background trichoepithelioma is a rare benign skin lesion that originates from hair follicles. trichoepitheliomas are mostly seen in the scalp, nose, forehead, and upper lip. methods we present a large family of iranian origin with 15 individuals affected with multiple familial trichoepithelioma in four generations, and treated with three different methods. results trichoepithelioma is histolog...

background early treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (ptb) is necessary for a successful tuberculosis (tb) control program. objectives the objective of this study was to determine total treatment delay and its associated factors among ptb patients in ahvaz. patients and methods a retrospective study was performed among newly diagnosed ptb cases registered in 2010 at the ahvaz health center. tot...

background: early diagnosis and treatment of leukemia patients remains a fundamental aim in clinical oncology, especially in developing country. present study highlights the basic requirements of these patients in iran. better understanding of these issues may lead to improve the healthcare standards toward leukemia diagnosis and treatment. methods: this descriptive study included 101 specialis...

blepharitis is the most common ocular disease encountered by an ophthalmologist constituting 37% of all ophthalmology clinics out patient visits. blepharitis is categorized into anterior and posterior, each classified as infectious or noninfectious. anterior blepharitis is mainly infectious and caused by staphylococcus sp., propyonibacterium acne, corynebacterium sp., moraxella catarrhalis, her...

rectal cancer is the second most common cancer in large intestine. the prevalence and the number of young patients diagnosed with rectal cancer have made it as one of the major health problems in the world. with regard to the improved access to and use of modern screening tools, a number of new cases are diagnosed each year. considering the location of the rectum and its adjacent organs, manage...

celiac disease is a chronic, systemic and autoimmune disorder of gastrointestinal track that involves approximately 1% of individuals of all ages throughout the world. the collaboration of environmental factor such as gluten proteins and genetic factors, notably hla-dq2 and/or hla-dq8 trigger the disease. gluten-free diet is the simply and merely safe and proficient existing treatment. this art...

familial hypercholesterolemia (fh) is an inherited common autosomal mendelian disorder of lipoprotein metabolism with a population prevalence of 1 in 500. fh is characterized by severely elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (ldl-c), which result in surplus deposition of cholesterol in tissues. this condition leads to premature at hero sclerosis and early-onset of coronary hear...

introduction: colorectal cancer is the most common cancer of the alimentary system. in women, it is the second leading cause of mortality after breast cancer while in men, it is the third leading cause of death after lung and prostate carcinoma. prevalence is more in population older than 50 years and increases in older people. therefore, best treatment and prognosis is early diagnosis of disea...