CASE_STUDY Brucella Meningitis http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1766-en.pdf 2013-05-15 99 100 Brucella Meningitis coccobacillus genus. Hamed Ramezani Awal Riabi hamedramazany@yahoo.com 1 Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan-e- Razavi, Iran. AUTHOR Reza Ahmadi dr_ahmadi725@yahoo.com 2 22-Bahman Hospital, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan-e-Razavi, Iran. AUTHOR Mohammad Salem Rezaei 3 22-Bahman Hospital, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan-e- Razavi, Iran. AUTHOR Ali Reza Atarodi 4 Department of Basic sciences. School of Paramedical Sciences, Gonabad University of Med-ical Sciences, Gonabad, Khorasan-e- Razavi, Iran. AUTHOR
CASE_STUDY Non-Hodgekin’s lymphoma of female genital tract: a case report Non–Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) causes many deaths worldwide with increasing incidence. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) may involve the gynecologic tract, and the ovary to be one of the commoner anatomic sites as reported. Ovarian involvement by NHL is usually secondary, occurring as a part of systemic disease. The diagnosis is often made incidentally while investigating for gynecological symptoms. We report an interesting case of NHL in a 35 year old female, who primarily presented with acute abdomen disease with secondary ovarian and cervical involvement and occult extra-ovarian disease.     http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1765-en.pdf 2013-05-15 95 98 Cervix Ovary Lymphoma NHL. Noor-i-kiran Naeem noorikiran@yahoo.com 1 9-R, Jasmine Lane, Faisal Ghuman Shaheed Road, Lahore Cantt, Pakistan. AUTHOR Farhatulain Ahmed farhatulainahed@yahoo.com 2 32-B,CavalryRoad,Lahore Cantt,Pakistan. AUTHOR Shamila Yasir shamilaillyas@yahoo.com 3 Gynae Unit II, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. AUTHOR
CASE_STUDY An unusual case of preaxial polydactyly of the hand Preaxial polydactyly is the most common duplication pattern in white and Asian populations (1). It is a congenital anomaly with a wide range of manifestations .Current classification do not have the capacity to classify all different types of radial polydactyly. We describe here a very rare and unusual case of bilateral preaxial polydactyly (triplication) in a woman and report the operations results. We have not found similar case in the literature. Our case is unique and did not fit into the classification systems described for thumb polydactyly.    http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1764-en.pdf 2013-03-16 91 94 Congenital Anomaly Preaxial polydactyly Thumb Triphalangeal Triplication. Davood Jafari djafari@tums.ac.ir 1 Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Hooman Shariatzade shariatzade-h@yahoo.com 2 Department of Hand Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Farid Najd Mazhar fnajdmazhar@yahoo.com 3 Department of Hand Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Behzad Abbasgholizadeh babbasgholi@ymail.com 4 Department of Hand Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Baharestan Sq, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Ahmad Dashtebozorgh 5 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR
REVIEW_ARTICLE Preventive measures against the mustard gas: a review   The main aim in this study was to collect the experiences of Iranian researchers about sulfur mustard (SM) and provide a guideline for the prevention of abuse for this dangerous agent. We searched valid national and international databases using related key words in the two languages. We found 193 articles which had been published in medical journals. Among them, 25 articles had some implications about prevention measures. In this study, we have mentioned 8 preventive points before the attacks, 10 points during and 2 points afterwards, we also found 12 points for the prevention of people who were exposed with SM and suffering from respiratory, ocular, dermatologic and psychological complications. In conclusion, most of the published studies on chemical war victims in Iran are focused on diagnosis and treatment of late SM-induced complications. Hence, a research should be conducted separately in relation to the prevention. http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1762-en.pdf 2013-05-15 83 90 Mustard gas Chemical warfare Prevention and control Wounds and Injuries. Seyed Mansour Razavi razavy@tums.ac.ir 1 , Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Mojgan Karbakhsh mkarbakh@tums.ac.ir 2 Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Payman Salamati psalamati@tums.ac.ir 3 Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Searching the H. pylori serology & PCR in children with adenoid hypertrophy and rhino sinusitis: a cross sectional study, Tehran, Iran http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1761-en.pdf 2013-03-17 77 82 Adenoid tissue; Adenoid surgery; H. pylori; IgA IgG; PCR. Mohammad Farhadi farhadi@ent-hns.org 1 Head & Neck Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Samileh Noorbakhsh samileh_noorbakhsh@yahoo.com 2 Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Azardokht Tabatabaei azardokht_tabatabaei@yahoo.com 3 Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Ankle rotation changes and its influences in knee osteoarthritis   Background : Biomechanical factors are known to be important in knee osteoarthritis (OA) development and progression. This study was designed to determine changes of hamstrings muscle activation, knee adduction moment and ankle rotation angle in two knee osteoarthritis (mild and moderate) and a healthy control group.   