In order to describe the proportion and pattern of culling in commercial goatherds, this survey was carried out in an industrialized goatherd in Torbat-e-Jam, Iran, over a period of 18 years from 1996 to 2013. In total, the data of 3945 goats were used in this study. Finally, out of all samples, 499 (12%) goats were culled. The involuntary culling was performed mainly due to shortage disorders ...

background : in recent years, due to its distinct geographical circumstances and position in a gorge, and accumulation of pollutants in surface air, isfahan, iran has become one of the most polluted cities in the iran in terms of air pollution. the purpose of this study was to estimate cardiovascular and respiratory diseases attributed to particulate matter of less than 10 microns (pm 10 ) in i...

introduction: α1-antitrypsin deficiency (α1-atd) is one of the most common genetic disorders in white race, a usual cause of liver disease in children, and hepatopulmonary involvement in children and adult. the aim of this case description is presenting a child with early lung disease without liver parenchymal disorder. case presentation: we describe a 13 year old boy because of exertional dysp...

background: chronic kidney disease is a progressive and irreversible loss of renal function. anemia is one of the main complications of end-stage renal disease (esrd) which is linked closely with other complications of the disease. the primary therapy for anemia in these patients is erythropoietin (epo). the goal of this study was to find the effect of vitamin d administration in addition to th...

A 15-year-old boy presented with several months history of bilateral axillary lymph adenopathies which were ulcerated subsequently. He had received anti-tuberculosis therapy for more than six months based on suspicious diagnosis of scrofuloderma. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of specific lesions of Hodgkin’s disease. These lesions were probably metastatic due to retrograde...

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abstract alzheimer’s disease (ad) is the most common cause of dementia in elderly people. the prevalence of alzheimer diseases is increasing in the world due to population aging. metabolic disease such as diabetes and obesity play important role in alzheimer disease. hyperglycemia can play important role in brain damage. it causes cognitive impairments, functional and structural alterations in ...

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introduction: castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder which may be confused with other causes of lymphadenopathy. case report: here we report a case of unicentric castleman's disease presenting with cervical lymphadenopathy. the patient was treated with complete surgical excision of lesion and was disease free at the time of reporting this article. this case has bee...