objective(s)lupus nephritis (ln) is frequently associated with a poor long-term prognosis. renal biopsy is the diagnostic method of choice in this condition. urine biomarkers have been mentioned in the diagnosis of ln. the study,s purpose was to evaluate the performance of urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein 1(umcp-1) as a biomarker of renal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus.mate...

this paper presents a 54-year-old female with lupus whom severe anaemia due to pure red cell aplasia (prca) was the first manifestation. there was seven years interval between prca onset and diagnosis of lupus. thymectomy due to thymoma had been carried out six years before but anaemia sustained. hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism were other associated diseases. severe anaemia and the need f...

purpose: to evaluate the prevalence of concomitant systemic and ocular diseases in patients scheduled for phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation (pe+pc iol) and post surgical visual outcomes and complications in 1253 cases. methods: medical records of all patients of a private clinic who underwent pe+pc iol from 1999 to 2003 were reviewed. all operations were performed by a singl...

abstract application of chemicals which activate plant defense mechanisms before pathogen attack without environmental side effects of protective chemical agents have stimulated great deal of researches in this area. one of the important crops in the world is tomato and recently recognized as a model plant for plant-pathogen interactions. tomato early blight is one of the most devastating disea...

background sepsis is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in the intensive care units (icus). it is difficult to accurately differentiate sepsis from similar diseases rapidly. therefore, it becomes critical to identify any biomarker with the ability of differentiation between sepsis and nonsepsis conditions. the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor has been implicated...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of combined intratympanic and systemic steroid therapy compared with systemic steroid therapy alone in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) patients with poor prognostic factors.     Materials and Methods: Seventy-seven patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) who had at least one poor prognostic fa...

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease that affects almost all organs of the body, and viral infections are involved in its development and progression. The present study aimed to evaluate the serological status of some viral infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and a healthy population. Methods: This descriptive study conducted from May 2...