diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis can be confirmed based on clinical and/or radiological features. the potential of a progressive disease can be prevented or decreased by earlier recognition and correction of associated factors. obesity and alignment especially varus malalignment are recognized factors of a progressive disease. both nonpharmalogical as well as pharmacological modalities of treat...

Background Gaucher’s Disease (G.D.) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the accumulation of glucocerebrosidase in the cells of macrophage-monocyte system as a result of a deficiency in lysosomal glucocerebrosidase. This enzyme is encoded by a gene on chromosome-1. Here we report a case of Gaucher’s Disease .G.D is rare in Yazd. Case reports We reported a patient that presented...

from april 1983 to september 1990, 32 patients with familial mediterranean fever (fmf) were studied. fmf is characterized by short, self-limited, febrile episodes that occur with inflammation of serosal surfaces. major symptoms include fever and abdominal pain, presenting as acute surgical abdomen. these attacks are associated with considerable morbidity and in some patients lead to unnecessary...

a case with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax was presented. etiology, mechanism, and treatment were discussed on the review of literature. spontaneous pneumothorax is a clinical entity resulting from a sudden non traumatic rupture of the lung. biach reported in 1880 that 78% of 916 patients with spontaneous pneumothorax had tuberculosis. kjergaard emphasized 1932 the primary importance of sub...

identification and recognition of incomplete embryo is a new matter which has been raised recently. but rapid development of technology and recognition of prenatal disorders made abortion a means to relive and to prevent a child with untreatable and dangerous diseases from having a hard life. but some people are involved in it and it has created many social disorders. although many religious ju...

primary care physicians' visit services for diabetes management are now widely delivered in china's rural public health care. current studies mainly focus on supply but risk factors from patients' view have not been previously explored. this study aims to present the utilization of rural primary care physicians' visit services for diabetes management in the last 12 months in southwestern china,...