scorpionism is a known significant problem of medical and social importance in many tropical and subtropical regions including the middle east. in iran, highest prevalence of scorpion sting about 60% of all the stings has been reported from khuzestan province. among the 21,000 cases of reported scorpion stung patients, 12% were caused by h. lepturus, but contributed to 95% of all moralities in ...

background: brucellosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in some areas of iran. brucellosis has various clinical manifestations and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of many infectious and non-infectious diseases. the aims of this study were to determine the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings of the disease in patients with brucellosis in hamadan, we...

background: organic solvents are known as a group of organic compounds, widely used in industry and to which many workers are exposed. neurotoxicity is one of the most important complications of the chronic exposure to the solvents and may causes neurobehavioral disorders in workers. we have studied the frequency of neurobehavioral disorders in workers exposed to organic solvents in one of the ...

background the incidence of transient neurologic symptoms (tns) after spinal anesthesia with lidocaine is reported as high as 40%. objectives this prospective clinical trial was designed to determine the incidence of tns in patients who underwent spinal anesthesia with two different needles, in two different surgical positions. patients and methods the present randomized clinical trial was cond...

primary immunodeficiency diseases (pids) are rare but include severe conditions found predominantly in children, most pids have cutaneous manifestations that may be important as early diagnostic features. the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and nature of cutaneous alterations associated with pids. this article is a cross-sectional study at the department of allergy and clin...

We would like to draw your attention to the following three methodological issues. The first issue is about the use of the word “prospective” by the authors in the title of the study. The title of an article provides a glimpse of not only the topic discussed but also about the methodology used to achieve the result. Accordingly, readers might either choose to stop by, or forego reading the arti...

background: musculoskeletal manifestations (msm) of inflammatory bowel diseases (ibds) are usually the most frequent extraintestinal manifestations. however, they are not paid enough attention during regular office visits. this cross-sectional study aimed to draw a clinical picture of msm and their relationships with other findings in patients with ibd. materials and methods: patients of our ib...

children with autism spectrum disorders (asds) have great problems in social interactions including face recognition. there are many studies reporting deficits in face memory in individuals with asds. on the other hand, some studies indicate that this kind of memory is intact in this group. in the present study, delayed face recognition has been investigated in children and adolescents with asd...

introduction: different oral lesions have clinical characteristics which in some cases are similar. therefore, in these cases histopathological examination for correct diagnosis is necessary. the aim of this study was to evaluate the compatibility rate of clinical and histopathological diagnosis of oral lesions in zahedan school of dentistry. methods: in this retrospective study, determination ...

background: helicobacter pylori (h.pylori) infection has an important role in promoting gastrointestinal disease in human. it may be acquired early in life, particularly in developing countries. the aim of this study is to evaluate the association between h.pylori infection and clinical manifestations in iranian children.materials and methods: in this retrospective, cross-sectional study, h. py...