Cæliac Dwarfism with Good Response to Late Treatment

Trichotillomania: a good response to treatment with N-acetylcysteine*

Trichotillomania is considered a behavioral disorder and is characterized by the recurring habit of pulling one's hair, resulting in secondary alopecia. It affects 1% of the adult population, and 2 to 4.4% of psychiatric patients meet the diagnostic criteria. It can occur at any age and is more prevalent in adolescents and females. Its occurrence in childhood is not uncommon and tends to have a...

Stiff Person Syndrome with Good Treatment Response to Intrathecal Baclofen

Stiff person syndrome is a rare disorder affecting the musculoskeletal system due to an underlying autoimmune process. Our case describes a 36 year old female who presented with painful, distressing, intermittent muscular rigidity and a possible associated seizure disorder. The key highlight of our case is the misdiagnosis of her disease in the early stage and the successful management of stiff...

Assessment of Response to Treatment in Patients with Otomycosis

Introduction: Due to the prevalence of otomycosis in the north of Iran, which has a humid climate, this study aimed to examine the recurrence rate of otomycosis in Iranian patients.  Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in all patients suspected of otomycosis referred to the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic of Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital of Babol. Demographic and clinical da...

Acne Agminata: Report of a case with a good response to oral Corticosteroid

Acne agminata is a chronic, self-limiting popular eruption, symmetrically distributed in the central portion of the face, healing with scarring. We report a 25 years-old man, who was treated as acne vulgaris and lupus vulgaris but without improvement. According to clinical presentation and histopathologic findings, the diagnosis of acne agminata was made. We treated the patient successfully wit...

Infantile acute erythrodermic pustular psoriasis with a good response to acitretin monotherapy