Primary hydatid cyst of the thyroid glands: two case reports and a review of the literature.

Introduction: Although hydatid cyst remains one of the prevalent parasitic infections in humans, hydatid cyst of the thyroid is extremely rare, even in endemic areas. Here we present two cases of thyroid hydatid cysts.

Case Presentation: A 35 and a 50 year-old Iranian female with a positive history of animal contact were presented with a neck lump without any compressive symptoms.

Liver Transplant for Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Single-Center Report of 15 Cases.

Objectives: Liver transplant has been shown to be a good treatment option for patients with nonresectable tumors that are limited to liver and that do notrespond to medicaltreatment. In this study, our aim was to share our experience in management of patients with neuroendocrine tumors and liver metastasis by liver transplant with and without more extensive surgical interventions.

Materials And Methods: We performed a 6-year (2011- 2017) retrospective study of data from the Namazi Hospital Transplant Research Center.

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF TOPICAL INTERFERON α2b AS A COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENT OF MACULAR EDEMA OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial Study.

Purpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the topical interferon α2b (IFNα2b) as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of diabetic macular edema.

Method: This was a randomized controlled clinical trial performed on patients with diabetic macular edema. Fifty eyes of 50 patients (one eye/patient) who were receiving treatment for diabetic macular edema were randomly assigned to get topical IFNα2b 1 MU/mL or artificial tear eye drop as an adjunctive therapy.

Candida albicans endophthalmitis following penetrating keratoplasty: A case report.

Endophthalmitis is one of the most serious complications of intraocular surgeries, and Candida albicans constitutes the majority of cases of post penetrating keratoplasty (PK) endophthalmitis. The presenting case is a 21-year-old woman with known case of advanced keratoconus and vernal keratoconjunctivitis who underwent PK, and developed recalcitrant anterior uveitis and subsequent whitish lesion on the superonasal of the lens. She was on topical steroids with possible impression of Uretts Zavalia syndrome versus phacoantigenic uveitis following traumatic cataract up to the 50 day of post operation that manifested symptoms of frank endophthalmitis; and underwent deep vitrectomy, lensectomy, localized iridectomy and irrigation with diluted Imipenem and Amphotericin-B.

Modified Primary Prophylaxis in Previously Untreated Patients With Severe Hemophilia A in Iran.

Background: Recently the low-dose tailoring method of primary prophylaxis has been introduced for previously untreated patients with hemophilia A.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose tailoring method of primary prophylaxis in previously untreated patients with severe hemophilia A.

Materials And Methods: In this pre-post interventional study, 33 patients with severe hemophilia A who were previously untreated and affiliated to universities in the capital city and southern Iran were evaluated during 2014 to 2015.

Phenotype Report on Patients with Congenital Factor V Deficiency in Southern Iran: Recent Ten Years' Experience.

This study aimed to investigate clinical symptoms in patients with congenital factor V (FV) deficiency and the relationship between phenotype and factor activity level. Thirteen patients with congenital FV deficiency were investigated and the factor activity level and first clinical presentations were studied for each patient. The most common first signs and symptoms were post-surgery, post-partum, post-circumcision, and post-traumatic bleeding (30.

Genotype and phenotype report on patients with combined deficiency of factor V and factor VIII in Iran.

Combined factor V (FV) and factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive bleeding disorder characterized by mild-to-moderate bleeding. Epistaxis, postsurgical bleeding and menorrhagia are the most common symptoms. The aim of this study is to report the phenotype-genotype characterization carried out in patients affected with combined FV and FVIII deficiency from Iran.