conclusions this study showed m. globosa to be the most common malassezia species isolated from malassezia skin disorders in kashan, iran. the pcr-rflp method was useful in the rapid identification of the malassezia species. by using these methods, the detection and identification of individual malassezia species from clinical samples was substantially easier. patients and methods a total of 14...

background: primary pancreatic lymphoma (ppl) is a rare condition and its differentiation from most commonly adenocarcinoma is very important because of different prognosis and treatment strategies. the aim of this study was presenting different aspects for differentiating ppl from pancreatic adenocarcinoma. materials andmethods: during 14 months, 5 patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasonogr...

how to cite this article: imanzadeh f. gastrointestinal symptoms in lysosmal disease. iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6:4 (suppl. 1):17-18. pls see pdf.   references: 1. semenza  gl,  pyeritz  re.  respiratory complications of mucopolysaccharide storage disorders. medicine (baltimore) 1988; 67:209. 2.   wraith   je,   scarpa   m,   beck   m,   et   al. mucopolysaccharidosis type ii (hunter syn...

background: familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (hcm) is caused by mutations in genes encoding cardiac sarcomere proteins. nowadays genetic testing of hcm plays an important role in clinical practice by contributing to the diagnosis, prognosis, and screening of high-risk individuals. the aim of this study was developing a reliable testing strategy for hcm based on linkage analysis and appropri...

background: the study was conducted to estimate and compare the validity and performance of two screening methods for uri­nary schistosomiasis: the interview - reporting blood in urine- and detecting microhematuria by reagent strip. methods:  in year 2003, 515 schoolchildren from five schools in abyan and taiz governorates in yemen, were in-terviewed by healtworker for hematuria, and then urine...

background: malaria is well known for its fatalities worldwide, plasmodium vivax and the plasmodium falciparum are the two important species of malaria reported from pakistan and creating lots of morbidities across the country. method: study was conducted to determine the surveillance of malaria in south punjab by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (pcr). result : 40 samples out of 100 pa...

how to cite this article: javadzadeh m. prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling for niemann-pick c disease. iran j child neurol. 2015 autumn;9:4(suppl.1): 22.   pls see pdf.

background : leishmaniasis is one of the infectious parasitic diseases of highest incidence in the world. cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) has long been reported in shiraz, southern iran. there is a need to find a sensitive and specific method for treatment and control of the disease. methods: we have compared the sensitivity of the conventional methods microscopy and cultiva­tion of lesion scrapes...

background: the evaluation of prosthetic valves is very difficult with two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography alone. doppler and color flow imaging as well as transesophageal echocardiography are more reliable to detect prosthetic valve dysfunction. however, doppler study sometimes tends to be misleading due to the load-depending characteristics of peak and mean pressure gradients. the ...