Methods: 16 females (10 with mild and 6 with moderate medial knee osteoarthritis) and 10 control matched females were recruited. A 3D gait analysis was performed on the subjects while they walked along the walkway. Electromyography data was also collected during gait from lateral and medial hamstrings. Post Hoc Tukey HSD (multi comparison) was performed to compare knee adduction moment, ankle rotation angle and medial and lateral hamstrings activity at early and late stance, between three groups.   Results: Ankle rotation angle, knee adduction moment and lateral hamstrings activation showed no significant difference between three groups. Interestingly, medial hamstrings activity was significantly higher at late stance in moderate group compared with asymptomatic and mild groups ( p =0.03, 0.02 respectively). Also knee adduction moment at late stance was significantly and directly correlated with ankle rotation angle, and lateral hamstrings activity at early stance was significantly and inversely correlated with this angle.   Conclusions: It can be concluded that, increased lateral hamstrings activity can increase external ankle rotation and consequently decrease knee adduction moment.   http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1760-en.pdf 2013-03-16 67 76 Knee osteoarthritis Gait Knee adduction moment Hamstrings activation Ankle rotation. Fateme Navab Motlagh fateme_navvab@yahoo.com 1 School of Biomedical Engineering, Amir Kabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Mostafa Rostami rostami@aut.ac.ir 2 School of Biomedical Engineering, Amir Kabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Anita Emrani anita.emrani@gmail.com 3 Physiotherapy Department, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Hamidreza Yazdi dr.yazdi88@yahoo.com 4 Department of Knee Surgery, Firoozgar Hospital, School of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Mohammadreza Keyhani more_key@yahoo.com 5 School of Basic Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Osteoid osteoma of the hand and wrist: a report of 25 cases   Background : The hand and wrist bones are infrequent sites for osteoid osteoma, and its diagnosis can be difficult. This paper reports 25 cases of osteoid osteoma in the hand and wrist.   Methods : Records of the 25 patients who had pathological conditions of osteoid osteoma of the hand and wrist were reviewed and analyzed.   Results : Twenty-five cases of osteoid osteoma of the hand and wrist were treated in 20 years period. The average age was 25.2±7.6 years (range, 16 to 46 years) with men to women and right to left side ratio of 5.25 and 4 respectively. The most common site was in the proximal phalanx (ten cases). The diagnosis was made using x-rays, three- phase Technetium bone scans, CT, and MRI and all the diagnoses were confirmed by histological examination. The average time from the onset of symptom to successful treatment was 16.3±11.1 months, and at a mean follow-up of 36.6±46.9 mouths. Five recurrences of disease took place in which three of them were operated elsewhere. All five patients subsequently were treated and cured by reoperation.   Conclusion : Osteoid osteoma is relatively rare lesions in the hand and wrist that can be a persistent source of hand and wrist pain. Patients under age of 40 who have otherwise unexplained pain should be evaluated.    http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1759-en.pdf 2013-05-15 62 66 Wrist Hand Tumor Osteoid osteoma. Davood Jafari djafari@tums.ac.ir 1 Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Hooman Shariatzade shariatzade-h@hotmail.com 2 , Department of Hand Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Farid Najd Mazhar fnajdmazhar@yahoo.com 3 Department of hand Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Behzad Abbasgholizadeh babbasgholizadeh@ymail.com 4 , Department of Hand Surgery, ShafaYahyaian Hospital, Baharestan Sq, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Ahmad Dashtebozorgh 5 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE Effect of Zafirlukast on improving lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases   Background : There is little evidence about the role of Zafirlukast (a highly selective LTD4 antagonist) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The Zafirlukast can reduce the need for short-acting rescue β2 agonists, produce fewer exacerbations of asthma and increased quality of life as possible benefits treatment for asthma. