core decompression (cd) of the femoral head is one of the effective treatments of avascular necrosis (avn), especially in the early stages of the disease. to investigate further the value of cd in treating the avn, this study was performed on patients with symptomatic avn with different etiologies who were treated with cd. this study was carried out on 25 patients (with the total number of 37 f...

intravenous drug use (idu) is a frequent route of infection transmission, especially during the recent decades. numerous studies have addressed the increasing frequency of idu-associated infections such as hepatitis and aids. the present study was achieved to determine the prevalence of idu-associated infections in 3 teaching hospitals in iran. materials and methods for this descriptive study, ...

background : proton pump inhibitors (ppis) are currently the most effective agents for acid related disorders. however, studies show that 25-75% of patients receiving intravenous pantoprazole had no appropriate justification, indicating high rate of inappropriate prescribing in hospitals. the aim of this study is to examine the appropriate use of intravenous pantoprazole in accordance with guid...

background: hepatitis b with its complications has become one of the universal problems. injection drug use is one of the most important risk factors in the transmission of hepatitis b. therefore, we assessed hepatitis b virus prevalence among cases with a history of intravenous drug use (ivdu) as the first announcement-based study in this regard. materials and methods: the announcement based d...

Candida osteoarticular infections are being reported with increasing frequency, possibly due to an expanding population at risk. However, Candida costochondritis is uncommon. We report two cases of Candida costochondritis in patients who presented with subacute-onset chest wall swelling and whose only identifiable risk factor was a history of recent intravenous drug use.

A 41-year-old man was referred to the outpatient clinic of our respiratory care department presenting with the symptoms of progressive cough, exertional dyspnea and tachycardia. The symptoms had started about 18 months earlier and had worsened continuously during the past year. At presentation the patient complained of dyspnea at the slightest exertion. An external chest radiograph showed shado...

recently, there have been more reports of cardiac valve infections due to the increasing number of intravenous (iv) drug abusers and chronic renal failure patients. among cardiac valves, tricuspid valve is most commonly affected in the course of endocarditis. appropriate management of these patients is a challenging and controversial issue in the field of cardiac surgery. treatment options in s...