acute myeloblastic leukemia is one of the important malignancies in children. for better managing the prognosis of this disease, there should be enough information about common features of this malignancy. the aim of this study was to evaluate these common features in children with acute myeloblastic leukemia. a total of 104 eligible children less than 15-year-old have been referred from 2007-2...

background meningitis is a life-threatening disease and can lead to significant sequelae. pediatric bacterial meningitis leaves some survivors with more significant sequelae if not treated, promptly. the advent of vaccine has changed the incidence of pediatric bacterial meningitis but these vaccines have not been used in routine childhood immunization schedule. objectives the current study aime...

Tapeworms of the family Taeniidae are transmitted from the definitive hosts such as carnivores to the intermediated hosts including herbivores or omnivores and human beings via oral-fecal cycle [1,2]. This family includes two major genera namely Taenia and Echinococcus. The Taenia species include T. saginata, T. solium, T. asiatica, T. hydatigena, T. ovis, T. multiceps, T. serialis, T. pisiform...

conclusions mortality from papillary muscle rupture remains elevated. survival largely depends on the early surgical repair or the replacement of the mitral valve. case presentation a 71-year-old woman presented to an outside hospital complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. an electrocardiogram was obtained and revealed depression of the st segments from leads v1 to v4. troponin i wa...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: acute kidney injury (aki) is commonly occurred in intensive care unit (icu) patients. the aim of the study was a comparison of rifle (risk of renal injury/injury to the kidney/failure of kidney function/loss of kidney function/end stage disease) classification with other scoring systems in the evaluation of aki in icus. materials and met...

mycotic infections have been commonly encountered in patients with hematological malignancies. the current study seeks the prevalence of actinomycete infection in patients suffering from blood cells malignancies. a hundred and fifty patients with some kinds of blood cells dyscrasia who underwent the bone marrow aspiration were recruited. in addition to the diagnostic work up, samples were exami...

statement of problem: periodontal disease (pd) has been linked to adverse cardiovascular events by unknown mechanisms. c-reactive protein (crp) is a prognostic marker for cardiovascular disease, with reported elevated serum levels during pd. purpose: the aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between pd and higher crp levels in the serum of acute myocardial infarction (ami) pa...

background previous studies have shown that shallomin, one of the active constituents of persian shallot, has a broad range of antimicrobial properties. objectives the safety of shallomin must be established before it can be used in clinical applications. therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the acute toxic effects of shallomin and to estimate its lethal dose low (ldlo) value...

hypercalcemia complicating malignancy is a rare complication in pediatric age group. in this article, we present a case with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting as severe hypercalcemia. a 10 years old girl presented with an acute onset of fever, nausea, vomiting, loss of weight, costovertebral pain and frequency. she was admitted with a presumptive diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. her exa...