Background and purpose: Patients with acute vague abdominal pain or acute atypical abdominal pain may undergo operation without definite diagnosis and may be treated or discharged after some hours or days of observation without definite results. Laparoscopy, a new diagnostic and therapeutic method, can help in diagnosing the definite cause, as a minimal invasive technique. Materials and me...

Introduction: Dermatophytosis are micro-organisms which can lead to skin diseases. In rare occasions they can have atypical skin manifestations, which could result in delay in diagnosis.   Case Report: A 20-year-old Iranian boy was referred to our center with a 5-month history of circular, symmetrical, itchy crusted skin lesions on his groin. Direct microscopy, culture test and PCR-sequencin...