many extra-intestinal manifestations are associated with celiac disease. one of the most important of them is hepatobiliary abnormalities. this association is recently under consideration. we report a 34-year-old man with elevated liver enzymes and primary diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. further follow up revealed celiac disease as the proper diagnosis in this patient.

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal symptoms are common and could be the first presenting symptom in up to 50% of systemic lupus erythematosus patients, they affect more than 95% patients during clinical course. The present study aimed assess joint involvement wrists, hands, knees SLE using musculoskeletal ultrasonography correlate these findings with disease activity. enrolled 40 Patients who ...

Public health laboratories are essential components of the nation’s public health infrastructure. Unfortunately, the important role of such laboratories is not well recognized (4, 5). Views of the contemporary role of public health laboratories vary greatly, depending on the perspective of the observer. Advocates argue that such laboratories have experienced serious erosion and need strengtheni...

this report describes a rare intra-articular benign tumor, lipoma arborescens, of the knee joint in a 21 year-old female. the patient suffered from left knee joint swelling for five years with occasional pain. swelling was soft and boggy in the suprapatellar area. motion of joint was complete. no abnormality was detected in any laboratory tests. mri showed a large soft tissue density in the sup...