Echinococcus granulosus is considered the major cause of human hydatid cysts. Usually the duration of cyst formation is 10-20 years. This period shortens significantly upon rupture of a primary cyst. The literature describes low incidence of primary involvement of ovary as a site of hydatid cyst formation. Our case is the first report on ovarian hydatid cyst in Iran. A 60-year-old woman was pre...

Around a quarter of those in the developed world die of cancer. Most cancers present to primary care with symptoms, even when there is a screening test for the particular cancer. However, the symptoms of cancer are also symptoms of benign disease, and the GP has to judge whether cancer is a possible explanation. Very little research examined this process until relatively recently. This review p...

more and more on pathological and X-ray findings, to the exclusion of clinical investigation in arriving at a diagnosis. Whilst the undoubted value of the pathologist and radiographer, as aids to diagnosis, is not disputed, it must be remembered that they are only " aids" and are not indispensable, and that clinical observations are still the key to correct diagnosis. The present-day syphilolog...

Introduction: Doctors in primary care are responsible for diagnosing and managing patients with headache, but frequently lack confidence in doing so. We aimed to compare Family Practitioners’ (FPs) diagnosis of headaches to classification based on a symptom questionnaire, and to describe how classification links to other important clinical features. Methods: This was an observational study of p...

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic disorder of ciliary structure or function. It results in mucus accumulation and bacterial colonization of the respiratory tract which leads to chronic upper and lower airway infections, organ laterality defects, and fertility problems. We review the respiratory signs and symptoms of PCD, as well as the screening tests for and diagnostic investigatio...

Diagnosis of plan failures is an important subject in both singleand multi-agent planning. Plan diagnosis may provide information that can improve the way the plan failures are dealt with in three ways: (i) it provides information necessary for the adjustment of the current plan or for the development of a new plan, (ii) it can be used to point out which equipment and/or agents should be repair...

Recent studies have indicated a higher prevalence of primary aldosteronism (PA) than reported historically. Aldosterone excess induces sodium and fluid retention with consequential increases in blood pressure. Patients with PA are at an increased risk of developing left ventricular hypertrophy, chronic kidney disease, and endothelial dysfunction. Measurement of the plasma aldosterone/plasma ren...

The differential diagnosis of wide QRS premature contractions is often inaccurate in most ECG machines with automatic computer-assisted diagnosis. The purpose of the present study was to improve the accuracy of the automated differential diagnosis between premature ventricular contractions (PVC) and supraventricular contractions with aberrant conduction (A-PSC). The study investigated 180 conse...

Pancreatic cancer is one the most lethal malignancies. Only a small proportion of patients with this disease benefit from surgery. Chemotherapy provides only a transient benefit. Though much effort has gone into finding new ways for early diagnosis and treatment, average patient survival has only been improved in the order of months. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are shed from primary tumors, ...