background thyroid dysfunction is the second most common endocrine disease in females of reproductive age. there are controversial data on the adverse effect of subclinical thyroid dysfunctions on adverse feto-maternal outcomes. objectives the current study aimed to identify the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and to assess the effectiveness of treatment with levothyroxine on...

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conclusions there were 80 (17.90%) patients receiving endoscopic hemostatic therapy. in children with ugib, upper endoscopy is a diagnostic procedure for the categorization of underlying causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in children and various endoscopic lesions may be found in a patient with the impression of ugib. background upper gastrointestinal (ugi) endoscopy is a tool used frequ...

technology has affected all aspects of our lives, but it seems that it does not penetrate to clinical research centers as much as other fields.   for example, technology could be used to promote the quality of “retrospective” studies as much as it become near to the “prospective” studies. orthopedics research centers, especially “hand and upper extremity services” are a good place to start. whe...

BACKGROUND Syphilitic chorioretinitis can produce severe vision loss. However, the clinical manifestations of syphilitic chorioretinitis are still unclear, particularly during different stages. Herein, we will present our diagnostic technique for syphilitic chorioretinitis. METHODS This retrospective study recruited 109 cases; we performed a clinical evaluation including case history, serolog...

background: tuberculosis (tb) is a major worldwide public health problem. the incidence of tuberculosis has decreased in iran in recent years. however, despite this dramatic decline, tuberculosis is still considered to be a major health problem in iran. objectives: the aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological situation and main characteristics of tuberculosis in iran. patients a...

in this report, the clinical course and treatment response of 210 patients with grawes’ disease referred to the research institute for nuclear medicine were studied. the disease was more common in 3rd and 4th decades and more frequent in women (f/m=4). treatment response with antithyroid drugs was about 50%, whereas 80% of the patients treated by i-131 showed positive response. there was no mea...