Male breast cancer: a 32-year retrospective analysis in radiation therapy referral center in northern Iran.

Background: Breast cancer commonly occurs in women, and male breast cancer makes up less than 1% of all cases of breast cancer. The limited prevalence of male breast cancer has led to decreased attention being paid to this condition, resulting in its diagnosis occurring at later ages and at more severe disease stages.

Objectives: This study evaluates the demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of male patients diagnosed with breast cancer who visited the northern region of Iran from 1992 to 2023.

Radioprotective Effects of Sulfur-containing Mineral Water of Ramsar Hot Spring with High Natural Background Radiation on Mouse Bone Marrow Cells.

Background: We intend to study the inhibitory effect of sulfur compound in Ramsar hot spring mineral on tumor-genesis ability of high natural background radiation.

Objective: The radioprotective effect of sulfur compounds was previously shown on radiation-induced chromosomal aberration, micronuclei in mouse bone marrow cells and human peripheral lymphocyte. Ramsar is known for having the highest level of natural background radiation on Earth.

Liver histology of acute brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis.

As a major organ of the mononuclear phagocytic system, the liver is probably involved in all cases of brucellosis. In this prospective study, liver slides prepared from percutaneous liver biopsy samples of 20 patients with clinical and laboratory evidence of acute brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis were examined for the presence or absence of granulomas by pathologists in Iran and the United States. Nineteen men and one woman ranging in age from 14 to 62 years were studied.

CSWS Versus SIADH as the Probable Causes of Hyponatremia in Children With Acute CNS Disorders.

Objective: There is a major problem about the incidence, diagnosis, and differentiation of cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS) and syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) in patients with acute central nervous system (CNS) disorders. According to rare reports of these cases, this study was performed in children with acute CNS disorders for diagnosis of CSWS versus SIADH.

Materials & Methods: This prospective study was done on children with acute CNS disorders.

Evaluation of oral mucosal epithelium in diabetic male patients by exfoliative cytology method.

Background: The goal of present study is to examine comparatively the epithelium of oral mucosa in persons with diabetes types I and II and the healthy persons by cytomorphometric method.

Methods: Cytology smear was prepared from oral mucosa epithelium in 24 persons with diabetes and 30 healthy persons were stained by papanicolao method. Its before, from patients were requested acquiring written.

Hepatitis a virus seropositivity in nurses and paramedical personnel at a university hospital in north iran.

Background: The status of hepatitis A virus (HAV) among health care workers has not been studied yet in Iran.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the HAV seropositivity among the healthcare personnel in Ayatollah Rohani Hospital, Babol, Iran, according to age, number of working years, and other demographic data.

Patients And Methods: This cross sectional study was performed on all nurses, nurses' aid, and paramedical technicians at Ayatollah Rohani Hospital, Babol, from March 2011 to March 2012.

Prediction of vesicoureteral reflux in children with first urinary tract infection by dimercaptosuccinic Acid and ultrasonography.

Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common causes of febrile pediatric diseases. Also, vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a significant risk factor for UTI. Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) is the method of choice for evaluation of VUR.

Outcomes of treatment in 50 cases with spinal brucellosis in Babol, Northern Iran.

Introduction: Duration of treatment for brucellar spondylitis in endemic regions is controversial. This study describes the outcome of treatment in 50 cases of brucellar spondylitis in Iran.

Methodology: From April 2001 to September 2010, we treated 20, 13, 11 and 6 cases with doxycycline plus rifampin (DR), streptomycin plus doxycycline plus rifampin (SDR), cotrimoxazole plus doxycycline plus rifampin (CDR), and gentamicin plus doxycycline plus rifampin (GDR), respectively.

Update on childhood brucellosis.

In endemic regions of brucellosis, childhood brucellosis includes up to one-third of all cases of human brucellosis. The main source of infection in children is consumption of unpasteurized dairy products and traditional local foods containing dairy products. The older boys are more involved in animal care.

HBeAg seroconversion in children infected during early childhood with hepatitis B virus.

Background: Seroconversion of hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) to anti-HBe is associated with lower viral load and liver diseases.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the seroconversion rate of HBeAg to anti-HBe in children who acquired hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection during early childhood.

Study Design: From September 1990 to December 2010, 139 HBeAg-positive children were followed up.

In vitro wear of Ionofil Molar AC quick glass-ionomer cement.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the three-body wear-resistance of one type of restorative glass-ionomer cement (GIC).

Materials And Methods: Specimen including conventional GIC (Ionofil Molar AC Quick: IMACQ), hybrid ionomer (Fuji II LC), and composite resin (Heliomolar) were tested in a wearing machine. In this machine, a 6 kg load was applied via pressable chromium-cobalt bar at 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 40,000, 80,000, 120,000 cycles.

Outcomes of 19 pregnant women with brucellosis in Babol, northern Iran.

From April 2000 to March 2010, 19 pregnant women with brucellosis were evaluated, treated and followed up. Ten (53%) pregnant women had spontaneous abortions. Six of eleven (55%) women infected in the first trimester had a spontaneous abortion.

Comparison the Efficacy of Cefazolin plus Gentamicin with Cefazolin plus Ciprofloxacin in Management of Type -IIIA Open Fractures.

Background: The optimal antibiotic regimen is still controversial in open fractures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two different antibiotic regimens in management of type III-A open fractures.

Methods: From January 2001 to January 2008, patients with type IIIA open fractures admitted in Shahid Beheshti Hospital Affiliated to Babol University of Medical Sciences were enrolled.

Unresolved abdominal mass in an adult cryptorchid testis: a case report.

This case study aims to report an unresolved abdominal mass in an adult with cryptorchid testis and provide a review of related literature. We investigated a 54-year-old man who had cryptorchidism with a history of left orchiectomy 18 years prior. He was diagnosed with an intra-abdominal testicular mass after referring to the emergency ward with pelvic pain.

Outcomes of passive-active immunoprophylaxis given to infants of mothers infected with hepatitis B virus in Babol, Iran.

Background: Infants born to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected mothers may be infected in spite of receiving passive-active immunoprophylaxis.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the outcome of infants born to women actively infected by HBV.

Study Design: From April 2004 to September 2009, infants born to women actively infected by HBV received hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) and the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

Outcomes of total versus subtotal abdominal hysterectomy.

There is still controversy about the best technique for hysterectomy to reduce postoperative adverse effects. This randomized clinical study in Babol, Islamic Republic of Iran, compared some clinical complications and sexual functioning following subtotal (SAH) and total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH). A total of 150 women (50 allocated to SAH and 100 to TAH) were followed up at 6 months postoperatively.

Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in Babol, North of Iran.

Purpose: To determine the incidence and risk factors for the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) among premature infants.

Methods: New born infants with gestational age < 37 weeks were studied from October 2004 to April 2008. Potential risk factors, like gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW), supplemental oxygen therapy, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, blood transfusion, and phototherapy were assessed.

Comparison of the efficacy of gentamicin for 5 days plus doxycycline for 8 weeks versus streptomycin for 2 weeks plus doxycycline for 45 days in the treatment of human brucellosis: a randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of gentamicin for 5 days plus doxycycline for 8 weeks with streptomycin for 2 weeks plus doxycycline for 45 days in the treatment of human brucellosis.

Methods: In each arm of the study, 82 patients older than 10 years randomly received 5 mg/kg gentamicin once daily for 5 days plus 100 mg of doxycycline twice daily for 8 weeks or 1 g of streptomycin intramuscularly for 2 weeks plus the same dose of doxycycline for 45 days. Therapeutic failure and relapse in these two treatment groups were compared.

Follow-up standard agglutination and 2-mercaptoethanol tests in 175 clinically cured cases of human brucellosis.

Background: The standard agglutination (SAT) and 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) tests are usually used in the follow-up of treated cases of human brucellosis. The purpose of this study was to monitor the levels of these tests, two years after clinical cure in cases of brucellosis.

Methods: From April 2003 to September 2008, 175 clinically cured cases of brucellosis (103 males, 72 females) were evaluated.

Brucellar epididymo-orchitis: review of 53 cases in Babol, northern Iran.

From September 1998 to December 2008, 53 cases of brucellar epididymo-orchitis were treated and followed. The mean age of the patients was 35.5+/-15.

False negative serological tests may lead to misdiagnosis and mismanagement in osteoarticular brucellosis.

Non-specific clinical presentations and paraclinical findings in osteoarticular brucellosis may mimic many other diseases and other causes of arthritis which could lead to misdiagnosis and mismanagement. We studied retrospectively the records of 232 patients with osteoarticular brucellosis who were admitted to the three teaching hospitals of Babol Medical Sciences University from April 2001 to September 2006. The distribution of osteoarticular involvement and their management were evaluated to determine if any cases had been misdiagnosed because of false negative serologic tests and who had, as a result, undergone inappropriate surgical interventions.

Response to hepatitis B virus vaccination in haemodialysis patients with and without hepatitis C infection.

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination and the response to vaccine in individuals on haemodialysis with and without HCV infection. From April 2000 to September 2003 all haemodialysis patients referred to the haemodialysis department in a Babol hospital received 4 microg vaccine intramuscularly at 0, 1, and 6 months. All were negative for HBV infection markers (HBcAb, HBsAg and HBsAb).

Possible transmission of hepatitis B virus between spouses and their children in Babol, Northern Iran.

To determine the possible routes of transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection between spouses and their children in Babol, Northern Iran, the spouses of 54 infected husbands and 49 wives without any evidence of HBV infection in their family members were evaluated from March 1998 to April 2005. All of these cases were hepatitis B surface antigen and anti-hepatitis B 'e' antigen positive. Mean duration of marriage for husbands was 14.

Suction clearance and 2% topical miconazole versus the same combination with acidic drops in the treatment of otomycosis.

From April 2003 to September 2004, 59 ears from 55 patients received suction clearance and topical miconazole 2% (regimen 1) and in September 2004 to December 2005, 64 ears from 58 patients received the same combinations plus acidic drops [acetic acid 3% (v/ v) in 97% ethanol]. The mean age of patients treated with regimen 1 was 35.76+/-16 years and in regimen 2 was 37.