ZB Mousavi; M Meshki; A Hemmati; MS Veisi; R Rafiei
Volume 9, Issue 3 , 2006, , Pages 260-263
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Background and aim: Improvement of wound healing in normal subjects and in chronic ulcers has been always desired. The availablity and acceptability of herbal medicine led us to study the effect of topical 10% mucilage of quince seed in human skin.Materials and Methods: This double-blind clinical trial ...
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Background and aim: Improvement of wound healing in normal subjects and in chronic ulcers has been always desired. The availablity and acceptability of herbal medicine led us to study the effect of topical 10% mucilage of quince seed in human skin.Materials and Methods: This double-blind clinical trial has been conducted on 34 patients referring to Imam Hospital, clinic of dermatology for elective surgery or excisional biopsy of benign lesions. The patients were divided into 3 groups and their lesions were treated with either 10% quince mucilage or eucerin or left untreated. The wound surface was measured on the days 0, 3, 5, 7, 14 and 20. The data were analyzed by ANOVA.Results: The mean duration of complete healing was 10.72 days in quince mucilage, 15.62 days in eucerin, and 16.7 days in untreated group (P<0.05).Conclusion:10% quince mucilage ointment improved wound healing. Further and larger studies are needed to evaluate the quince mucilage effect and its possible application for patients suffering form chronic ulcers.
ZB Mousavi; A Vaezi
Volume 9, Issue 1 , 2006, , Pages 86-88
ZB Mousavi; A Ebrahimi; M Mirian
Volume 5, Issue 1 , 2001, , Pages 9-19
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Background: During imposed war (1980-1988) Iraq frequently used chemical warfare particularly mustard gas. Skin is frequently involved in victims. Objective: Our main objective was to evaluate chronic skin manifestations due to exposure to mustard gas 10-19 years after exposure in a case-control study. ...
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Background: During imposed war (1980-1988) Iraq frequently used chemical warfare particularly mustard gas. Skin is frequently involved in victims. Objective: Our main objective was to evaluate chronic skin manifestations due to exposure to mustard gas 10-19 years after exposure in a case-control study. Patients and Methods: 101 chemically wounded combators and 121 non-chemically wounded combators were randomly selected and examined by dermatologists. Laboratory tests were done for 30 subjects in each group. Data were analyzed by SPSS/PCT # 5 software using student-t and chi-square tests with Yates correction. Results: Seven itching, burning sensation, skin tightness and dryness, hypo and hyper pigmentation, telangiectasia, melanocytic nevus, cherry angioma, lichenification, alopecia areata, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, tinea versicolor, acute eczema on lower extremities were significantly more common in chemically wounded than the control group. Lymphopenia, lower serum IgM, and higher serum IgG wee also more common in the exposed group. Conclusion: Several skin disorders are more common in chemical gas victims, even several years after exposure. This finding shows that more research on various subjects such as alterations in immune system, adequate training on protective measures, pathophysiology of pruritus and molecular changes are necessary to find better treatment and effective vaccine.
M Karayi; M Radmanesh; ZB Mousavi; N Darvishi Zadeh
Volume 3, Issue 4 , 2000, , Pages 29-33
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Background: Psoriasis is a common and genetically determined skin disease, which is frequent throughout the world. Objective: To perform a descriptive clinical study of 200 cases of psoriasis in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This study was performed from November 1997 to April 1999 on 200 psoriatic patients ...
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Background: Psoriasis is a common and genetically determined skin disease, which is frequent throughout the world. Objective: To perform a descriptive clinical study of 200 cases of psoriasis in Ahwaz. Patients and Methods: This study was performed from November 1997 to April 1999 on 200 psoriatic patients attended a private skin clinic in Ahwaz. Data were collected from patients and entered in questionnaires. Results: 56% of the patients were female and 44% were male. The age of onset was in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th decades in 24.2%, 33.5%, 18.5% and 10%, respectively. Their age was in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th decades in 23.5%, 28.5%, 17.5% and 14%, respectively. Only few cases referred with later ages of onset. In 40% of the cases the disease started from the scalp. 9% of the patients reported positive Koebner phenomenon. A positive family history for psoriasis was found in 25%. Nail involvement was detected in 39% of the patients. Conclusion: Psoriasis in Ahwaz shows a similar pattern to the other parts of world.
ZB Mousavi
Volume 3, Issue 1 , 1999, , Pages 31-34
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Background: EMLA cream is a eutectic mixture of Lidocaine and Prilocaine used to induce local anesthesia for dermatological procedures. Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of EMLA cream in reducing the pain of intralesional injection of steroid in patients with alopecia areata. ...
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Background: EMLA cream is a eutectic mixture of Lidocaine and Prilocaine used to induce local anesthesia for dermatological procedures. Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of EMLA cream in reducing the pain of intralesional injection of steroid in patients with alopecia areata. Patients and Methods: This study was carried out on 27 alopecia areata patients. The injections of corticosteroid were done in one of lesions after using EMLA cream (For 30, 45 or 60 minutes) and in other lesions without it in each patient. Results: 82% of patients experienced less pain in injections done after using EMLA cream. Conclusion: EMLA cream can reduce the pain of intralesional injections of corticosteroid in patches of alopecia areata.
ZB Mousavi
Volume 2, Issue 4 , 1999, , Pages 12-16
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Background: Diffuse hair loss is one of the most common complaints of women attending skin clinics. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate diffuse hair loss in women referring to a private office. Patients and Methods: This descriptive, retrospective study was performed on women attending ...
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Background: Diffuse hair loss is one of the most common complaints of women attending skin clinics. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate diffuse hair loss in women referring to a private office. Patients and Methods: This descriptive, retrospective study was performed on women attending a private skin clinic in Ahwaz complaining of diffuse hair loss. The study was done for 10 months in 1376-77. The patients who were hirsute or had apparent clinical pattern of androgenetic or scarring alopecia were excluded. Results: 68% of the total of 180 patients aged between 10 to 30 years old. Thyroid function disorders was found in 18.8%, and anemia was the only finding in 23% of the patients. Trichotillomania was observed in 3.2% and in 41.4% we could not find any clinical or laboratory positive finding. Conclusion: Women complaining of diffuse hair loss should be screened for thyroid disorders and anemia.
R Yaghoobi; ZB Mousavi
Volume 2, Issue 2 , 1999, , Pages 39-40
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Trichoadenoma is a rare skin tumor first described by Nikolowski. There are variable clinical features and tumors have been diagnosed as cysts, basal cell epithelioma and seborrheic keratosis. The microscopic feature mainly consists of numerous cysts surrounded by eosinophilic cells. Trichoadenoma is ...
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Trichoadenoma is a rare skin tumor first described by Nikolowski. There are variable clinical features and tumors have been diagnosed as cysts, basal cell epithelioma and seborrheic keratosis. The microscopic feature mainly consists of numerous cysts surrounded by eosinophilic cells. Trichoadenoma is benign and treatment is by simple excision. We report a case of trichoadenoma on the nose of a 46-year-old man present for 2 years.
