introduction: kimura’s disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, presenting as painless subcutaneous nodules with lymphadenopathy and peripheral eosinophilia, mainly disturbing the head and neck region. it mainly affects asian males in their 2nd to 4th decade of life. one such case of kimura’s disease, which is uncommon in indian natives, is reported.   case report: a ...

conclusions in cases of unusual vascular lesions, metabolic diseases must be considered. in homocystinuria, early diagnosis and treatment are important. blood homocysteine levels can be returned to normal, and some complications can be prevented. introduction homocystinuria is a hereditary disease caused by a defect in the enzymes involved in metabolizing methionine. homocystinuria can influenc...

conclusions an increasing burden of hcv-related liver disease is expected in iran under the current diagnosis and treatment levels. increased diagnosis and treatment uptake is required in combination with enhanced treatment efficacy to reduce the hcv burden. the relatively young age of the hcv infected population, provides an opportunity for timely interventions to avert the projected rising hc...