Thoracic Imaging Findings of Collagen Vascular Diseases: A CT Study
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Collagen vascular diseases refer to a group of autoimmune disorders including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), scleroderma, polymyositis/dermatomyositis and mixed connective tissue disease
AICDA single nucleotide polymorphism in common variable immunodeficiency and selective IgA deficiency
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Primary antibody deficiencies (PADs) are the most common form of primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs), and consist of a number of diseases, ranging from severe reduction of all serum immunoglobulins and decreased number of B-cells
Asymptomatic Mycotic Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta After Heart Transplantation: A Case Report
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
MYCOTIC aneurysms are caused by the growth of bacteria or fungi in the vessel wall, and they usually present as pseudoaneurysms [1]. After open heart surgery, pseudoaneurysms may develop from suture lines, the site of aortic cannulation
Comparative Study of Apo-Cetirizine Single Therapy and Intermittent Sequential Therapy with Cetirizine, Loratadine, and Chlorpheniramine in Allergic Rhinitis
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Allergic rhinitis is a common disease involving many people in Iran and other countries. The reported prevalence is 10–30 % [1–4]. The disease impairs the quality of life [5, 6] and is associated with recurrent sinusitis, otitis media and recurrent
Hemodynamic and symptomatic improvement after delayed thrombolysis with Reteplase in a patient with massive bilateral pulmonary emboli
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pulmonary embolism is the most common cause of death from cardiovascular disease and ranks third after heart attack and stroke [1]. The morbidity and mortality associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be reduced with earlier diagnosis
Inherited and acquired immunodeficiencies underlying tuberculosis in childhood
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Tuberculosis: an ancient, deadly disease. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) is the bacterium responsible for most cases of human tuberculosis (TB). Other rare causes include M. bovis, M. africanum and M. canettii (1, 2). M.tb has been causing
Pulmonary computed tomography scan findings in chronic granulomatous disease
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
IntroductionChronic granulomatous disease (CGD), which was firstintroduced as fatal granulomatous disease of childhood inthe 1950s,1results from defects in NADPH oxidase com-plex, the enzyme responsible for production of superoxide
Thoracic Kidney: Extremely Rare State of Aberrant Kidney
Pediatric Respiratory Disease Research Centre, NRITLD, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Urinary system anomalies affect approximately 10% of population [1]. The thorax is an extremely rare state of aberrant kidney, accounting for less than 5% of renal ectopia. The thoracic kidney is reported more often in males and usually
