Objectives: To find out the common causes of poisoning in infants and children. Methodology: In a retrospective cross-sectional study we evaluated all infants & children who were hospitalized due to acute poisoning between 2001 to 2004 in two Ahwaz university hospitals. Results: One hundred forty three cases were evaluated, 71% of poisonings occurred in the age range of 1-5 years. Causes were a...

Many people living in developing countries still prefer to sit on the carpet or uncarpeted floor, and many times they sit in a cross legged position. Continuous rubbing and friction of the ankles over the carpet or the plain hard surface may cause callosity of the ankles. This can cause a cosmetic problem. We describe a case series of ankle hyperkeratosis referred to our outpatient clinic in Ah...

Background: Children affected with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at increased risk for severe morbidity and mortality, especially during the first 3-5 years of life. It is suggested that early treatment can improve the condi#on. The aim of this pilot study was to es#mate the incidence of hemoglobin S (HbS) by umbilical cord blood screening in Khorramshahr and Abadan ci#es in southwest of Iran. ...

abstract introduction: the evaluation of teachers’ performance that the students have been part of it, if done right and be accepted by board of science, can be effective in improving the quality of their educational activities. study of causes which result in low attention ratio faculty student evaluation results can help to overcome existing shortcomings and prepare requirements for proper op...

background: several virulence factors have been described in pathogenesis of staphylococcus aureus strains. staphylococcal enterotoxins(ses) that is one of the most factors, are belonging to important members of bacterial superantigens. superantigens are defined by their ability to stimulate cytokine release from both t cells and macrophages. 13 different ses are known that their function is no...

ENWEndNote BIBJabRef, Mendeley RISPapers, Reference Manager, RefWorks, Zotero AMA Ghaderian SB, Sadrian A, Rashidi H, Sedaghat A. Comparison of relative frequency treatment response and complications incidence in two therapeutic groups patients with hypoparathyroidism treated 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol 25-hydroxycholecalciferol referred to clinics Ahwaz educational hospitals the years 2010–2...

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in humans showing various clinical and histological forms. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the age, sex, location, histological subtypes of BCC cases in Ahwaz and to compare it with other skin cancers specially squamous cell carcinoma. Patients and Methods: A descriptive, retrospective study was done using fi...