Sero-molecular prevalence of toxoplasmosis in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients in Markazi Province, Iran.

Background: Infectious diseases, particularly parasitic infections such as toxoplasmosis, contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of hemodialysis patients. Toxoplasma gondii infection poses serious risks, especially to immunocompromised individuals. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of latent toxoplasmosis in dialysis patients in Markazi Province, Iran.

An HIV-positive woman with massive brain lesion due to toxoplasmosis: A case report.

Key Clinical Message: Toxoplasmosis-related huge brain lesions may require decompressive craniectomy and lesion excision to avoid brain damage. In this situation, injectable cotrimoxazole is a better choice for treatment.

Abstract: Toxoplasma gondii is a worldly distributed obligate intracellular protozoa.

Clinical Manifestation and Epidemiological Finding of Infection in Unusual Areas of Body in Neonates: A Systematic Review.

Background: This study intends to increase awareness on the clinical and laboratory diagnosis as well as health care of newborns with trichomoniasis from infected mothers, to introduce this organism as a respiratory pathogen with lower prevalence in other areas, and to outline its manifestations and symptoms.

Methods: All case report articles in English language regarding the presence of in unusual areas among infants, which were available in Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, Google scholar, and Web of Science published between 1980 and 2021 were searched and reported by two independent researchers. Titles and abstracts of all articles were reviewed for initial screening.

Evaluation of clinical and paraclinical findings in patients with reactive arthritis caused by giardiasis: A systematic review.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to systematically review the clinical and paraclinical findings in patients with reactive arthritis (ReA) caused by giardiasis.

Methods: In this study, papers describing ReA in patients with giardiasis were found after searching in international databases including MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect up to 2021. Google Scholar was also searched to find more articles.

Post-COVID-19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report.

We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82-year-old COVID-19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID-19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID-19 patients with abdominal pain, especially if a predisposing factor exists.