Background: Considering the high incidence and prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the Iranian society and the limited number of studies to investigate its associated risk factors, the current study was designed to identify any relevant risk factor of this disease. Methods: The present case-control study was performed among 150 nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patien...

Studies of headache risk factors are numerous but their results are based on clinics and hospitals. Few data have been reported in children. No data are available regarding migraine and tension-type headache risk factors among Iranianchildren. Therefore we determined the sociodemographic risk factors of migraine and tension-type headaches and their correlations in schoo...

Background: Vitiligo is a common acquired disorder characterized by depigmented cutaneous patches devoid of melanocytes. The disease carries a risk for ocular abnormalities. Few reports are available about the ocular findings and their possible association with the disease in patients with vitiligo in the literature. Methods: A total of 72 patients with previously documented cutaneous vitiligo...

Background and Aim: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the first cause of cancer deaths among women in the world. The present case-control study was designed to evaluate the risk factors among the patients in South Khorasan province, Iran. Materials and Methods: In a case control study, 85 patients with breast cancer who were diagnosed during 2006 and 2008 at imam Reza hospital (bi...

زمینه و هدف: دیابت ملیتوس یکی از شایع ترین مشکلات پزشکی در دوران بارداری است. تغذیه و عوامل مرتبط با آن از فاکتور های مؤثر بر کنترل و پیشگیری از این بیماری می باشند. بعضی ازمطالعات حکایت از وجودارتباط بین دیابت بارداری با ناامنی غذایی دارند. هدف از مطالعه­ی حاضر تعیین ارتباط بین ناامنی غذایی و دیابت بارداری می باشد. روش کار: جمعیت نمونه مطالعه­ی حاضر شامل 137 خانم مبتلا به دیابت بارداری و همین ...

Background and Aim: Lichen planus (LP) is a cutaneous disease characterized by violaceus flat topped papules in variable size. It may involve body surface areas such as mocus membranes. Some studies have reported an association between oral LP ad diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of diabetes mellitus between patients with and individuals without LP.Methods: A...

Background and Aim: Psoriasis vulgaris is a common chronic dermatic disease impresses many aspects of patients’ life. Many clinical researches focus on quality of life recently, to evaluate clinical interventions and treatments. This study planned to recognize different aspects of life in patients suffer psoriasis vulgaris. Methods: This case-control study was performed on 100 patients ...

Background and Aim: In addition to the age and immune suppression, several risk factors for herpes zoster have been studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the family history of herpes zoster as a risk factor for this disease.Methods: This case-control study was conducted at Farshchian hospital, Hamedan, Iran. The cases were patients with confirmed diagnosis of herpes zoster. The control...

هدف: مطالعه حاضر که با هدف تعیین عوامل مستعدکننده سندرم تونل ‌کارپ در زنان اردبیل انجام گرفت تلاشی در جهت پیشگیری از ابتلا به این بیماری شایع عصبی در زنان می‌باشد. روش بررسی: پژوهش حاضر، یک مطالعه مورد- شاهدی است که بر روی 132 زن مبتلا به سندرم تونل‌ کارپ و 80 زن غیرمبتلای 60-18 سال مراجعه ‌کننده به یکی از مراکز طب فیزیکی شهر اردبیل انجام گرفت. شرکت‌ کنندگان در مطالعه تحت آزمون‌های استاندارد هد...