hydatidsis is a zoonosis transmitted by domestic and wild animals. two distinct clinical presentations are as followes: unilocular of cystic hydatid disease and the more malignant form, called alveolar hydatid disease.this case report presents a patient who complained of chest pain and hemoptysis and his lung ct scan suggested solid tumor. he was found to have alveolar diseae which responded to...

idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare disorder of an unknown etiology characterized by an inflammatory proliferative fibrosing process that may involve the ureters in 80-100% of cases. â the present study was carried on a 38 years old man who was admitted to imam khomeini hospital with severe abdominal pain and renal failure. abdominal mri showed encasement of abdominal aorta and bilate...

abstract therapy-related symptom checklist for children (trsc-c) was developed as a symptom assessment tool in children receiving chemotherapy. the objective of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the persian version of trsc-c. this cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013-2014 in tehran, iran. trsc-c was translated using backward-forward approach. the content v...

background: trauma is a major healthcare challenge worldwide. in developing countries, most road deaths happen during the pre-hospital phase; consequently, pre-hospital trauma care has received considerable attention during the past decades. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the quality of pre-hospital oxygen therapy in patients with multiple trauma. patients and methods: thi...

the years 1895 to 1898 were momentous for their impact on health and human well beings. first, wilhelm roentgen noted a glowing fluorescent screen, caused by invisible rays. this event subsequently led to the discovery of x-rays in 1895, and thus the birth of the “atomic age”. next becquerel’s investigations of these mysterious rays led to his experiments with uranium salt crystals. he thought ...

background : treatment delay in the management of st-elevation myocardial infarction conversely correlates with prognosis and survival of the patients. this study aimed to investigate factors associated with delay in the thrombolytic therapy of these patients in tehran. methods : between 2007 and 2010, the interval between the self-reported time of the onset of symptoms and initiation of the th...