background: morbidity and mortality of preterm babies are important issues in perinatal medicine. in developed countries, preterm delivery is the cause of about 70% of mortality and 75% of morbidity in the neonatal period, respectively. objective: the aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for preterm labor and the outcomes, in terms of perinatal mortality and morbidity at the time...

BACKGROUND Morbidity and mortality of preterm babies are important issues in perinatal medicine. In developed countries, preterm delivery is the cause of about 70% of mortality and 75% of morbidity in the neonatal period, respectively. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for preterm labor and the outcomes, in terms of perinatal mortality and morbidity at the time...

OBJECTIVE Improved survival of preterm infants, beneficial effects of trophic feeding and limited data on timing management of enteral feeding for very low birth weight preterm infants requires more researches to determine the exact starting time and increased volumes. This study aims to compare early (<48 h) versus late (>72h) trophic feeding with respect to important neonatal outcomes. METH...

vulvar necrotizing fascitis is an uncommon infectious disorder. since the first reported cases almost 100 years, ago, necrotizing fasciitis continues to present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. what usually begins as a subtle infection can become life-threatening. we report two cases of vulvar necrotizing fasciitis, one after posterior colporrhaphy in a woman with four risk factors and t...

background necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon severe infection involving the subcutaneous soft tissue, particularly the superficial and often the deep fascia. early diagnosis is of utmost importance since the disease progress rapidly. the present study was conducted to determine clinical, laboratory and therapeutic aspects of necrotizing fasciitis in a group of iranian patients referred to a ...

necrotizing fasciitis is a part of a spectrum of necrotizing soft tissue infections that usually follow a surgical intervention or a chronic / acute medical illness. diagnosis is often based on symptoms which classically start within hours after an injury. there are no reports on the use of pet/ct in this condition. sparing reports of its association in patients with malignancy (ca of colon and...

abstract necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening infection most commonly seen in patients with diabetes mellitus, intravenous drug abuse, and immunocompromised conditions. the extremities are the primary sites of involvement in as many as two thirds of the cases. in a significant proportion of patients, the extremities are involved as a result of trauma, needle puncture or extravasati...

introduction: kikuchi-fujimoto disease or histocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare, benign, self-limited condition characterized by constitutional symptoms, lymphadenopathy, and skin lesions and often affects young adult females.the etiology is unknown although viruses and autoimmune mechanisms has been suggested. diagnosis is fundamentally based on the affected lymph node biopsy.the pati...