hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (hlh) is one of the complications of epstein-barr virus (ebv) infection. although the patients who have developed hlh following ebv have normal immune system, there are a few patients with ebv-induced immune deficiency who develop hlh as well. here, we describe the case of a 10-year-old girl with neurological complications caused by ebv-induced hlh. the patien...

background and objectives: diabetes mellitus and periodontal disease are two chronic and common diseases with close relationship together affecting public health and quality of life. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resveratrol supplementation in adjunct with non-surgical periodontal treatment (nst) on blood glucose, triglyceride, periodontal status and inflammatory marker...

background: patients with ulcerative colitis (uc) carry autoantibodies such as perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-anca). objective: the aim of the present study was to evaluate the target antigens for p-anca in iranian patients with uc. methods: p-anca target antigens including elastase, lactoferrin, cathepsin g, myeloproxidase, lysozyme, and bactericidal permeability increasi...

background: it is claimed that the interaction of altering immune system bowel maturation, and measles vaccine predispose the body to inflammatory bowel diseasesalso it is proposed that breastmilk components during infancy, regulatemucosal immune activity to antigen and have protective role for ulcerative colitis and crohn's disease. materials and methods: this study was a case-control study. d...

background: treating inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) with antidepressants might be of utility to improve patient’s condition. the aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of duloxetine on depression, anxiety, severity of symptoms, and quality of life (qol) in ibd patients. materials and methods: in a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial on  2013-2014, in alzahra hospital (is...

conclusions twelve weeks of two grams of ginger supplementation showed beneficial effects on some nafld characteristics. further studies are recommended to assess the long-term supplementation effects. results ginger supplementation resulted in a significant reduction in alanine aminotransferase, γ-glutamyl transferase, inflammatory cytokines, as well as the insulin resistance index and hepatic...

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Background and aims: In diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease, one of diagnostic way is upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, which helps in differential diagnosis of unspecified colitis as well. The aim of this study was to investigate the necessity of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.   Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional...