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Overweight and obesity are increasing problems in many countries and are related to multiple cardiovascular risk factors. Although imaging techniques can determine total body fat and its distribution reliably, anthropometric measurements remain important in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between some anthropometric measurements and dyslipidemia as an important cardiovascular risk factor in Iranian population.

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Pemphigus vulgaris in Iran: epidemiology and clinical profile.

Skinmed

August 2006

Department of Dermatology, Alzahra University Hospital, Isfahan University School of Medicine, Isfahan, Iran.

Background: Although the clinical profile of pemphigus vulgaris is generally well characterized, the epidemiologic differences are important but not widely evaluated. This study was conducted to evaluate the incidence and clinical profile of pemphigus patients in a large central province of Iran.

Methods: Demographic variables, clinical manifestations, and side effects of treatment in 188 patients in a 10-year period were studied.

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