mulibrey nanism is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome caused by a mutation in the trim37 gene with severe growth retardation and multiple organ involvement. early diagnosis is important because 50% of the patients develop congestive heart failure owing to constrictive pericarditis, and this condition plays a critical role in the final prognosis. a 37-year-old female patient presented with symp...

in this study the data on 115 cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (cah) who were followed in the pediatric endocrine clinic at nemazee hospital, shiraz will be reported. among these cases 51 were male and 64 female. the most common type of cah in these patients was the salt-losing type of 21 -hydroxylase deficiency (85 .2%). ll-hydroxylase deficiency was present in 13.04% of patients. there...

Background: The process of implantation involves the interaction of the human embryo and the uterine epithelium. Failure of implantation is a major reason for infertility in women and the inability to achieve endometrial receptivity is responsible for much of the failure of reproductive technologies. Management of repeated implantation failure despite transfer of good-quality embryos still rema...

The symptom failure to thrive (FTT) is increasing in the general population, and has a prevalence of 9.6% among infants in the United States. Other factors occur in association with growth failure such as medical and dental anomalies and developmental delays that influence the management of these children. Four cases are presented to demonstrate the spectrum of problems and interdisciplinary ma...