"PARALYSIS FOLLOWING DIPHTHERIA OF THE GENITALS ONLY."

Neurological complications following diphtheria

Isolated Itching of the Genitals

A 38-year-old man, returned from Ivory Coast 2 months ago and presented with a 3-month history of pruritus exclusively on the scrotum. Itching was continuous during the day and no pruritus was described in his wife and son. Clinical examination of the genitals revealed several nodules on the scrotum, a chancrous lesion was seen on the penis, and multiple excoriations were noted. Dermoscopy exam...

Multiple Paralysis Following Measles

Hypokalemic paralysis following Chikungunya fever.

Sir, Chikungunya fever is a viral disease, caused by Alphavirus, transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes. Disease is characterized by an abrupt onset of fever, severe arthralgia, rash and other constitutional symptoms. Disease is usually self-limiting with fever lasting for 1-7 days. But sometimes disease may become morbid due to persistent joint pains, dehydration, elect...

investigating the interaction of language knowledge and strategic competence in the performance of efl learners on reading-to-write and writing-only test tasks

این مطالعه به دو روش کمی و کیفی و با هدف بررسی استراتژی های فراشناختی فراگیران زبان انگلیسی به عنوان زبان خارجی در دو آزمون نوشتن و نوشتن ترکیبی انجام پذیرفت. در بخش کمی برای سنجش میزان استراتژی های فراشناختی از یک پرسشنامه که بر اساس مدل بکمن و پالمر (1996) ساخته شده بود استفاده شد. پایایی و روایی سازه ی پرسشنامه هنگام مطالعه ی پایلوت و روایی محتوای آن با جمع آوری نظرات نُه متخصص در رشته سنجیده...