Although the incidence of occupational and adult lead poisoning has declined, the problem still exists. We encountered three patients with lead poisoning in Iran, all of whom associated with presented with diffuse abdominal pain, which was at times colicky in nature, anemia, constipation, nausea, vomiting, and slightly abnormal liver biochemistries. A history of opium ingestion was present in e...

Abdominal tuberculosis is still a prevalent problem of underdeveloped countries. Although its incidence has been reduced in developed countries, it is still seen in immigrants and immunodeficient patients frequently. In Iran, even though it's incidence has been reduced, we are still confronted with undesired mortality and morbidity. In this article we have evolved new management strategies ...

1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran; 2Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 3Department of Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (National Reference Laboratory), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran; 4Department...

There are errors in the author affiliations. The affiliations should appear as shown here: Pooneh Rahimi, RouhAllah Vahabpour, Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi, Syed Mehdi Sadat, Nader Howaizi, Ehsan Mostafavi, Ali Eslamifar, Vida Fallahian 1 Department of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran, 2WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Rabies, Pasteur Institute of I...

The number of people living with HIV is increasing in the eastern Mediterranean region and the world (1) but still the coverage of anti-retroviral therapy in the region is very low (1). In Iran, there are many observed gaps in the process of HIV testing, treating and retaining cascade (2). Iran has a long way to achieve the goals published by the UNAIDS fast-track, accordingly, by the year 2020...

For the last decades Iran has been playing significant role in Middle Eastern politics. Tehran’s rooted involvement Arab’s political environments provokes tensions and hostilities Arab-Iranian relations. The author believes that historical legacy of interactions still determined some important characteristics In this article investigates nationalism national building process Arab countries Iran...

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Department of Ophthalmology, Student Research Committiee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Research Center for Non-Communicable Diseases, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences,...

BACKGROUND The respiratory tract has been the most commonly affected site of illness in HIV-infected patients. The current study was done to identify the frequency of respiratory complications in a consecutive case series of HIV-positive patients in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a retrospective analysis at the national academic reference medical center of Imam-Khomeini Hospital, ...

1. Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran 2. Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Orthodontic Department, Dental Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 4. Molecular Immunology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5. Nature of Gene Mutat...