changes (bmd) and osteoporosis .helico bacter pylori which is a known cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer osteopprosis is one major cause of bone fracture and subsequent morbidity and mortality in the elderly population. several clinical and demographic parameters including aging, menopause, parity , inflammatory disease, hormonal, gastrointestinal, renal and metabolic disorders like vitamin d ...

bone is the third most common site of metastatic disease. bone pain is the major source of morbidity associated bone metastasis. bone-seeking radiopharma- ceuticals have been applied for many years. the ability to simultaneously treat multiple sites of disease with a more probable therapeutic effect in earlier phases of metastatic disease is one of the advantages of radiopharmaceuticals. 175yb ...

Background: Metabolic bone diseases (MBD), including rickets and osteopenia, are important neonatal complications among preterm infants. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of MBD in neonates with very low birth weight (VLBW). Methods: This prospective study was conducted on VLBW infants from January 2012 to July 2013. Inclusion criteria were birth weight of ≤1500 g a...

Kienbock's disease, which is an idiopathic osteonecrosis and collapse of the lunate bone, is an uncommon disease in children. This report describes a case of an 11-year-old girl, who presented with avascular necrosis of lunate bone confirmed by radiographic and magnetic resonance imaging evidence. After a short period of casting, the case was fully recovered within one year. The signal change w...

background celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder which causes malabsorption in genetically susceptible patients who consume gluten. celiac disease is not limited to the gastrointestinal system, and exhibits different signs and symptoms in other organs. malabsorption of calcium and vitamin d can cause osteomalacia and secondary hyperparathyroidism. celiac disease is no longer a rare disease a...

Background: Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic disease of the bone in the world, and has hit about 200 million people around the world and it increases the risk of fractures. More than 5 million osteoporotic fractures occur annually in the world. Bone mineral density is the standard method of diagnosis of this disease. In this method, proximal of femur (neck) and lumbar vertebra bones (L...

this report is a brief presentation of one case of oilier's disease. ollier's disease (multiple enchondromata) patients have widespread involvement of the skeleton, especially the hands the lesions are detected because of bone pain or deformity. virtually all cases have been sporadic. roentgenographically, the lesions may be detectable in early infancy as clear, homogeneous, oval lesi...

Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) is a relatively rare malignant hematological disease, which is characterized by multicentric proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow. It is typically a disease of adults, with men being affected slightly more often than women. The median age at diagnosis is between 60 and 70 years, and it is rarely diagnosed before the age of 40.  Although any bone ...

introduction: this study aims to evaluate the dentomaxillofacial radiographic changes in end stage renal disease (esrd) patients who were on hemodialysis. methods: parathyroid hormone (pth), calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase (alp) measurements, as well as panoramic and periapical radiographs were obtained from seventy four patients with a history of end stage renal disease (esrd). re...

background this study aimed to explore demographic characteristics and clinical presentations of celiac disease (cd) in northeastern iran. methods this was a cross-sectional retrospective study of 193 adults with cd who presented to mashhad university gastroenterology clinic between 2008 and 2013. patient data that included mode of presentation and the presence of any concomitant illnesses were...