The comparison between human leukocyte antigen system incidence in patients with bladder cancer and normal controls.

Purpose: To determine the frequency of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B5 in patients with bladder cancer compared with normal population.

Materials And Methods: In this cross sectional study, from November 2009 until November 2010, 35 patients with pathologic diagnosis of bladder cancer who referred to urology clinic of Razi Hospital were studied. Also, 130 healthy transplant donation volunteers who referred for HLA-typing to Guilan Blood Transfusion Organization, were selected.

Distribution of renal histopathology in Guilan: a single-center report.

Introduction: Glomerulonephritis is the third most common cause of end-stage renal disease. Epidemiological data of kidney disease is population-based and has great geographic variability. The aim of this study was to assess the results of all kidney biopsies in a 5-year period in the Guilan province.

Concomitant Hodgkin's lymphoma and atopic dermatitis in a child with Celiac disease.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease associated with increased risk of several diseases including a variety of malignancies. This is the first report of the concomitance of atopic dermatitis and Hodgkin's lymphoma in a child with celiac disease. Here, we report an 11-year-old boy with chronic diarrhea, glossitis, chronic dermatitis, and megaloblastic anemia who later developed Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen: a case report and review of the literature.

Atraumatic rupture of the spleen is an uncommon but important clinical entity. The diagnosis is often missed due to the absence of any history of trauma. Various aspects of atraumatic rupture of the spleen including those of pathologic and spontaneous rupture have been reviewed.

Role of laparoscopy in the diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis.

Background: Tuberculosis continues to be a common disease in Iran and one of its presentations is abdominal tuberculosis. Histopathological confirmation of abdominal tuberculosis is difficult because of suboptional, noninvasive access to the pathology. Laparoscopy provides minimally invasive access to the peritoneum.

Carcinoid tumor of lung with Cushing's syndrome.

Carcinoid tumor of lung with Cushing's syndrome is a rare condition. We report a 38-year-old man, with a 28-month history of Cushing's syndrome presented with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, decreased libido, muscle weakness and fatigability, moon facies, buffalo hump, truncal obesity, cutaneous striae, and easy bruisability. Diagnosis was made by measurements of ACTH (149 pg/mL) and cortisol levels (36 microg/dL) and computerized tomography of the chest.