background: primary immunodeficiency disorders (pid) are a group of hereditary disorders characterized by an increased susceptibility to severe and recurrent infections, autoimmunity, lymphoproliferative disorders, and malignancy. objective: to evaluate the demographic and clinical data of pid patients diagnosed in a referral pediatric hospital. method: all pid cases with a confirmed diagnosis,...

recurrent and chronic infections in children are one of the most common reasons for physicians' visits that make a diagnostic challenge to pediatricians. although the majority of referred  children  with  recurrent  infections  are  normal,  underlying causes  of  recurrent infection  such  as  atopy,  anatomical and  functional  defects,  and  primary or  secondary immunodeficiency must be con...

primary headache:classification and diagnosis

Background: Primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) are a group of hereditary disorders characterized by an increased susceptibility to severe and recurrent infections, autoimmunity, lymphoproliferative disorders, and malignancy. Objective: To evaluate the demographic and clinical data of PID patients diagnosed in a referral pediatric hospital. Method: All PID cases with a confirmed diagnosis,...

INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis, commonly occurs in the pelvic organs, mostly the ovaries, with dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia Umbilical endometriosis is rare .Symptoms include umbilical masses with swelling and pain.. SO it is often not recognized  based on  its clinical appearance. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 32-year old female, was presented  with  umbilical bulging and  mild cyclic umblical  pain. with...

objective: this study aims at conducting a systematic review of the researches performed to determine case finding rates throughout the integration of mental health services into phc over recent twenty years . method : through electronic search, major national and international databases including pubmed, psychinfo, and embase were investigated. all original studies and researches in persian or...

Between I 9H I and 1993,30 cases of primary cardiac tumors were diagnosed at the Imam Khomeini Hospital. 20 patients were female and 10 were male, with an average age of 32 years (ranging from 17 days to 65 years of age). The mean duration of symptoms before diagnosis was 6 months, with dyspnea and palpitation being the most common symptoms (60%) and cardiac' murmurs the most usual signs (...

Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) have been a major health problem in Iran. In order to train primary health workers (Behvarz) the diagnosis of visible goiter, two methods were compared. I: With head and neck in normal position; II: With extended neck. Behvarzes in 29 rural health centers in Ghazvin were trained method I an d30 were trained method II. 1541 school children in Ghazvin and 1532 in...