OBJECTIVE Toxic poisoning with methadone is common in children in Iran. Our study was carried out due to the changing pattern of methadone poisoning in recent years and increasing methadone toxicity. MATERIALS & METHODS In this descriptive-sectional study, all of the methadone poisoned children younger than 12 years who were admitted to the Loghman Hakim Hospital in 2012, were assessed. Clini...

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a prevalent disease which is characterized by chronic inflammation of the nasal mucosa and paranasal sinuses. One of the most disabling subgroups of CRS is chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP), which requires further investigation regarding its pathogenesis and management. The aim of this study was to compare the circulatory Levels of 25-OHD and V...

1 Emergency Department, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 67146, Iran 2 Radiology Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13137, Iran 3 Emergency Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14117-13137, Iran 4 Forensic Medicine Department, Loghman Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Univers...

Background: Recent studies have shown that insufficient vitamin D supply is correlated with increase in COVID-19 cases and its mortality. Potentially, it may play an important role controlling virus proliferation. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association between serum levels clinical findings, mortality rate patients COVID-19. Methods: cross-sectional was conducted on 200 referr...

Objective: Suicide is a multidimensional phenomenon, and examining each of its dimensions can help control this destructive social phenomenon. This study aimed to investigate meaningless absurd experiences in people who attempted suicide Iran. Methods: The present was conducted using qualitative-descriptive phenomenology. participants were selected the purposive sampling method from persons adm...

skin cancer has a broad and burdensome impact on the health and well-being of iranian and account for substantial health care costs to the nation. the first most common form of skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma (bcc); followed by the squamous cell carcinoma (scc) and the incidence of malignant melanoma (mm) is lower but is fatal. kaposi sarcoma (ks) is a tumor caused by human herpes virus 8. ...

Background: Because in today's societies, not only the nutritional role of plants and fungi is very high, but also the main basis of many drugs are plants and plant products, therefore one of the problems of clinical toxicologists is the toxicity of these products. Objective: This study aimed to define the prevalence, symptoms, complications, effective treatments, type of substance use, the c...

SUMMARY Spinal cord compression due to extramedullary hematopoietic tissue although very rare, is a well known phenomenon. The first case of spinal cord compression due to E.M.H.P. tissue in thalassemia was reported in 1954 by Gatto et al. Sinc then about 59 cases have been reported in literature. We present a new case who has been hospitalized in neurologic ward in Loghman -e- Hakim Hospital ...

background: acute poisoning has been reported to be the most common reason for hospitalization in iran. this study was designed to delineate the toxic agents responsible for acute poisonings in iran by reviewing poisoning cases treated at four major referral hospitals for treatment of poisoning across the country. methods: this was a descriptive retrospective study on poisoned patients treated ...