Abstract   Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a rare, hereditary, multisystemic disease affecting   the skin, eye, and cardiovascular system. Renal involvement is uncommon.   We describe two cases of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) in two women with   distinctive skin lesions and nephrocalcinosis that renal ultrasonography showed a   characteristic pattern of dotted increased echogenicity in the cort...

Pattern of neurosonographic (NSG) abnormalities in 150 term newborn infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) was studied. Sonographic abnormalities, presumably indicating cerebral edema and or ischemia, were observed in 86% (n = 129) cases. Obliteration of the ventricles occurred as the sole abnormality in 30 (20%) cases. Eighty (53%) patients had diffusely increased echogenicity of t...

PURPOSE We assessed the predictive factors for renal insufficiency in patients followed for more than 5 years after radical nephrectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Age, gender, history of diabetes, history of hypertension, body mass index, preoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), serum uric acid, urine albumin, normal renal parenchymal volume, tumor size, and ratio of normal paren...

Aim of the study: Portal vein congestion index has shown promise in detecting early portal venous hemodynamic changes chronic liver disease. The aim this study was to compare adult patients with disease that healthy controls, and evaluate differences index, if any, between common etiologies (chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic disease, non-alcoholic fatty disease). Method materials: Eighty parti...

BACKGROUND Pancreatic destruction affects the majority of patients with cystic fibrosis. We aimed to relate ultrasound findings to exocrine pancreatic function and cystic fibrosis genotype. METHODS Patients with cystic fibrosis and a matched group of healthy controls were included. We performed transabdominal ultrasound, and recorded echo intensities of the pancreas and parenchymal characteri...

The thyroid gland is the largest classic endocrine organ that effects many organs of the body and plays a significant role in the process of Metabolism in animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of thyroid disorders diagnosed by ultrasound and microscopic Lesions of the thyroid during the slaughter of apparently healthy One Humped Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Iran. R...

A 72-year-old Caucasian man was admitted for dyspnoea and weight loss. He had hypoalbuminaemia (1.6 g/dL) and nephrotic proteinuria (18 g/day), mild renal failure, anaemia and thrombocytopaenia. Physical examination, abdomen ultrasound and computerized tomography scan showed splenomegaly (Figure 1a and b), pleural effusion, oedema in the lower extremities, laterocervical, axillary, ilo-mediasti...