introduction chronic diarrhea of infancy is a heterogeneous syndrome that includes several diseases with different etiologies. the aim of this study was investigating chronic diarrhea, its etiologies, clinical features and outcomes in infancy.materials and methods retrospective study investigating infants hospitalized in the gastroenterology department of tehran tertiary care center.the main de...

acute bacterial meningitis (abm) is one of the most severe infectious diseases, causing neurologic sequel, and a case fatality rate of 20-30%. the aim of this paper was to summarize the main causes of abm in iran. we searched the data for relevant articles using meningitis, etiology, and iran as search terms. we found 23 papers for inclusion in the review that focused specifically on the abm, a...

abstract cerebral  aneurysms  are  the  major  cause  of  subarachnoid  hemorrhage.  common  ascribed  etiologies  are hemodynamic  factors  such  as  atherosclerosis,   hypertension,  infection,  trauma,  polycyctic   kidney  disease, connective tissue disorders like ehlers-danlos disease, marfan syndrome, and familial predisposition. however, its association with ankylosing spondylitis (as) i...

conclusions these findings underscored the importance of monitoring and developing guidelines for better management of infectious diarrhoea in bangladesh and elsewhere. background diarrhoea is considered as the most widespread illness occurring in bangladesh. in addition, the growing antimicrobial resistance of diarrhoeal pathogens in this developing country hardens physicians to supervise pati...

objective neonates, for many reasons, are at particular risk for the development of seizures, which are a strong predictor of later morbidity and mortality in infants. we undertook this study to determine the incidence, etiologic distribution and neonatal seizure type in neonates with hospital admission over a period of 4 years. materials and methods this, a retrospective study of newborns admi...

background lower gastrointestinal bleeding (lgib) in infants and children is a common problem in medical centers; however, its epidemiologic properties have not been studied well. objectives due to the fact that lgib has various causes in different geographical places, considering the importance of etiology in decision making for diagnostic techniques and treatment and since the lack of compreh...

background& aims : vitiligo is an acquired chronic skin disease which shows itself as depigmented areas . among the theories about the etiology of vitiligo, autoimmunity theory is the most accepted. one of the issues raised is whether smoking could have an influence on the vitiligo or not. this study was conducted to investigate the effects of smoking on the disease . materials and methods : th...

background limb loss occurs due to different causes and has been increased in many countries. it has without exception, great economic, psychological and social impacts. objectives this study assesses the demographics of amputees in one city of iran. patients and methods this retrospective study was undertaken on all of the amputees between april 2002 and december 2011. patients’ demographics i...

objective: to report the case of a 39- year old unmarried female with factitious edema of the right hand two weeks after being struck by her brother and following self injury of the right arm. method: a 39-year old unmarried female with severe edema of the right hand and forearm diagnosed as factitious lymphedema was admitted to roozbeh psychiatric hospital. after hospitalization, with elevatio...