â  â  b ackground cystic fibrosis (cf) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by a cf trans-membrane regulator (cftr) defect. its prevalence is 1:2500 in caucasians, 1:15300 among african americans and is rare in southâ­east asia. the present study aims to review demographic data, clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of iranian children diagnosed with cf who referred to a childrenâ...

context cystic fibrosis (cf) is the most widespread autosomal recessive genetic disorder that limits life expectation amongst the caucasian population. as the median survival has increased related to early multidisciplinary intervention, other manifestations of cf have emergedespecially for the broad spectrum of hepatobiliary involvement. the present study reviews the existing literature on liv...

abstract: primary adenoid cystic carcinoma (acc) of bartholin’s gland is a rare gynecologic malignancy. we report a case of locally advanced acc of bartholin’s gland. a 62-year-old presented with left bartholin’s gland carcinoma and underwent left radical vulvectomy,left-sided inguinal-femoral lymph node dissection, posterior pelvic exenteration, and pedicle abdominal muscle flap. on her 3 mont...

Background: Proinflammatory cytokines stimulate osteoclast activity and this could lead to increased bone resorption in patients with cystic fibrosis. The aim of this study was to determine whether markers of systemic inflammation are related to changes in bone mineral content (BMC) in adults with cystic fibrosis. Methods: Total body BMC was assessed by dual energy x ray absorptiometry in 100 p...

PURPOSE Although headache in vestbibular schwannoma (VS) is uncommon as an initially presenting symptom, headache in VS is usually associated with tumor growth due to various factors, especially abrupt increase in size. We discuss various factors which influence rapid tumor growth including intratumoral hemorrhage and cystic change of tumor. CASE REPORT A 68-years old female presented with su...

BACKGROUND Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal autosomal recessive genetic disease in the Caucasian population. Osteoporosis is increasingly being recognised as an important complication in people with cystic fibrosis. METHODS A descriptive study of adult cystic fibrosis patients receiving care at a Canadian tertiary care hospital was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of osteoporosis,...