Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a rarely seen multisystem developmental disorder syndrome characterized by facial dysmorphia (arched eyebrows, synophrys, depressed nasal bridge, long philtrum, down-turned angles of the mouth), upper-extremity malformations, hirsutism, cardiac defects, growth and cognitive retardation, and gastrointestinal abnormalities. The features of this disorder vary w...

Traumatic chylothorax other than iatrogenic thoracic duct injury is extremely rare in children. Chylothorax can cause cardiopulmonary abnormalities and significant nutritional, metabolic and immunologic consequences. The management of chylothorax ranges from conservative treatment to surgical intervention. We present a four-year-old boy who presented with respiratory difficulty due to multiple ...

objective: whole-mouth examination is generally considered as a gold standard for exact periodontal disease assessment. partial mouth examination also has sometimes been used for this purpose, but its efficacy has been questioned. with regard to symmetric destruction hypothesis of periodontal disease, the present study investigated the efficacy of partial- mouth examination as an alternative fo...

Background Pediatric nephrolithiasis is a condition the prevalence of which varies geographically with multiple etiologies. The aim of this study was to determine possible concomitant anatomic and metabolic disturbances in children with nephrolithiasis and to answer the questions regarding the role of each metabolic and anatomic abnormality. Materials and Methods Between 2007 and 2015, 1,080 pa...

congenital cutis laxa is an exceptional condition. no large scale pedigree has been reported from iran. we report a family with 106 members with two members affected with cutis laxa. our cases were two patients (male and female) with pre- and postnatal growth retardation, cutis laxa, characteristic facies and other manifestations which proved that they were affected with cutis laxa. their famil...

female fertility begins to decline many years prior to the onset of menopause despite continued regular ovulatory cycles. age related infertility is due to oocyte abnormalities and decreased ovarian reserve. treatment of infertility when the cause is limited to decreased ovarian reserve is empirical at present except for oocyte donation. this mini review of the literature covers all available e...

introduction: many epidemiological studies have been conducted to determine the prevalence of the various types of the dental anomalies. the aim of the present study was determination of developmental and acquired dental anomalies in patients attending the faculty of dentistry in rasht, iran. materials and methods: in this retrospective cross-sectional study, 1224 digital panoramic ra-diographs...

five strains of mouth normal microflora containing staphylococcus epidermidis, streptococcus mutant, lactobacillus acidophilus, actinomyces viscosos and candida albicans, were isolated and identified then cultured and purified on different media by using routine methods in microbiology. extract of 3 garlic samples south (khuzestan), north (mazanderan) and hamedan garlics, were affected on these...

A case report describes infection-related onychomadesis in a 4-year-old patient. The Coxsackie virus infection, which causes hand, foot, and mouth disease, developed with specific symptoms. One month after the end of illness, patient began significant changes their fingernails toenails. Pathological were observed on all first second nail plates detached from matrix, middle distal areas, they ad...

myiasis is a rare disease caused by infestation of tissue by larvae of flies. oral myiasis is still “rare” and “unique” owing to the fact that oral cavity rarely provides the necessary habitat for a larval lifecycle. herein, we present a case of extensive gingival myiasis in a 12-year-old mentally retarded, epileptic child as well as a literature review.