Acute rhabdomyolysis and elevated transaminases during streptococcal pharyngitis are rare presentations. The proposed pathophysiological mechanisms include direct bacterial invasion toxin generation. Physicians should be aware of the association between these infections above-mentioned complications to facilitate optimal treatment patients. We present case a 18-years-old gentleman with β-haemol...

Hemiscorpius lepturus is medically important scorpion species present in the south and southwest part of Iran, causing morbidity and mortality in children and adults. Unlike other scorpions studied so far, the venom of H. lepturus is highly cytotoxic, that can be a reason for its complexity in clinical manifestations in patients stung by this scorpion. Scarce studies showed the mechanism invol...

A further family carrying the abnormality for malignant hyperpyrexia has been studied over four generations. The carriers with one exception have been identified by creatine phosphokinase estimations. In one branch of this family two grandchildren exhibit multiple musculoskeletal abnormalities and in addition a high creatine phosphokinase. The rest of the family was clinically normal though man...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a key and effective surgical treatment modality for coronary artery disease. Unfortunately, ischemia-reperfusion injury during and after CABG can lead to reversible and irreversible myocardial damage. Trimetazidine [1-(2,3,4-trimethoxybenzyl)piperazine dihydrochloride] is a metabolic anti-ischemic agent with demonstrated cardioprotective effe...

I n 1954, LaDue et al' first noted rises in serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) enzyme levels following myocardial infarction. This important observation led to the evaluation of this and other serum enzyme systems as specific and sensitive mdi-cators of myocardial infarction. Elevation of serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) appeared to be a more sensitive conventional serum enzyme cr...