background in vitro evidence shows that immune function is compromised in people with diabetes. therefore, infections are more common and infection-related mortality is higher in this group. accurate information about the prevalence of infectious diseases in diabetic patients can help in health care policy and support planning. we do not know the spectrum of clinical infectious diseases in our ...

people with diabetes mellitus have a high risk of anxiety and stress and anxiety is higher in patients with diabetes who have long-term complication. the aim of this study was to assess and compare the prevalence of anxiety and stress in diabetic patients with and without complication attending to diabetes clinic of ebn sina hospital of delfan, iran. in this descriptive-comparative study, 239 t...

blood specimens from 22 insulin dependent diabetic patient and 17 nontliabetic subject were collected im edta- tubes. quantitation of hb-al was performed by columne chromatography. the glycosylated hemoglobin component is increased in diabetic patient and found a significant correlation between hb-al concentration and blood glucose levels in all diabetic patients. the mean hb-al valve for diabe...

background: diabetic foot ulcer is one of the major problems suffered by diabetic patients, so much so that the annual incidence of this problem has increased from 0.1% to 4.1% in diabetic patients and the probability of its incidence is over 25% during the diabetic individual's life. case presentation: the patient was a 74-year-old woman with diabetes for more than 20 years. she was hospi...

Abstract In this presentation, a case of bilateral choroidal folds in patient with diabetic retinopathy was reported. By our knowledge, this case presentation is the first report of choroidal folds in diabetic retinopathy, which bilateral symmetric and horizontal folds arranged in macula. The thick choroid that is developed in diabetics may be a cause of these folds but the source of differenc...

purpose: to report an iranian patient with diagnosis of oguchi disease associated with diabetic retinopathy. methods: a 50-year-old diabetic woman with night blindness was referred to our clinic. complete ophthalmic examination including ophthalmoscopy after dark adaptation and paraclinic evaluations such as fluorescein angiography and electroretinography were performed. results: in the both ey...