conclusions chronic hypothyroidism and hypogonadism is not an issue in aneurysmal sah patients results serum prolactin was raised in 17.80% (13/73) and fsh, lh and testosterone levels were reduced in 12.32% (9/73) of patients in the acute phase at admission. after 9 months follow-up, serum prolactin normalized in all except one patient and in all the males, testosterone level increased signific...

introduction: determining the overlap rates is a quantitative method to compare database contents. in this survey, traditional overlap, relative overlap and synthetic degrees of freedom between pubmed as a free database and scopus as a subscription-based one in the cardiovascular disease field have been determined. methods: this descriptive applied research was done during january to june 2009....

introduction: cardiovascular diseases are important factors at human death and factor destroys human resources. health intervention is a service for developing of health and diagnoses or modifies of process diseases. it is necessary that every country regarding to its goals, laws national, interests and standards, considers establishing such a system. a comparison of cardiovascular disease clas...

georgia is a country with a human development index (hdi) score of 0.733. significant deterioration in socio-economic conditions in the 1990s caused serious health problems in the population including oral health. since then, there has not been an epidemiological survey of dental diseases among the adult population in georgia.the pathfinder survey- cluster- stratified method derived by who was ...

background liver is prone to different diseases including metabolic, congenital, infections, drug injuries, and malignancies. liver biopsy is an aggressive but definitive way to diagnose liver diseases. objectives the present study is designed to evaluate the results of liver biopsies in children referred to the pediatric gastroenterology department of nemazee hospital. materials and methods th...

conclusions precise evaluation of patients with one renal abnormality could lead to detection of other associated anomalies. application of minimally invasive procedures such as ureteroscopic incision is highly recommended in ureterocele treatment. case presentation a middle-aged male was known to have horseshoe kidney, bilateral ureteroceles and a stone, 1 cm in diameter, in his right ureter. ...

background sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease affecting different organs with different frequency rates depending on geographical location. musculoskeletal abnormalities includes osseous lesions (small and large bone sarcoidosis), sarcoidal arthropathy, and sarcoidal myopathy. musculoskeletal involvement is reported in a significant number of patients. objectives this study aimed to determine...

background fever of unknown origin (fuo) is defined as the presence of fever in a child for eight or more days that a careful history and physical examination and preliminary laboratory results failed to reveal the probable cause of the fever. the causes of fuo are different according to geographical regions and age. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate the common causes of childhood ...

Angiogenesis or formation of new blood vessels from preexisting vasculature is a key process in some physiological conditions such as wound healing, growth, and action of female reproductive organs. Moreover, disturbance of the mechanisms of physiological angiogenesis has a role in pathogenesis of some diseases in the form of overproliferation of blood vessels such as cancers, psoriasis, arthri...

Background: Latex allergy is a major occupational disease with prevalence nearly 5-17% among the health care workers. Objective: To determine the prevalence of latex glove allergy and its contributing factors among operation room staff. Patients and Methods: In this study, 512 operation room staff were evaluated for latex allergy, using a complete questionnaire. Those suspected to have latex al...