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Review Article
Muscle Biopsy

Elahe Keyhani

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 63-69

Abstract
  Muscle biopsy has been used for a long time for diagnosis of muscular, nerurogenic and systemic disorders with muscle involvement, because only very few of these disorders show sufficient specific clinical features for definite diagnosis. Since the presence of difficulties in the screening of numerous ...  Read More

Original Research
Cytomorphological Patterns of Nodular Lesions of Liver

Alpana Banerjee; Rajesh Singh Laishram; Ahongshangbam Meina Singh; Moirangthem Kulachandra Singh; Durlav Chandra Sharma

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 70-79

Abstract
  Background and Objectives: Nodular lesions of liver are usually neoplastic (primary or metastatic), although inflammatory lesions can occur. The objectives of this paper were to study the cytomorphological changes in various nodular lesions of liver and to correlate the cytomorphological findings with ...  Read More

Original Research
No Evidence of the Th1 to Th2 Cytokine Shift during the Course of HIV Infection

Safyeh Soufian; Arezoo Aghakhani; Minoo Mohraz; Mohammad Banifazl; Ali Eslamifar; Zahra Boland-Ghamat; Akbar Khadem-Sadegh; Amitis Ramezani

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 80-85

Abstract
  Background and Objectives: Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in dysregulation of the cytokine profile. A switch from a T helper 1 (Th1) to a Th2 cytokine has been proposed as an important factor in progression of HIV infection to AIDS. The aim of the present study was to assess ...  Read More

Original Research
Incidence and Bacteriological Profile of Neonatal Conjunctivitis in Hajar Hospital, Shahrekord, Iran

Abolfazl Khoshdel; Shahla Taheri; Reza Khadivi; Ebrahim Saedi; Kurosh Ashrafi; Reza Imani; Faranak Jazaeri

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 86-91

Abstract
  Background and Objective: In Iran, prenatal Chlamydia and gonorrhea screening of pregnant women and neonatal eye prophylaxis are not routine practice. The present research aimed to identify bacterial agents of neonatal conjunctivitis. Materials & Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on ...  Read More

Original Research
Serum Uric Acid Level and Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography

Maryam Sotoudeh Anvari; Mohammad Ali Boroumand; Mahmood Sheikhfathollahi; Leila Pourgholi; Hamidreza Goodarzynejad

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 92-100

Abstract
  Background and Objectives: The association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and hyperuricemia has been formerly studied mostly in healthy people in western countries. We tried to examine the relationship betweenhyperuricemia and MetS in an Iranian population undergoing coronary angiography. Materials ...  Read More

Original Research
The Effect of Two Different Doses of Atorvastatin on Lipoprotein-A on Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Amirfarhang Zand Parsa; Sara Ashoori; Alireza Abdollahi

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 101-106

Abstract
  Background and Objectives: Lipoprotein-a potentially represents a useful tool for risk stratification in cardiovascular accidents.  The aim of this study was to evaluate the atorvastatin effect on serum lipid profile & lipoprotein A. Material & Methods: In 2009, 405 patients with acute ...  Read More

Original Research
Searching the Human Herpes 6, 7 (PCR) In CSF of Children Admitted In Pediatric Ward of Rasoul Hospital, Tehran, Iran

Farideh Ebrahimi Taj; Samileh Noorbakhsh; Hamid Reza Monavari; Azardokht Tabatabaei; Masomeh Bakhshyeh

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 107-111

Abstract
  Background and Objectives: Meningoencephalitis in Iranian children is frequent, but encephalitis is rare .The frequency of HHV-6 and HHV-7 in central nervous system diseases of our children is unclear. The aim of this study was searching the DNA-s of HHV-6 & HHV-7 in CSF samples of children with ...  Read More

Original Research
Diagnostic Accuracy of Frozen Section in Ovarian Tumors: A 12-Year Review

Maliheh Khoddami; Parishad Ghavam

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 112-120

Abstract
  Background and objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy and pitfalls of frozen section in ovarian tumors in one of the largest university affiliated gynecologic oncology centers in Tehran, and determine the cause of discrepancies. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the results ...  Read More

Case Reports
Borderline Ovarian Serous Adenofibromatous tumor with Prominent Micropapillary Pattern

Maliheh Khoddami; Maryam Barangi

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 121-124

Abstract
  Ovarian borderline serous tumors are uncommon. Combination of borderline serous adenofibromatous tumor and prominent micro papillary architecture is not previously reported. We report a case of borderline papillary serous adenofibromatous tumor (also called serous adenocarcinofibroma) with extensive ...  Read More

Case Reports
Mantle Cell Lymphoma with Multiple Lymphomatous Polyposis Presenting With Intussusceptions

Koyye Ravindranath Tagore; Ramineni S Asok Kumar

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 125-129

Abstract
  Mantle cell lymphoma is an aggressive type of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that originates from small to medium sized lymphocytes located in the mantle zone of the lymph node. The gastrointestinal tract is the predominant site of extranodal involvement in the form of multiple lymphomatous polyposis. ...  Read More

Case Reports
Nonfunctional Adrenocortical Carcinoma with Foci of Osseous Metaplasia in a Young Girl

Srilatha Parampalli Srinivas; Alfred Roy; Vijay kumar

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 130-134

Abstract
  Nonfunctional adrenocortical carcinoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor in children. Unlike the functional tumor which is detected early due to its hormonal presentation, nonfunctional tumor is detected at a later stage. Here we report a case of a 10 year old girl who presented with abdominal mass ...  Read More

Case Reports
Congenital Methemoglobinemia

Asma Saadia; Mohammad Haroon Yusaf; Azeem Qureshi; Asim Mumtaz

Volume 7, Issue 2 , April 2012, Pages 135-138

Abstract
  Congenital methemoglobinemia is a rare cause of cyanosis. We report a case of a girl, 17 years old with peripheral cyanosis and normal cardio-pulmonary system. She was diagnosed as a case of methemoglobinemia based on findings of polycythemia and HbM band on hemoglobin electrophoresis. We emphasize the ...  Read More