gum tragacanth is a natural complex mixture of polysaccharides and alkaline minerals extracted from species of astragalus plant, which is found widely in arid regions of the middle east. in a pilot experimental study we examined the effects of its topical application on wound healing in ten albino adult male rats. two similar parasagittal elliptical full-thickness wounds (control vs. test sampl...

background it has been reported that systemic administration of allopurinol improves cell survival. this study was aimed to evaluate effects of allopurinol on skin flaps in dogs. methods twenty dogs underwent one skin flap surgery with a 2-week interval. the first procedure was performed according to the standard protocols. the second phase was started by a 1-week pretreatment with allopurinol....

background: autologous skin graft is frequently used in the field of plastic, and reconstructive surgery. the engraftment is dependent upon revascularization and angiogenesis, which can be regulated by different factors. in addition to its hematopoietic effects, erythropoietin is shown to positively affect the wound healing process. objectives: we studied effects of human erythropoietin on reva...

skin and leather characteristics of hair-type goats were studied in relation to their sex and age, using 100 randomly-selected skin from goats reared in east west iran. mean weights of skin and leather were 859.2±35.2 and 357.4±16.2 g, and the length and width of leather ranged from 60 to 121 and 41 to 87 cm, respectively. age had a significant effect on the weight and area of skin and leather....

background & aim: skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth plays a pivotal role in proper breastfeeding and mother-infant interaction. despite numerous benefits of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact, this health behavior is not performed by many midwives. this study aimed to evaluate the influential factors for mother-infant skin-to-skin contact based on the precede-proceed model from the p...

intradermal injection of autologous serum and plasma elicit a cutaneous reactivity in almost 45-60% of patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (ciu).   this reactivity is associated with the presence of auto antibodies against ige or ige receptors. this study was carried out to compare the cutaneous reactivity of autologous serum and plasma skin tests in a series of patients with ciu for dia...

objective: despite the benefits of mother-newborn skin-to-skin contact (ssc) immediately after birth, the process has not been universally implemented as routine care for healthy term neonates. the purpose of this study was to determine opinions of the midwives about enabling factors of ssc immediately after birth in tehran hospitals in 2012- 2013. materials and methods: this study has been con...

background skin infectious diseases are common worldwide. epidemiologic studies lead to better understanding of disease profiles and health service organization. conclusions in our study fungal and viral infections were the most common infectious diseases. we think epidemiological studies to determine the burden of skin infections are useful for proper health care planning. results mean age of ...

the aim of the this work was to determine the finger patterns, finger ridge count (frc), total finger ridge count (tfrc), and asymmetry of finger ridge count (afrc) of an iranian girl (aged 13 years) affected with congenital cutis laxa (ccl).the fingerprints of the first phalanx of both hands were taken by using the standard method (stamp ink). the fingerprints were classified according to the ...

background: as the early and accurate diagnosis of all diseases, including skin disorders directly influences the duration of treatment and its costs, which may be a significant burden, it is very important for physicians to be familiar with all types of diseases, especially those with a higher incidence in population. considering that disease patterns vary from region to region and there is no...