background sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease affecting different organs with different frequency rates depending on geographical location. musculoskeletal abnormalities includes osseous lesions (small and large bone sarcoidosis), sarcoidal arthropathy, and sarcoidal myopathy. musculoskeletal involvement is reported in a significant number of patients. objectives this study aimed to determine...

To the Editor, I am writing this letter concerning the “Clinical Picture in Hematology” entitled “Isolated Zinc Deficiency Causing Severe Microcytosis and Sideroblastic Anemia” by Shweta et al. in a recent issue of this journal [1]. Although we have seen several cases of zinc and iron deficiency with geophagia, hepatosplenomegaly, growth retardation, and hypogonadism (Tayanç-Reimann-Prasad synd...

Background and aim: Isfahan is one of the most important endemic areas of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) in Iran. The objective of this study was to present different clinical pictures of ZCL and to identify the responsible Leishmania species using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Materials and methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study was performed from September 2006 t...