chronic granulomatous disease represents a group of inherited disorders of phagocytic system wherein recurrent infections are seen at different sites especially in the respiratory system. to determine the clinical spectrum of respiratory manifestations in chronic granulomatous disease patients, in this retrospective study, we used data from iranian primary immunodeficiency registry. the diagnos...

Nuestro propósito en este trabajo es reexplorar la violencia criminal dos ciudades de frontera norte México, específicamente Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, y Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Partimos un enfoque relacional una dimensión fenomenológica criminal, efiniéndola como campo poder procesual, multicausal multidireccional, pero también vivido significado por quienes ejercen padecen vida cotidiana. Metod...

pompe disease, also termed glycogen storage disease type ii or acid maltase deficiency, caused by deficient activity of acid alpha-glucosidase (gaa), the glycogen degrading lysosomal enzyme. as a result, massive lysosomal glycogen deposits in the numerous organs including the muscles. in pompe disease weakness of truncal muscles is a prominent presentation which results in respiratory failure a...

objective: an association between poor oral health and chronic lung disease has recently been reported. the purpose of this study was to explore this potential association between asthma and periodontal disease. materials and methods: this is a descriptive case controlled study. the samples were selected from patients referred to respiratory disease clinic in a hospital in tehran, iran. the stu...