background: periodontal infections, which serve as a reservoir of inflammatory mediators, may pose a threat to the fetal-placental unit and cause adverse pregnancy outcomes. objective: the aim of this study was assessing the periodontal status of women during puerperium and determining the possible relationship between their periodontal disease and low birth weight delivery. materials and metho...

granulomatous mastitis (gm) is a rare breast disease with unknown etiology. clinical management strategies for gm include surgery, antibiotics, and steroid treatments. as patients with gm often respond to steroids, gm is thought to be an autoimmune disease. here we describe a case of trauma?induced gm that presented as autoimmune disease but was successfully treated by surgery without steroids....

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is increasing in pediatric age group parallel to the growing prevalence of obesity and overweight all around the world. so changing in life style and   interventions on obesogenic environment is cornerstone of nafld therapy in obese children. some experts recommend that children and adolescents be encouraged to follow a low-fat, low-glycemic-index diet t...