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of Zafirlukast improvement of lung function in patients with COPD.   Methods: Twenty five patients with moderate to severe COPD, in stable phase of the disease, participated in this interventional, quasi-experimental study. All patients were received 40 mg oral Zafirlukast per day for 2 weeks. Pulmonary function Test was performed both at the baseline and at the end of the study. Data were analyzed with paired t-test using SPSS v.16.   Results: The mean age of the patients was 67.29 (SD=5.56) years with the mean baseline for forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1) equal to 41.79% (SD=14.96) of predicted value. After 2 weeks, the mean improvements in forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1 and FEV1/FVC were 4.75% (SD=13.18), 3.71% (SD=9.19) and 9.33(SD=27.08), respectively. Zafirlukast produced a non-significant (p>0.05) bronchodilation, with maximum mean increase in FEV1 of 0.04 lit (3%) above baseline.   Conclusion: Results showed that Zafirlukast has no considerable bronchodilatory effect in COPD. Present study consisted of a very short treatment period and it is possible that the extension of this period could possibly have more effects. Additional larger studies are needed to verify the impact of leukoterien receptor antagonists on improving the lung function in COPD patients. http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1757-en.pdf 2013-05-15 57 61 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Pulmonary Function Test Zafirlukast. Seyed Ali Javad Moosavi dr_moosavi_@yahoo.ca 1 Pulmonologist, Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Hanieh Raji dr.raji.h@gmail.com 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. AUTHOR Baharak Tasorian btasorian@gmail .com 3 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Elyas Mostafapour mostafapour.e@gmail.com 4 Student Scientific Research Committee, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Shahab Shahabi shshahabi@yahoo.com 5 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. AUTHOR Mohammad Purfakharan Purfakharan.m@yahoo.com 6 , Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad smf681@yahoo.com 7 Firoozgar Clinical Research Development Center (FCRDC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE The menopausal age and associated factors in Gorgan, Iran   Background: Considering the physical, emotional and psychological complications of early or delayed menopause on women`s life, it is necessary to determine associated factors of menopause age. This study designed to determine menopausal age and associated factors in women of Gorgan, i.e. the capital of Golestan province in the north-east of Iran.   Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 804 menopausal women in Gorgan were selected via two-stage sampling method in 2009. The study included only women who had undergone natural menopause and had their last menstrual bleeding at least one year before. Data were gathered through structured questionnaire that included individual characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, menstrual and fertility characteristics and climacteric complaints. Socioeconomic status was defined using principal component analysis. Data were analyzed with T-student’s and ANOVA tests using SPSS version 16 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) for Windows.   Results: The mean menopause age was 47.6±4.45 years with the median age of 48 years. The mean menopause age in women with first pregnancy before 30 years (47.58±4.47years), without pregnancy (46.26±4.90years) and without delivery (46.30±4.47years) was significantly lower than others (p 0.05). Socioeconomic status was not associated significantly with menopause age (p>0.05).   Conclusion: This study illustrated that menstrual and fertility factors have influence on menopausal age while socioeconomic factors were not effective. http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1756-en.pdf 2013-05-15 50 56 Menopausal age socioeconomic status Menstrual factors Fertility factors Climacteric complains Iran. Ali Akbar Abdollahi abdollahy64@yahoo.com 1 Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. AUTHOR Mostafa Qorbani mqorbani1379@yahoo.com 2 Department of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran, & Department of Epidemiology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Hamid Asayesh asayeshpsy@gmail.com 3 Qom University of MedicalSciences, Qom, Iran. AUTHOR Aziz Rezapour rezapoor_a57@yahoo.com 4 Hospital Management Research Center, Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & Baghiatolah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Mehdi Noroozi 5 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Mohammad Ali Soleimani soleimany.msn@gmail.com 6 Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AUTHOR Hossain Ansari ansarih88@gmail.com 7 Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. AUTHOR