General Principles of Vaccination of Pediatric Candidates of Kidney Transplant in Iran.

Pediatric organ transplantation, specifically kidney transplant, has improved considerably in recent decades in Iran. Since infections are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality among transplanted children, pre-transplant vaccination is an effective preventive tool in this regard. In addition, administration of some vaccines is contraindicated in post- transplant period and the efficacy and immunogenicity of authorized vaccines may also be suboptimal in comparison to normal population.

Piperonylbutoxide as a Dubious Cause of Cardiac Manifestations in Pyrethroid Insecticide Poisoning; a Letter to Editor.

There is little evidence regarding pyrethroid poisoning manifesting with cardiac problems in the literature. Many authors, however, adopted that pyrethroids have a direct effect on heart tissue and can cause cardiotoxicity. Interestingly, no experimental studies have yet determined its mechanism of toxicity on cardiac muscle cells.

Gender determination in adults using calcaneal diameters from lateral foot X-ray images in the Iranian population.

Using morphologic features of the bones is the basis of gender determination in anthropology and forensic medicine. In this study, we evaluated the calcaneus diameters for gender determination in the Iranian population. This cross-sectional study was conducted on Iranians referring to Hazrat-e Rasool Hospital's radiology ward for plain lateral X-ray of the foot.

Morphology of asterion and its proximity to deep vein sinuses in Iranian adult skull.

The asterion is located at the posterior lateral side of the skull at the junction of the parietal, temporal and occipital bones. We examined the morphology of the asterion, its association with deep vein elements, the mastoid apex and inion in 105 adult cadavas (210 hemicraniums) including 146 males and 64 females at the anatomy lab of the Legal Medicine Organization. Two types of asterion were observed.