background: hla b27 is a sub class of human leukocyte antigen (hla) class i molecule. it was known as the first genetic risk factor associating with ankylosing spondylitis (as). allele frequency of hla-b27 alleles is different across populations. the present study is aimed to investigate the prevalence of hla-b27 in patients referred to danesh clinical laboratory during 2014 to 2015. methods an...

background in the last two decades the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (stis) are dramatically increased and remain a major public health problem in developing countries. trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection caused by trichomonas vaginalis which is a flagellated protozoon associated with vaginitis, cervicitis and urethritis. researchers believe...

background: osteopoikilosis (opk) is a rare inherited condition of the bones, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait characterized by numerous hyperostotic areas that tend to localize in periarticular osseous regions. it is usually asymptomatic and is often diagnosed incidentally during x-rays made by other reasons. we present a case of 34-year-old man suffering from polyarthralgia and low ...

ovarian hemangiomas are benign and rare tumors of female genital tract with less than 60 reported cases in the literature. a 38- yr- old woman was admitted to be’sat hospital, tehran, iran in 2012, due to severe abdominal pain. ultrasound evaluation revealed a 6 cm left ovarian cystic mass and serum tumor markers were normal. then, left salpingo-oophorectomy was performed for the patient. micro...

objective:this study aimed to differentiate illness anxiety and generalized anxiety by the role of metacognition and intolerance of uncertainty. methods: this research was a descriptive-correlational study with an ex post facto design. the study population included all students of yazd university, and the study sample comprised 400 healthy adult university students (mean age=23.3 years, sd=4.9)...

background paranasal sinus ct has high sensitivity and specificity for sinusitis. however, this modality is costly and involves greater radiation exposure than plain radiographs. objectives we tried to compare 10-cut limited ct scan and standard ct scan in the diagnosis of sinusitis. materials and methods we conducted a cross sectional case series from august to december 2010 on 150 patients wi...

conclusions prominent musculoskeletal complaints (especially back pain) accompanied by constitutional symptoms such as fever, malaise and weight loss may be consistent with brucellosis. introduction species of bacteria brucellosis, which can infect humans, are brucella abortus, b melitensis, b. suis and rarely b. canis. case presentation a 71-year-old woman with severe pain in the limbs, especi...

isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery is a rare occurrence with a hitherto unknown exact etiology. patients may present with abdominal symptoms or hemodynamic instability. w e herein present a case of spontaneous isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection in a 48-year-old man, who was admitted with epigastric pain. due to an undiagnosed paced rhythm on the electrocardiogram,...

background: breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. prostate‑specifc antigen  (psa) is a marker of prostate gland malignancy, which has been considered in cases with breast cancer in recent years. the goal of this study was to determine total and free psa levels in cases with malignant and benign breast lesions. methods:   in  this case–control study, ninety women with histological pr...