Publications by authors named "Parvin Mansoori"

Purpose: Adoption of international working group on the diabetic foot (IWGDF) guidance on prevention and management of foot problems in patients with diabetes was the study aim.

Methods: The ADAPTE process consisted of three main phases of set-up, adoption, and finalization with overall 24 steps was used. In set- up phase, organizing committee by a multidisciplinary approach was established.

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The relationship between iron body status and different types of hair loss has been investigated in a number of studies, however, with relatively discrepant findings. Therefore we conducted an analytical case-control study to assess whether diffuse telogen hair loss in women of childbearing age (15 to 45 years old) is associated with iron deficiency. Using the analytical case-control methodology, we studied 30 consecutive women with documented diffuse telogen hair loss in comparison with 30 women without hair loss.

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A random 12 mers phage library was used to screen a pool of immunoglobulin fractions obtained from vitiligo patients. Subsequent to panning experiments, a panel of affinity selected phage from vitiligo patients were obtained. This panel was tested using an ELISA for their reactivity with pooled sera from patients and normal controls.

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Background: Recently, it has been observed that Video Display Terminals (VDTs) usage for long periods can cause some dermatological manifestations on the face. An analytical cross-sectional study was designed in order to determine this relationship.

Methods: In this study, 600 office workers were chosen randomly from an organization in Tehran (Iran).

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