INTRODUCTION Sexually transmitted infections (STI), including those caused by HIV types 1 and 2, remain a major public health problem in Africa, causing death through AIDS, cervical cancer, congenital syphilis and ectopic pregnancy, as well as significant morbidity in terms of HIV-related illness, disseminated syphilitic infection and multiple reproductive tract sequelae. Published estimates, a...

Methods We prospectively enrolled healthy 115 children and adolescents, mean age 12.4±4.1 years, range 4.4-20.3, with no acquired or congenital heart disease, no chronic illness or any competitive sports activities. Transversal routine 2D steady-state free-precession acquisition was used to cover the whole heart. We determined maximal and minimal volumes of both atria and calculated cyclic volu...

The morbid anatomy and histopathology is described as found at necropsy on a 7-year-old coloured girl who suffered from partial defect of the pericardium with prolapse and partial incarceration of the cardiac apex. Because of the absence of any history of illness during life the defect is considered to have been congenital, and because of the lack of any other significant necropsy findings, it ...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection can be serious for pregnant women and their babies, although it is rare. The implications of primary VZV infection vary with the gestational age at infection. For the mother, the risk of severe illness is greatest after mid-pregnancy, when she is relatively immunocompromised. For the fetus, the risk of congenital infection is greatest when maternal infecti...

Background Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disorder characterized by a congenital deficiency of the C1-inhibitor. It is a potentially fatal illness as laryngeal edema may lead to asphyxiation. Treatment of HAE is mainly performed with C1-inhibitor concentrate, icatibant, attenuated androgens, and antifibrinolytic agents. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the efficacy and safety...

purpose : to evaluate the incidence of leber’s congenital amaurosis (lca) in low vision children referred to electrophysiology ward of farabi eye hospital , and review the clinical features of disease and electroretiongraphy (erg) test values to confirm the diagnosis and severity of the disease in iran . design: prospective observational case series methods : two-hundred and fifteen cases of lo...

Arachnoid cysts are relatively uncommon in infancy and are incidental findings in intracranial imaging in pediatric patients. Presentation at a younger age is usually associated with cyst enlargement. Arachnoid cysts are considered to be congenital in origin but the natural history and prevalence is not well defined. Here we report a case of a 2 months old male infant with nonspecific illness w...

World-famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is an impressive example of an artist whose entire life and creativity were extremely influenced by chronic, severe illness. Many of her best-known works depict her physical and mental suffering. She was one of those very uncommon artists who dared to show their nude, sick body. This article describes biographical events and works of Frida Kahlo that are...

Centronuclear myopathy (CNM) is a rare congenital myopathy that is characterized by centrally placed nuclei in the muscle fibers. Three forms of the disease are clinically recognized. The severe neonatal form, the childhood onset form, and an adult-onset form. We report a 50 year old male patient with centronuclear myopathy (CNM) in whom the disease manifested itself in the fifth decade of life...

introduction: congenital anomalies are a common cause of disability and mortality in newborns and their treatments involves high costs for the society. this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of congenital anomalies and their causes. materials and methods: this research was a descriptive-analytical study and the population included all the newborns in hospitals of the city of ilam in 201...