background: on tuberculosis control standpoint, the treatment of children with tb is not considered a priority as they rarely transmit the disease and contribute little to the maintenance of the tuberculosis epidemic. therefor this study conducted to describe pediatric tb cases, and to identify pattern of risk factors in non-endemic communities materials and methods: the present cross- sectiona...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a widespread tropical infection which has a high incidence rate in iran. the aim of this study was to determine some epidemiological aspects of disease in northern khorasan prov­ince, iran. methods : from 2005 to 2008, data concerning 1453 patients with cl were collected and analyzed from the different dis­tricts of health service registry of the prov...

background: to describe the epidemiological features of pediatric visceral leishmaniasis in southern iran. methods: this retrospective study was carried out using local hospital records of vl patients from 2001 through 2009. data such as age, gender, place of residence, clinical signs and symptoms, treatment, history of recurrence were recorded. the collected data were statistically analyzed us...

background: due to annual increases in cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in different regions of iran and the resulting health problems and high economic costs, this study was performed with the aim to determine the prevalence of cl in dezful city, iran. materials and methods: this descriptive study was performed on all patients who were directly referred to clinics and clinical laboratories of dezf...

conclusions regarding the emergence of noroviruses as a relevant cause of acute diarrhea in iranian children, there is a great need to introduce a routine norovirus testing of hospitalized patients with gastroenteritis, particularly in children under 2 years old during the cold season. results of the total collected samples, noroviruses were detected in 47 out of 375 (12.53%). the highest infec...

Vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of more than 20 diseases defined by inflammation and destruction of blood vessels. We aimed to study the demographic characteristics of the primary vasculitides in the North East of Iran. We retrospectively studied the medical records of patients diagnosed with any kind of vasculitis at the Clinic and Department of Rheumatology of the Imam Reza Hospital, M...

B palsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting the cranial nerves. Worldwide estimates range from 11.5-40.2 case per 100,000 per year.1 Some studies have shown some seasonal effect on Bell’s palsy, which increased in autumn and winter, but geographic, racial, ethnic, and environmental factors have been inconsistent.1 There are rare reports regarding epidemiology of Bell’s pa...

BACKGROUND Injuries are the second greatest cause of mortality in Iran. Information about the epidemiological pattern of injuries is effective in decision-making. In this regard, the aim of the current study is to elaborate on the epidemiology of injuries in Iran through a systematic review. METHODS Required data were collected searching the following key words and their Persian equivalents; ...

1 Pediatrics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81676-36954, Iran 2 Pediatric Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology Department, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA 3 Epidemiology, School of Public Health, and Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4 Faculty of Education & Social Work, Th...

background and purpose: detection of agents responsible for cutaneous mycosis may be effective in the prevention of fungal infections from environmental and animal sources. with this background in mind, in this study, we aimed to identify the distribution of cutaneous mycotic infections in patients referred to imam reza hospital of mashhad, iran during 2000- 2011. materials and methods: in tota...