BACKGROUND Body temperature is a critical criterion of health. Drugs and a variety of poisons can affect body temperature in poisoned patients, causing hyperthermia and hyperpyrexia. OBJECTIVES Our previous study's findings in patients poisoned with organophosphate led us to the goal of this study: obtaining the initial tympanic temperature in patients poisoned by a variety of toxins. MATER...

background and aim: cued speech makes speech perception easier and improves both lip-reading ability and residual hearing usage. the purpose of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of using cued speech on story retelling as a rehabilitation tool for late cochlear implanted, prelingual, hearing-impaired students. methods: this was an experimental study with a pre- and post-test plan...

conclusion prompt diagnosis and treatment of skeletal tb are important to prevent serious bone and joint destruction and severe neurologic sequels. patients and methods in this study, epidemiologic aspects, clinical manifestations, laboratory tests and radiologic studies of cases with documented tuberculosis spondylitis in loghman hospital were evaluated. results of our patients, 25 (62.5%) wer...

background: acute poisoning has been reported to be the most common reason for hospitalization in iran. this study was designed to delineate the toxic agents responsible for acute poisonings in iran by reviewing poisoning cases treated at four major referral hospitals for treatment of poisoning across the country. methods: this was a descriptive retrospective study on poisoned patients treated ...

introduction : osteoporosis is characterized by low bone density and increase in the risk of fracture. because in pregnancy and lactation there are many factors which influence bone mineral density, we sought to assess whether the accumulation of multiple pregnancies and the accompanying extended periods of lactation were a risky factor for low bone mineral density and osteoporosis. materials &...

b a ckground : in fact the biofilms are composed of bacterial cells living inmulticellular structures such as tissues and organs embedded within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance (eps). ability to attach and biofilm formation are the most important virulence factors staphylococcus aureus isolates. the aims of this study were to detect intracellular adhesion (ica) locus...

Background: Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the oral mucosa in 0.5-2% of the world’s population. It is more common in women compared to men and the mean age at the onset of the lesion is the fourth decade. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Lichenoid Reaction. M...

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Infectious diseases including HIV and viral hepatitis constitute a major health concern with high prevalences among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Iran (1, 2). IDUs that share needles and syringes and practice sexual behaviors are at risk groups for being infected with blo...

background: self-immolation and intentional poisoning are two common methods for suicidal attempts in developing countries. few studies have compared the characteristics of people who commit suicide by self-immolation or intentional poisoning. hence, the aim of this study was to compare demographic, social, and psychological features between these two groups. methods: in the present study, pati...