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background: pyrethroids are generally of low toxicity to humans, but in suicidal poisonings which are usually associated with ingestion of high doses, they lead to severe systemic effects. case report: a 30-year old woman presented to emergency department with a history of intentional ingestion of about 15 ml of prallethrin around 3 days earlier. she complained of shortness of breath along with...

background: various strategies have been suggested for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (rds). objectives: the aim of this study was to compare the efficacies of two common methods of rds management among neonates with low birth weight. patients and methods: a cohort study was conducted on 98 neonates with definite diagnosis of rds during 2008-2009. the neonates were divided into ...

background: the clinical manifestations and outcome of influenza infection differ between various patients in the world. the purpose of this study was to assess the clinical manifestations of patients with confirmed or suspected novel h1n1 flu infection in sari, north of iran. methods: from september 2009 to january 2010, the patients’ data were collected by retrospective chart review of medica...

postoperative respiratory distress and pulmonary edema can be seen after a wide variety of serious clinical situations, or rare diseases such as familial mediterranean fever (fmf). fmf is a multisystemic disorder characterized by recurrent bouts of fever and pain due to inflammation of the peritoneum, synovia, or pleura. we report a case with history of fmf who developed postoperative respirato...

Background Neonatal respiratory distress is one the most common problems in the first few day of neonatal life. The present study intended to determine the frequency of the causes and outcomes of respiratory distress in neonates hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Hamadan city, Iran. Materials and Methods In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, all the neonates wi...

Postoperative respiratory distress and pulmonary edema can be seen after a wide variety of serious clinical situations, or rare diseases such as familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). FMF is a multisystemic disorder characterized by recurrent bouts of fever and pain due to inflammation of the peritoneum, synovia, or pleura. We report a case with history of FMF who developed postoperative respirato...

Chylothorax is an unusual cause of pleural effusion after the neonatal period in children without a previous history of cardiothoracic surgery. Determination of the causes of this condition can be often challenging. Herein, we present a case of a 6-month-old male infant, presenting with sudden severe breathlessness, which was later diagnosed as spontaneous left-sided chylothorax.

background and aim: respiratory distress syndrome (rds) is a lung disorder, which can damage the auditory brainstem pathways because of hypoxia. the aim of this study was to evaluate brainstem auditory electrophysiology changes of neonates with rds. methods: fifteen term neonates who suffered from rds, 15 term neonates admitted in the nicu for any reason except rds, and 15 normal term neonates ...