the common midline neck masses include thyroglossal duct cyst, lipomas, thyroid tumor or cyst and rarely a midline lymph node, particularly the node just above the thyroid isthmus. thyroid tuberculosis (ttb) is a rare cause of thyroid disease and therefore only occasionally included in the differential diagnosis. in this study we tried to explain the clinical and paraclinical manifestations of ...

background: crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (gi) tract including the mouth. bowel symptoms are predominant. oral involvement may precede the gi symptoms. this case report presents a patient affected by crohn’s disease with oral onset. case presentation: we present a 30-year-old pregnant woman complaining of chronic, multiple, yel...

background: parkinson's disease as a progressive disorder of the nervous system leads to the disability of postural control system. objectives: in the present study the effects of pilates exercises on functional balance in patients with parkinson's was investigated. materials and methods: this control trial included 30 patients with idiopathic parkinson's disease who were selecte...

introduction: psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by plaques covered with silvery scales. psoriasis is highly prevalent in different countries in the world, including iran. several studies have reported a significant association between psoriasis and cardiovascular diseases. this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between psoriasis and cardiac disease using echo...

objective(s) definite diagnosis of hirschsprung’s disease (hd) is based on histopathological study, but there are limitations associated with standard histology and histochemistry in this regard. the aim of this study was to investigate calretinin immunostaining patterns in both ganglionic and aganglionic hd intestinal specimens and to compare them with control specimens. materials and methods ...

introduction: olibanum improves memory in different models of learning. however, the effect of olibanum on models of alzheimer’s disease has been less studied. in the present study, the effect of olibanum on memory in normal rats and in a rat model of alzheimer disease induced by intracerebroventricular injections of streptozotocin was evaluated. methods: rats received an aqueous extract of oli...

conclusions to our knowledge, kd presenting with unilateral conjunctivitis and oculoglandular syndrome is not reported to date. g iven that delay in diagnosis and treatment of kd can cause serious cardiac complications, the diagnosis of kawasaki disease should be considered in such cases. case presentation in this report, we describe a 12-year-old boy presenting with prolonged fever, unilateral...

how to cite this article: razzaghy azar m. approach to hereditary storage diseases in patients with hepatosplenomegaly. iran j child neurol. 2015 autumn;9:4(suppl.1): 18-19.   pls see pdf.

the liver is a multifactorial organ which is involved in a number of critical excretory, synthetic and metabolic functions. although the term 'liver function test' is commonly used, it is imprecise since many of the tests, such as transaminase, do not measure liver function. therefore, these tests should be referred to as 'liver enzyme tests', and 'liver function tests' should be the term used ...