background exertional heat stroke (ehs) is still a main cause of death in sport. many of ehs complications could have been prevented if ehs had been recognized and treated early and properly. case presentation we report an unusual case of multiple organ failure caused by ehs due to intensive sportive activities in a hot environment with lack of primary care. a 35-year-old healthy sportive man w...

Hydatid cysts grow commonly in liver and lungs, but irregularly they are established in other sites. Occasionally few embryos run away the capillary filtrating systems of the liver and pulmonary and lead to hydatidosis of Peripheral organ. This case report expresses an uncommon case of subcutaneous hydatid cyst in the left thigh in child. Based on manuscript search, few cases are presented.

background: boric acid (ba) is commonly used as pesticide, disinfectant and wood preservative. its ingestion can cause serious organ damages resulting in death. case report: a 19 year old man was found dead with two empty packs of ba tablets in vicinity of his body. on autopsy examination, brownish stains along with right angle of mouth and right nostril were found. stomach was damaged with hem...

sepsis is the systemic response to severe infection in critically ill patients. sepsis, septic syndrome & septic shock represent the increasingly severe stages of the same disease. despite the remarkable improvements in outcome, sepsis & septic shock remain an important cause of morbidity & mortality in children. this is a retrospective study among the patients who were admitted in the pediatri...

background: hydatidosis is the most important zoonotic disease that causes significant economic losses and public health problems worldwide. this study was conducted to evaluate retrospectively 136 patients diagnosed with hydatid cyst disease at two university medical centers between 2007 and 2013 in in zanjan area, northwest iran. methods: we surveyed medical records of infected patients with ...

background: this study aimed to investigate the epidemiological and clinical aspects of patients with hydatid cyst during 2011 to 2014. methods : this cross-sectional study was conducted in khorasan razavi province, the northeast of iran, from 2011 to 2014. the study population was all cases with hydatid cyst who diagnosed in governmental and private laboratories, hospitals and health centers (...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hydatidosis is a major public health problem that can cause significant morbidity and mortality; however, it is possible to control and even eradicate the disease. This study was carried out to investigate pediatric hydatidosis in Iran. METHODS Data were collected from the records of 31 patients admitted to the Children Medical Center Hospital in Tehran, Iran, with hyda...

OBJECTIVES Hydatid disease is endemic and represents a major health problem in Yemen. The aim of this study is to determine the magnitude of the problem of hydatidosis in patients attending Public and Private Hospitals at Sana'a city, Yemen. METHODS 66 patients with hydatid disease were identified during the period from August 2006 to February 2007. Complete medical history for all CE patient...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection linked to the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. Infected cysts can present anywhere in the human body, but the liver is the most frequently involved organ, followed by the lungs. The prognosis is generally poor and may be comparable to that of neoplastic disease. Primary spinal hydatidosis accounts for less than 1% of all cases and virtually all these ca...