abstract background: psoriasis is a chronic proliferative condition of the skin. its accurate pathogenesis has not been known yet, but interactions between genes and environmental factors have been implicated in its initiation. the role of malassezia in psoriasis is still undetermined, but several reports have associated these lipophilic yeasts with the development of skin lesions in psoriasis....

background: infertility is defined as one year unprotected intercourse without pregnancy. it greatly affects couples' quality of life and has great impact on their careers everyday activities sexual and non-sexual relationships. objective: to study the prevalence of both primary and secondary infertility and demographic characteristics of it in yazd province. materials and methods: we studied 5...

objective there are few studies evaluating the relative frequency of different etiologies of hydrocephalus in pediatric population, in iran; therefore, this topic was considered in the present study. material & methods in a prospective study, the study group consisted of all children fulfilling the imaging criteria for having hydrocephalus, aged below 12 years, admitted at rasht 17th shahrivar ...

background: liver cirrhosis is an end-stage condition fornumerous chronic liver diseases. limited data exists on the epidemiology,natural history and complications of liver cirrhosis in ahvaz, iran. in a cross-sectional study we have retrospectively evaluated 165 patients from september 1, 1999 until september 1, 2008. materials and methods: patients with evidence of cirrhosis of the liver seen...

this evidence-based article reviews risk indicators and management of unknown-origin xerostomia. xerostomia and hyposalivation refer to different aspects of dry mouth. xerostomia is a subjective sensation of dry mouth, whilst hyposalivation is defined as an objective assessment of reduced salivary flow rate. about 30% of the elderly (65 years and older) experience xerostomia and hyposalivation....

background: infertility is considered as a major health care problem of different communities. the high prevalence of this issue doubled its importance. a significant proportion of infertility have been related to environmental conditions and also acquired risk factors. different environmental conditions emphasized the need to study the different causes of infertility in each area. objective: t...