infection coexisting with intestinal metaplasia is not associated with colorectal neoplasms.

Introduction: Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the world and our country. Studies have indicated that there might be a relationship between (Hp) and colorectal neoplasia (CN), although others have not found any relationship.

Aim: To determine whether there is a potential relationship between Hp and CN in our patients.

Literature review in the treatment of calciphylaxis: A case with uncontrolled and severe secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Background: Calciphylaxis is a serious disorder often observed in dialysis patients and less frequently in chronic renal failure patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. Mortality rate increases following the development of calciphylaxis, immediate application of parathyroidectomy along with other treatment options may be lifesaving.

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old male patient had been on regular hemodialysis three times per week, with 4-hour sessions since December 2003.

Idiopathic Intrahepatic Cholestasis as an Unusual Presentation of Hodgkin's Disease.

Intrahepatic cholestasis in the form of paraneoplastic phenomena is an uncommon presentation of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). Herein we report the diagnosis of mixed type HL-related idiopathic intrahepatic cholestasis in a 73-year-old man presenting with jaundice, after the inguinal lymph node biopsy indicative of mixed cellular type HL and liver biopsy consistent with intrahepatic cholestasis, following several diagnostic interventions including surgery for suspected extrahepatic obstructive cholestasis. Our findings emphasize the value of early liver biopsy in the diagnostic algorithm along with consideration of HL-related idiopathic intrahepatic cholestasis as a diagnosis of exclusion in cholestatic jaundice of obscure origin.

Relationship between levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background And Aim: Studies have suggested that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a role in glucose and lipid metabolism and inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between serum BDNF levels and various metabolic parameters and inflammatory markers in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Materials And Methods: The study included 88 T2DM patients and 33 healthy controls.

Visfatin, Leptin, and TNF-α: Interrelated Adipokines in Insulin-Resistant Clinical and Subclinical Hypothyroidism.

Purpose: This study is designed to evaluate the interrelationships among adipokines-visfatin, leptin, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)- and insulin resistance (IR) in overt (n = 40) and subclinic hypothyroid (n = 25) patients and compare our findings with sex and body mass index-matched healthy controls (n = 25).

Methods: Serum visfatin, leptin, and TNF-α levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and C-reactive protein by immunoturbidimetry. Thyroid status (TSH, FT3, FT4) and lipid status (triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, total cholesterol) parameters were measured.

Osteoprotegerin, leptin and IL-6: association with silent myocardial ischemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: Diabetic patients often exhibit severe, asymptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). The relationship between osteoprotegerin (OPG), inflammatory markers and silent myocardial ischemia remains to be elucidated.

Methods: We recruited 45 type 2 diabetic patients and 33 healthy controls and assessed them for silent myocardial ischemia (SMI) by myocardial perfusion imaging.

A case of inflammatory pseudotumor in the spleen.

A case of an inflammatory pseudotumor of the spleen is presented. A 43-year-old woman was hospitalized for a detailed examination due to pancytopenia, which was diagnosed during an examination related to left upper quadrant abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed a 2 to 3 cm splenomegaly.