MA Mapar; H Kavoosi; MA Dabbagh
Volume 4, Issue 4 , 2001, , Pages 23-28
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Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a common cutaneous disease in the middle-east countries such as Iran. Khoozestan is an endemic area for it. The importance of this disease is in the formation of an ugly scar on the face, which damages beauty. There hasn’t been any effective topical treatment ...
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Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a common cutaneous disease in the middle-east countries such as Iran. Khoozestan is an endemic area for it. The importance of this disease is in the formation of an ugly scar on the face, which damages beauty. There hasn’t been any effective topical treatment for this disease yet. Objective: To assess the effect of topical opium in the treatment of CL. Patients and Methods: A double blind, placebo controlled study was performed in Ahwaz during 1378 and 1379. 96 patients were included in this study and treated with a topical preparation of opium or placebo. The inclusion criteria for patient were: age more than 2 years, number of lesion less than 6, duration of disease less than 3 months, not using any drug with anti-leishmaniasis effect and positive direct smear. Pregnant or nursing patients were excluded. Results: From 58 patients who completed the study, 34 patients were given topical opium, 5 (4.2%) of them got cured. From 24 patients who were given placebo, only 1 (4.2%) patient got cured. This study did not show a significant difference between response to drug and placebo (P=0.12, chi-square test). Conclusion: From this study suggested that high concentration of topical opium or combination of topical opium with other material to be carried out.
MA Mapar; H Nazari; Kh Siavashi
Volume 3, Issue 4 , 2000, , Pages 23-28
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Background: Determination of the prevalence of diseases is an important step in health programs. Objective: To determine the prevalence of skin diseases in primary school students in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in March and April 1995 (Esfand 1373, Farvardin 1374) ...
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Background: Determination of the prevalence of diseases is an important step in health programs. Objective: To determine the prevalence of skin diseases in primary school students in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in March and April 1995 (Esfand 1373, Farvardin 1374) in Ahwaz. 3000 male and 3000 female primary school students were examined for the presence of skin disease by a physician. This sample comprised 5 percent of total primary school students of Ahwaz. Diagnosis was made on clinical findings, laboratory examinations and skin biopsy, if needed. Results: The most common skin diseases were: pityriasis alba, acne, freckle, keratosis pilaris, pediculosis capitis, chicken pox, wart, impetigo, herpes simplex and leishmaniasis. The most common diseases in girl were acne and pediculosis capitis and in boys were acne and warts. Also the prevalence of diseases was related to the economic status of students. Conclusion: Skin diseases are common in primary school students in Ahwaz. The prevalence of certain skin diseases was related to the sex and economic status of the students.
MA Mapar; P Bakhtiari Nia; F Zia
Volume 3, Issue 3 , 2000, , Pages 23-28
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Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in humans showing various clinical and histological forms. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the age, sex, location, histological subtypes of BCC cases in Ahwaz and to compare it with other skin cancers specially squamous ...
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Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in humans showing various clinical and histological forms. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the age, sex, location, histological subtypes of BCC cases in Ahwaz and to compare it with other skin cancers specially squamous cell carcinoma. Patients and Methods: A descriptive, retrospective study was done using files of Pathology Department of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahwaz. All files from 1366 to 1376 were searched and the files of patients with skin cancers were evaluated. Results: 1271 of about 70000 specimens were diagnosed as skin cancer. 896 of them (70.50%) were BCC. The incidence of BCC was equal in women and men. The mean age was 60 years. An interesting finding was the difference in the mean age of patients in the first 2 years (57.58 years) and last 2 years of study (63.27 years). Eighty percent of patients were in the age range of 40-80 years. The most frequent locations of the lesions were nose, cheeks, forehead and eyelids. The incidence of SCC (294 cases) was almost 1/3 of BCC. Conclusion: The most common skin cancer in Ahwaz is BCC. The frequency is equal in both sexes. The mean age is 60 years and is increasing with time.
MA Mapar
Volume 3, Issue 2 , 2000, , Pages 35-38
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Cheilitis granulomatosa is a rare disorder of unknown etiology. The condition produces chronic and persistent swelling of one or both lips. The treatment of cheilitis granulomatosa is usually ineffective. Various forms of treatment have been used with variable success. Here I report a 40-year old woman ...
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Cheilitis granulomatosa is a rare disorder of unknown etiology. The condition produces chronic and persistent swelling of one or both lips. The treatment of cheilitis granulomatosa is usually ineffective. Various forms of treatment have been used with variable success. Here I report a 40-year old woman from suburbs of Ahwaz, with persistent swelling of lower lip from 8 months ago, who had not responded to several therapies. She was treated with oral chloroquin 150 mg 3 times a day and topical ointment of Zinc oxide. The swelling of her lip subsided completely after 4 weeks of treatment. In follow up at 6 months, the disease was still in remission.