introduction alveolar echinococcosis (ae) is a chronic, serious and sometimes lethal parasitic infection, which is caused by echinococcus multilocularis (em). ae has been reported to occur in people from the north of iran; however, until now there have been no cases of ae reportedfrom the southern provinces, such as khuzestan. conclusions there were three female patients, 21, 47 and 53 year-old...

objective(s):to investigate the effect of eucheuma cottonii on alveolar macrophages (am) and malondialdehyde (mda) levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (balf) in particulate matter 10 (pm10) coal dust-exposed rats. materials and methods: ten groups, including a non exposed group and groups exposed to coal dust at doses of 6.25 (cd6.25), 12.5 (cd12.5), or 25 mg/m3 (cd25) an hour daily for 6 m...

background and aims . dentists administer thousands of local anesthetic injections every day. injection to a highly vascular area such as pterygomandibular space during an inferior alveolar nerve block has a high risk of intravascular needle entrance. accidental intravascular injection of local anesthetic agent with vasoconstrictor may result in cardiovascular and central nervous system toxicit...

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is an uncommon infiltrative pulmonary disease characterized by deposition of microliths in the alveoli. We present the case of a young adult with complaints of shortness of breath on exertion. Chest radiograph showed innumerable small, dense nodules, diffusely involving both the lungs - predominantly in the lower zones. High-resolution CT scan illustrated wides...

amiodarone is used in treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. therapeutic use of amiodarone is limited by its side effects, including pulmonary toxicity. human placenta extract (hpe) contains a variety of bio-active substances. thus, the present study aimed to quantitatively evaluate the protective effects of hpe on the structural lung changes induced by amiodarone using stereological methods. spragu...

The role of alveolar macrophages in the production of granulocyte/ macrophage colony-stimulating factor(s) by the rat lung was investigated. Lavaged lungs, when incubated at proper weight per volume of culture medium, produced the same amount of colony-stimulating factor as unlavaged ones. Both lavaged and unlavaged lungs produced similar types of colony-stimulating factor (s). Prolonged i...

d.i.p is a rare disease. the etiology is unknown. it is characterized pathologically by massive proliferation and desquamation of alveolar cells and thickening of the alveolar walls. in our studies from 1368-73 we have three patients hospitalized earlier the prognosis would be much better. corticosteroid and other effective drugs would be helpfull in treatment of these patients.

We have previously demonstrated that adoptive transfer of alveolar macrophages from allergy-resistant rats to alveolar macrophage-depleted allergic rats prevents airway hyperresponsiveness development, suggesting an important role for alveolar macrophages in asthma pathogenesis. Given that ovalbumin sensitization can modulate alveolar macrophage cytokine production, we investigated the role of ...

Cleft involving the lip and palate are most commonly seen congenital deformities that occurs at time of birth. They not life threatening unless associated with some syndromes having systemic complications. Alveolar bone grafting is a common modalities treatment for improving patients CLCP multidisciplinary approach. This article discusses secondary alveolar graft in detail future prospects.