a 2-year-old boy was born at term of healthy, non-consanguineous iranian parents. his mother attended in the clinic with the history of sometimes discoloration of diapers after passing urine. she noticed that first at the age of one month with intensified in recent months. his physical examination and growth parameters were normal. his mother denied taking any medication (sorbitol, nitrofuranto...

BACKGROUND Disturbed cytokine production is thought to govern inflammation in asthma, which, in its turn, may lead to uncontrolled disease. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between cytokine production from blood leucocytes and the level of asthma control. METHODS We compared the production of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-6, IL-10, interferon (IFN)-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α ...

A study was designed to evaluate the normal value of 24 hr urinary calcium levels in the city of Yazd. The average urinary excretion of calcium in a sample of 329 persons randomly selected was 232 mg/day, while patients with a history of recurrent urolithiasis excreted 20X mg/day. There is evidence which shows that more important factors than the amount of urinary calcium exist which influe...

AIMS To test the usefulness of upper gastrointestinal investigations and quality of life assessment in Chinese patients with non-cardiac chest pain. METHODS Seventy-eight consecutive patients with non-cardiac chest pain underwent upper endoscopy. Eight patients had upper gastrointestinal pathology (10%). The remaining 70 patients received acid perfusion test, oesophageal manometry and 24-h am...