sudden loading of the spine is assumed to be the cause of approximately 12% of lower back injuries. however, some aspects of this problem, such as alterations in the sensory–motor control of the spine, remain questionable. this study investigated postural and neuro–motor c...

conclusions this study suggests that symptoms like chronic abdominal pain, and chronic constipation seem to put a heavy burden on the economy of the country, so training programs for pediatricians and general physicians that can well train them to handle such symptoms may decrease the number of clinical visits, repetitive investigation procedures, and utilizing multiple prescription drugs. also...

conclusions this study showed that abdominal pain, fever, leukocytosis, and wbcs in the stool were associated with gastroenteritis infection caused by campylobacter. results there were 36 positive cultures (8.6%) for campylobacter, with frequencies of 6.4% and 10.3% for boys and girls, respectively (p = 0.16). the highest frequency of positive culture belonged to the age group over six years (p...

remifentanil is an ultra short acting opioid that is suitable for many operations and is wildly used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia. in this article we have reported the incidence of abdominal pain after cataract surgery in patients with remifentanil based anesthesia. this study is a randomized single blind clinical trial on 300 patients who were candidates for elective cataract su...

abstract   background: lead toxicity is caused by ingestion, inhalation, or contact with particles or vapors containing lead. it can present with nonspecific signs and symptoms such as abdominal pain, constipation, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and anemia. in this study, we have tried to find a relationship between lead poisoning and drug abuse.   methods: in a cross sectional study, ...

we report the case of a 40-year-old male patient admitted to the surgery ward in our hospital for recent abdominal pain, abdominal distention and fever. he had a history of similar abdominal pain and distention; for which he had undergone a laparotomy. laboratory data revealed leukocytosis with eosinophilia (42%). upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed diffuse severe erythematous pangastritis....

results of all 93 assessed children (52 male, 41 female) with mean age 6.45 y/o, 18 cases (19.4%) had abnormal renal parenchymal echogenicity (equal or more than liver).the final diagnosis of the cause of abdominal pain in 43 cases (46.2%) was acute appendicitis, in 8 cases (8.6%) was mesenteric adenitis, in 4 cases (4.3%) was gastroenteritis and in 2 cases (2.2%) was invagination. conclusions ...

background: ovarian masses represent a range of pathology from benign cyst to highly aggressive malignant tumors. it has been estimated that gynecologic malignancy account for approximately 2% of all types of cancer in children, 60-70% of these lesions arise in the ovary.  methods: all ovarian masses which were resected or biopsied in mofid children's hospital from 2002 to 2012 were review...