Hemoglobin SC disease is characterized by less severe morbidity than in homozygous form. Nevertheless vaso-occlusive crisis was reported to be less frequent, some chronic complications are more frequent, such as retinopathy and osteonecrosis of femoral head. This study aimed to describe the chronic complications of Hb SC disease patients and to identify associated predictive factors. This cohor...

Metronidazole (MTZ) is a common antiparasitic and antibacterial drug. The drug and X-ray induced effects in mouse sperm count, sperm head abnormality and some oxidative stress parameters have been studied. Simultaneously the protective role of curcumin has been evaluated. MTZ, 40 mg/kg bw and 13.4 mg/kg bw × 3 days exposure induced abnormal sperm head and reduced total sperm count in Swiss albi...

Background and objectives: In patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), white blood cell (WBC) abnormalities have been found worldwide with significant inter-regional differences. In the present study, we evaluated WBC parameters concerning COVID-19 positivity and severity. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, total WBC count, absolute count of each type of WBC, neutrophil to lymph...

objective this study aimed at investigating seasonal variation, clinical symptoms, and cerebrospinal fluid (csf) changes in patients with aseptic meningitis admitted in mofid hospital between 1995 and 1996. materials & methods a total of 63 children with aseptic meningitis were enrolled in the study. their age, gender, season of the disease, etiology, clinical symptoms, csf changes, and treatme...