purpose: to evaluate the etiologic and epidemiologic findings in central retinal artery occlusion (crao) patients in a tertiary eye center in tehran, iran. methods: all patients with crao refered to the emergency department of farabi hospital during 2001-2002 were enrolled in the study. all patients received routine treatment and were followed for 3 months. cardiology consult was done for all p...

temporo mandibular joint disorders are the most important ethiologic factor for chronic orofacial pain and have a relatively new place in scientific researches and clinical studies in dentistry. since dentists can play an important role in diagnosis and treatment of these disorders, routine dental examination should include functional examination of osteomatognatic apparatus.

The PhC-SR-μCT is a nondestructive technique that allows the microanatomical investigations and 3D images reconstructions within a short time. This technique performed in blood sucker, Rhodnius prolixus – one of the most important primary vectors of of Trypanosoma cruzi, ethiologic agent of Chagas’ disease in Latin America and also the most well-know studied insect in terms of both physiology a...

Endometrial carcinoma is a frequently diagnosed gynecologic neoplasm on a global scale. Most often it affects females between 50 and 70 years of age. The reasons for development of this disease are many and various, as obesity is one of the leading among them worldwide. It is a chronic, poly-ethiologic disease resulting from the interaction of endogenous and exogenous factors, which is characte...

Lyme disease is a tick-borne systemic illness caused by three pathogenic species of the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. afzelii and B. garinii). They are flagellated bacteria close to Treponema pallidum, the ethiologic agent of syphilis. All three pathogenic species occur in Europe, Ixodes ricinus being the tick responsible for their transmission in ...

There are numerous studies showing the role of human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) related with susceptibility or resistance to certain diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the association of HLA-B27 with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), polyarthralgia, lumboishialgia, acute anterior uveitis (AAU), psoriatic arthritis (PA), synovitis coxae and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients from Vojv...

Leishmania (V) braziliensis is one of the most important ethiologic agents of the two distinct forms of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (cutaneous and mucosal). The drugs of choice used in leishmaniasis therapy are significantly toxic, expensive and are associated with frequent refractory infections. Among the promising new targets for anti-protozoan chemotherapy are the proteases. In this s...

The aim of this study was to examine the frequency and the relationship of H. pylori infection and giardiasis in children with recurrent abdominal pain. The study group included 98 patients and 88 healthy controls. Patients' sera were examined for anti-H. pylori specific IgG antibodies using H. pylori IgG ELISA. Analysis of stool samples was carried out by the H. pylori stool antigen (HpSA) enz...