Spleen is an unusual location for hydatid cyst. Here we report a case of primary splenic hydatid cyst in a 41-yr-old Iranian woman from Yasuj, southwest of Iran. The patient had been admitted to Shahid Beheshti Hospital because of abdominal pain. Abdominal sonography revealed a hypoechoic lesion of 150 X 130 mm in the spleen, suggestive of hydatid cyst. Splenectomy was performed for the patient...

the thrips fauna of the orchards of the cities of yasuj and sisakht (kohgiluyeh and boyer-ahmad province) was studied during 2012-2013. the species thrips italicus (bagnall), which was collected on red apple trees in sisakht, is reported for the first time in iran.

the aim of this paper is to study individuals’ motivations to consume artistic goods in yasuj city located in south-west of iran. methodologically, this is a qualitative research and relevant data is collected by in-depth interviews. a sample consisted of 40 persons (20 males and 20 females), between the ages of 22 to 48 years old were interviewed. the interviews took more than 23 hours. the pl...

background: malnutrition is one of the most common hazards which compromise children’s health. previous studies have reported high rates of malnutrition in kohkilouyeh and boyer ahmad. objective: this study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of child malnutrition in yasuj and to explore the association between family characteristics and malnutrition. methods: data were collected from healt...

background: fasciolosis is an important health and veterinary problem in iran. the epidemiological pattern of disease has been changed markedly in recent years and there are regions that have potent capacity to be new focus of the disease.  one of these areas is yasuj district in southwest of iran where animal fasciolosis has been quite common. the current study was conducted to determine the s...

yasuj is one the cities of the country that has had a heavy growth in recent years. the main objective of this study is t help develop improved urban services using inefficiencies of the current services. the important issue in planning urban infrastructures in estimating infrastructures based on population forecast, which is the focus of this study. the research method used in this study was a...

in order to investigate goiter prevalence in boyer-ahmad, an iranian tribal province, 87 families were randomly selected in yasuj township and doruhan county. clinical examination of the subjects disclosed 95% of females and 87% of males over 6 years of age to be goitrous. grade 2 goiter had the highest prevalence among females. in males grade 1 b was the most prevalent. hormonal studies on a s...