Schistosomiasis is a chronic and debilitating disease, affecting 200 million people throughout the world. Infection by Schistosoma manson~ is characterized by the presence of adult worms m the portal and mesenteric veins of humans and other mammals, whereas S. haematobium worms live mostly in the urogenital venous system. A complex migratory cycle is initiated when infective larvae, shed by inf...

Five patients with Wegner's granulomatosis were found to have significantly raised serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. The rise in IgE was not related to the extent of clinical involvement, was not part of a generalized serum immunoglobulin rise, and was not associated with eosinophilia. Raised serum IgE may be a clue to the pathogenesis of this disease.

Without intervention, a pregnant woman who is a chronic hepatitis B carrier is at risk of transmitting hepatitis B and of her infant becoming a chronic carrier and having a significantly increased lifetime risk of developing liver cancer or cirrhosis. Hepatitis B vaccine and immunoglobulin reduce the risk of the baby becoming a carrier, but with only a short window period after birth to deliver...

METHODS. Subjects were designated as having mild, moderate, or severe AD based on SCORing Atopic Dermatitis index. Skin prick testing and specific immunoglobulin E testing to foods and aeroallergens allergens were used to determine allergic sensitization. Peripheral eosinophil counts, 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels, and total immunoglobulin E were measured. Patients were grouped according to aller...

Background: RhD antigen system is the leading cause of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). Paternal molecular RhD zygosity test is valuable to decide on the use of anti-D immunoglobulin prophylaxis in Rh D-negative pregnant women. We aimed to investigate the paternal RhD zygosity by two molecular methods among blood donors in Kurdistan province, the west of Iran. We also compared...

Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a self-limiting viral infection that can lead to severe complications and death. In different regions the epidemiology of this infection varies. In this study we evaluated the seroepidemiology of hepatitis E infection in Jahrom, a city in southern Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of serum samples from 477 subjects, i...