With reference to Dr. Newell's note upon the treatment of small-pox by tincture of iodine, in the current number of the Indian Medical Gazette, the effect of its use in a recent case of mine was so remarkable that I brought the subject before the June meeting of the JBurma Branch of the British Medical Association, and have much pleasure in adding my testimony to the value of this method of tre...

INTRODUCTION Hemoglobin Q-Iran (α75Asp→His) is an important member of the hemoglobin Q family, molecularly characterized by the replacement of aspartic acid by histidine. The first report of hemoglobin Q-Iran and the nomenclature of this hemoglobinopathy dates back to 1970. Iran is known as a country with a high prevalence of α- and β-thalassemia and different types of hemoglobinopathy. Many of...

BACKGROUND Parasites affect the health and productivity of birds. Haemoproteus columbae occurs in pigeons widely in tropical and subtropical regions. The present investigation was concentrated on the prevalence of H. columbae and rate of parasitemia in domestic pigeons in southwest of Iran. METHODS Pigeons regimented in three groups, less than six months old, between six and twenty four month...

Primary hydatid disease of the spleen is rarely reported. We describe the first report of primary hydatid disease of the spleen which was diagnosed by ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). A 25-year-old female from Fars province, Iran, presented with left flank pain one week prior to admission. Abdominal ultrasonography showed a large cystic lesion, 8 cm in diameter at the spleni...

Early diagnosis and proper treatment including long-term follow-up are crucial in management of neonatal urinary tract infections (UTIs). To determine the pathogens responsible for UTI in newborns and the antibiotic susceptibility of these organisms, all medical records of 3,623 hospitalized newborns in the neonatal unit of Beheshti Hospital, Kashan, Iran, during a five-year period from April 2...