Arch Iran Med
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Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most frequent cause of coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) in children. This study tried to evaluate the accuracy of different KD scores developed for prediction of CAA, in an Iranian population. ⋯ The Kobayashi, Egami, Sano, Nakano and Harada scores have limited usefulness in the Iranian population to predict high risk patients for coronary artery involvement or IVIG resistance; in our study, age under one year was a risk factor for IVIG resistance.
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Estimation of health workforce supply becomes problematic when there is no knowledge about the number of active specialists. The aim of this study is to estimate active specialists and their geographic accessibility in Iran. ⋯ The current distribution of specialists appears to be imbalanced. It is suggested to adopt appropriate policies to improve the distribution and maintenance of medical specialists in different parts of Iran.
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Eating disorders (EDs) are widely known by abnormal eating behaviors associated with significant medical complications. Bulimia nervosa (BN) is an eating disorder characterized by uncontrolled episodes of overeating typically followed by some form of compensatory behaviors. We aimed to determine the relationships between socio-demographic characteristics, biochemical markers, and cytokine levels in BN candidates for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). ⋯ Our findings reveal that lifestyle-related risk factors and a depression history were both related with a significantly increased risk of BN among the candidates for LSG. Furthermore, there is a relationship between clinical characteristics as well as levels of various biochemical and cytokines parameters in serum of BN patients.
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Brain and other central nervous system (CNS) tumors represent almost 3% of all new cancer cases worldwide and comprise a heterogeneous group of tumors with varying epidemiologic and clinical characteristics. The aim of this study is to present the distribution and trends in brain and other CNS cancer incidence in Golestan, Iran during a 10-year period. ⋯ Trends and patterns in the burden of brain and other CNS cancer require careful monitoring alongside future research to increase our understanding of potential risk factors.
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With the increasing prevalence of obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), has become a frequent cause of chronic liver disease, often leading to cirrhosis. In recent decades, gut microbiota have been evaluated as an effective factor in NAFLD pathogenesis, causing steatohepatitis by involving the host immune system. The aim of this study is to evaluate gut microbiota dysbiosis in NAFLD/NASH patients in comparison to healthy controls. ⋯ Overall, study findings indicate a relationship between microbial composition and NAFLD. Study methods and sequencing techniques influenced these results.