background: visceral leishmaniasis (vl), caused by leishmania infantum , is a life-threatening vector-borne parasitic disease is distributed in some parts of the world. the disease is endemic in some parts of iran. this study was aimed to determine the seroprevalence of vl among children and domestic dogs (as a reservoir of the parasite) in dehloran, west of iran material and methods: this cros...

Male infertility has been found to be a major factor in a couple’s inability to conceive in 50% of childless marriages. There are many causes of male infertility including: deficient sperm production, blockage of ducts through which sperm are transported from the testicles, hormonal abnormalities, failure of sperm to mature properly and antisperm antibodies. Varicocele is felt to play a major r...

Hormonal therapies act to inhibit the actions of androgens (testosterone and dihydrotestosterone [DHT]), which drive prostate cancer growth. Men whose prostate cancer returns following initial treatments with surgery or radiation are usually treated with therapies to lower their androgen levels (ADT), such as Lupron, Eligard, Zoladex, Trelstar, Vantas, Firmagon or surgical removal of the testic...

Abdominoscrtoal hydrocele is unusual condition with large scrotal hydrocele, which communicates through narrow inguinal channel with abdominal component. Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is not a benign condition, because complications such as acute appendicitis, testicular dismorphism, ureterohydronephrosis, paratesticular malignity have been described earlier. This case study describes one year old ...

anaplasma platys, previously known as ehrlichia platys,which causes infectious canine cyclic thrombocytopenia, has notbeen extensively studied in southeast asia. recent reports in theregion have been limited to ticks and dogs in thailand, and toticks in the philippines. in this report, dnafragments of a. platyswere molecularly detected in a dog in the philippines. apitbullpuppy exhibited pancyt...

canids are reservoir for some zoonoses helminthic disease. they are one of main public health problem. theaim of this study was to ascertain frequency of gastrointestinal helminthic infection of stray dogs in zabol city,southeaster of iran. in this descriptive study, 30 stray dogs were euthanized, intestine was removed by necropsy.then, the intestines was opened by scalpel and their contents pa...

polydactyly is the congenital presence of one or more extra digits. the extra digit often does not contain a full complement of bones. unilateral syndactyly and polydactyl mixed-breed dog was used as a case study. a three-month old unvaccinated intact female mixed breed dog weighing 8 kg, presented with a deformity of the left forepaw was used for this study. the deformity had been present sinc...

Gastric perforation following dog bite is exceedingly rare event in pediatric population that requires emergency surgery. We report a 26 month old male who presented 36 hours after a dog bite over abdomen with pneumoperitoneum. At laparotomy, two perforations were found on the anterior surface of the stomach. The perforations were repaired primarily. The child made an uneventful postoperative r...