dear editor,   mycosis fungoides is the most common type of cutaneous t cell lymphoma with a reported incidence of 0.5 cases per 100,000 people per year. 1 the cause of mycosis fungoides is still unknown; however genetic and environmental factors have been implicated as possible pathologic factors. 2 the disease might also be associated with human t cell lymphotropic virus type 1, 3 which is en...

BACKGROUND Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis (ExPNCC), an infection caused by Taenia solium cysticerci that mainly occurs in the ventricular compartment (Ve) or the basal subarachnoid space (SAb), is more severe but less frequent and much less studied than parenchymal neurocysticercosis (ParNCC). Demographic, clinical, radiological, and lumbar cerebrospinal fluid features of patients affected...

OBJECTIVE Because of geographical and periodical variation, we prompted to determine the demographic features and causative factors for febrile seizure in Rasht. MATERIALS & METHODS In this cross-sectional study, all 6-month- to 6-year-old children with the diagnosis of febrile seizure admitted to 17 Shahrivar hospital in Rasht, from August, 2009 to August, 2010 were studied. Age, sex, family...