kimura’s disease (kd) is a chronic inflammatory disorder primarily seen in male asians during the second and third decades of life. clinically, it presents as solitary or multiple subcutaneous nodules, predominantly in the head and neck region, typically in the pre auricular region, forehead, and scalp. the etiology of kimura disease is still unknown. this disorder should be suspected when the ...

salivary mucocele is a common lesion derived from minor salivary glands with various surgical or non-surgical treatment modalities. to evaluate the effect of a highly potent corticosteroid (dexamethasone) in the management of salivary mucocele, we performed intralesional injection of dexamethasone in nine patients with labial mucocele. complete healing of lesions observed in seven of nine patie...

purpose: to present a case of acute myopia secondary to usage of topiramate. patient and findings: a 26-year-old female presented with 6-diopter myopia after two weeks of using topiramate for migraine headache. she improved after 3 days of cessation of this medicine. conclusion: when a patient present with acute onset visual loss secondary to refractive error, history of drug usage can help for...

leiomyomas are benign tumors that originate from smooth muscle cells. leiomyomas are well known to be the commonest neoplasm arising from the uterus but leiomyomas originating from the scrotum is a rare entity. they originate from the subcutaneous tissue or tunica dartos and can be solitary or multiple. we present a case of solitary scrotal leiomyoma in a 75 years old male who presented with a ...

conclusions although treatment of ec in the present study had considerable success in the short-term follow-up, it should be noted, due to the unknown of the exact cause, no specific treatment or protocol has still been identified. introduction exfoliative cheilitis (ec) is a rare chronic inflammatory condition affecting the vermillion border of the lips and characterized by excessive productio...

purpose: to present a case of chorioretinitis sclopetaria with attached retina in spite of performing deep vitrectomy without retinopexy. patient and findings: a 10-year-old boy was reffered due to air-gun injury to the left eye. right eye had visual acuity of 20/16, mg-, and normal slit lamp examination and fundoscopy. in the left eye, visual acuity was count fingers at 50 cm, mg+++, anterior ...