background and aim: tinnitus is perception of sound in absence of external source. reaction time is the time between sensory stimuli and a behavior. alternation of auditory reaction time has been shown in the literature in patients with tinnitus. this study has investigated the auditory reaction time in quiet and noise to different frequencies. methods: fifteen subjects with chronic tinnitus pa...

Granuloma annulare represents a reaction pattern that is recognized as idiopathic in many cases but is attributed to a variety of inciting factors in some cases. In this report, we present a case of granuloma annulare-like pattern reaction to tattoo pigment.

omalizumab is a recombinant humanized anti-ig e monoclonal antibody used as the third line treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (csu). we report four patients with severe antihistamine-resistant csu, who developed angioedema, anaphylaxis and/or flare up of urticaria at different times following omalizumab therapy.

results all eight candida species were successfully detected, identified and quantitated based on the icl gene. a seven-log range of the gene copy number and a minimum detection limit of 103 copies were achieved. conclusions a one-tube absolute quantification real-time pcr that differentiates medically important candida species via individual unique melting temperature was achieved. analytical ...

this case report describes an unusual spectrum of a proved anaphylactoid reaction to vancomycin during general anesthesia for release of tethered spinal cord in a 14 year old girl. bronchospasm which is the sine qua non of a classical anaphylactoid reaction was singularly absent in this particular case. our objective in this presentation is to highlight the importance of early recognition of th...

adverse drug reaction (adr) is one of the most life threatening problems, and the economic burden of adr is considerable. the main objective of this study was to assess the attitude of the kerman health system staff, to evaluate their knowledge of the spontaneous reporting system and to identify the reasons for low reporting rate. in this descriptive study, a persian translated questioner was u...