background: the use of organophosphates (ops) in developing countries is rising in large quantities and non-secure methods. this problem not only causes acute poisoning but also may lead to chronic diseases such as polyneuropathy. in iran, 60% of pesticides are organophosphate compounds that may lead to delayed polyneuropathy. objectives: the purpose of the current study was to evaluate delayed...

background: sulfur mustard is one of the chemical warfare gases that has been known as a vesicant or blistering agents. it is a chemical alkylating compound agent that can be frequently absorbed through skin, respiratory system, genital tract, and ocular system. this study was done to pathologically analyze the microscopic pancreatic lesions in cadavers. methods: this case series study was perf...

background: despite wide application of chromium in electroplating industry, the pulmonary effects of chronic exposure to this chemical have not been extensively studied and are subject of debate and controversy. this study was, therefore, undertaken to further address this issue.   methods: the study population consisted of a group of 15 workers with a history of past and present occupational ...

Synaptic transmission at the vocal synapse, the laryngeal neuromuscular junction, of Xenopus /aevk has been shown to be regulated by long-term changes in circulating estrogen. In females, high levels of circulating estrogen also accompany gonadotropin-induced ovulation and oviposition and the switch from sexually unreceptive to receptive states, including changes in vocal behaviors (ticking to ...

introduction: anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) is still a major public health problem in the northeast and central parts of iran. this study was designed to compare microscopy and cultivation methods with pcr amplification of kinetoplast dna and its1 followed by rflp analysis for diagnosis of acute and chronic acl. methods: in this study, 66 patients with acl including 24 acute and 4...

Sulfur mustard or mustard gas has been widely used as a chemical weapon in the first world war and Iraq-Iran war. It causes acute and chronic complications in lungs, eyes and skin. In skin, mustard is toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic via alkylation of cellular proteins in enzymes, cell membranes, cytoplasm and particularly cell nucleus as well as in DNA components of the epidermis, dermis and...

Magnetic field (MF) has had many therapeutic usages in traditional medicine. Today, it is used to accelerate the recovery period after surgical operations by some medical centers and in some horse-training farms in the world. There are some scientific reports on the alternative effect of MF on nervous system function, convulsion, pain, neurons, embryonic cells and immune system cells. For this ...

Concurrent development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic lymphocytic (CLL) is very rare. We present a case simultaneous CLL AML in patient with no prior exposure to cytotoxic agents or irradiation.

Acute-on-chronic liver failure can be fatal in patients with cirrhosis, but there are no therapies to prevent this. We summarize the @GIJournal Twitter® discussion held on May 8, 2022, during which we discussed article by Mahmud et al. titled “Statin exposure is associated reduced development of acute-on-chronic a Veterans Affairs cohort”1. The session was moderated Dr. Rohit Mehtani (RM [@Rohi...