markedly elevated111 in labeled leukocyte activity suggestive of acute osteomyelitis was observed in a region of a composite mandibular allograft that was photon deficient on 99mtc mdp bone scintigraphy. this finding was later confirmed by surgical pathology. the patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics and returned two months later with persistent bone infection. the fohow-up three pha...

Suitable physiological condition in fishes for the selection of broodfishes can be achieved through hematological studies. The present study aimed to examin the hematological indices in Juvenile Sturgeons at different stages of growth. Total albumin content in blood serum, hemoglobin concentration, the erythrocyte and leukocyte count of 54 sturgeon specimens (Persian sturgeon Acipenser persicus...

Background: According to World Health Organization guideline (WHO 2010), seminal leukocyte concentration over 1×106/mL is a threat for sperm quality because of their role in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, lipid per-oxidation (LPO) and later DNA fragmentation (DF). However, this threshold is equal for all semen samples without attention to their qualities. Therefore this study was set...

objective: leukocyte adhesion deficiency(lad) is a scarce, autosomal recessive inherited disorder . lad-i which is the most common type occurs due to mutations on the cd18 gene. this mutation leads to absence or severe reduction of leukocyte cell surface expression of ß2 integrin molecules which are necessary for the adhesion of the leukocytes to the endothelial cells, transendothelial migratio...

hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection and its sequelae such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma has remained a serious public health problem throughout the world. the who strategy for effective control of hbv infection and its complications is mass vaccination of neonates and children within the framework of expanded programme on immunization (epi). vaccination with hepatitis b surface antige...

recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras) is known as the most common chronic disease of the oral cavity, which affects a range of 5-25% of the population. ras appears to be associated with some human leukocyte antigen (hla) class ii alleles and haplotypes. this study attempts to survey the distribution of hla-drb and -dqb alleles among iranian ras patients and healthy controls. in order to evaluate ...

we have reviewed the medical records of 40 patients with disseminated (bacille calmette-guerin) bcg from 1996 to 1999 in the immunology department of the children hospital, medical center, tehran university. these patients are divided in to 3 groups: 1. patients who had disseminated (bacille calmette-guerin) bcg after vaccination and their diagnosis was chronic granulomatous disease. 2. patient...