M Farshchian; A Zamanian; K Kaveh
Volume 8, Issue 6 , 2006, , Pages 471-474
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Background and aim: An epidemiological association of lichen planus (LP) with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been found only in certain parts of the world and in some countries no association has been noted. The present study was done to evaluate the association of LP with HCV in patients admitted ...
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Background and aim: An epidemiological association of lichen planus (LP) with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been found only in certain parts of the world and in some countries no association has been noted. The present study was done to evaluate the association of LP with HCV in patients admitted to Sina hospital, Hamedan, Iran from 2002 to 2004.Materials and Methods: The presence of anti HCV antibody in 32 patients with LP was compared with 43 patients suffering from other dermatoses not related to HCV. Both patient and control groups were screened for the anti HCV antibody using ELISA. The positive cases were tested again using RIBA method. Only confirmed positive cases with the RIBA method, were considered as anti HCV antibody positive.Results: Anti HCV-antibody was positive in 3.1% of patient group (one out of 32) and in 7% of control group (3 out of 43). Conclusion: In Hamedan province no association was found between HCV infection and LP therefore the routine test of LP patients for anti HCV antibody is not necessary.
A Zamanian; M Farshchian; H Nazeri
Volume 6, Issue 4 , 2003, , Pages 31-33
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Background: Tinea pedis is probably the most common form of dermatophytosis in developed countries and it is one of the public health problems in the most societies. Moreover, wearing shoes, sweating and maceration are its predisposing factors. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and determination ...
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Background: Tinea pedis is probably the most common form of dermatophytosis in developed countries and it is one of the public health problems in the most societies. Moreover, wearing shoes, sweating and maceration are its predisposing factors. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and determination of type of tinea pedis in the personnel of Hamedan Sina Hospital. Patients and Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study, 156 employees of Hamedan Sina Hospital were examined clinically and by fungal skin smears. Results: Ninety-three (59.6%) of patients were male and 63 (40.4%) were female. Seven patients (4.48%) suffered from tinea pedis and T.mentagrophytis (Interdigital) was the main cause of infection. Conclusion: The prevalence of tinea pedis in this study was 4.48%, which is lower than its prevalence in developed countries.
M Farshchian; A Zamanian; M Safakish
Volume 6, Issue 1 , 2002, , Pages 26-31
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Background: Lichen planus has various clinical and epidemiologic features in different countries. Objectives: To determine clinical and epidemiologic patterns of lichen planus in dermatology department of Hamadan Sina Hospital during a ten-year period. Patients and Methods: This retrospective descriptive ...
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Background: Lichen planus has various clinical and epidemiologic features in different countries. Objectives: To determine clinical and epidemiologic patterns of lichen planus in dermatology department of Hamadan Sina Hospital during a ten-year period. Patients and Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was performed on 363 patients (Including 190 females and 173 males) suffered from lichen planus, referred to Hamadan Sina Hospital, during the years 1991-2001. Data were obtained from patients’ files and were analyzed by EPI6 software. Results: Among 6610 patients who were biopsied, 363 cases (5.5%) were diagnosed as lichen planus. Isolated mucous membrane involvement was observed in 36 patients (9.9%) and 9 patients (2.5%) had both skin and mucous membrane lesions. 318 patients (87.6%) had only skin involvement. The most common site of involvement was face in 71 patients (12.7%). Actinic lichen planus was the most common clinical form of lichen planus, which was seen in 126 patients (36.4%). Conclusion: Among the patients suffering from lichen planus who were biopsied, the face was the most common site of involvement and lichen actinicus was the most common clinical pattern.
M Farshchian; A Zamanian
Volume 5, Issue 1 , 2001, , Pages 27-33
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Background: Behcet’s disease is a recurrent, chronic and multi-systemic disease, which is determined by mucocutaneous manifestations. It spreads all over the world. The most common areas are in the Middle East, Mediterranean and Far East. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency ...
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Background: Behcet’s disease is a recurrent, chronic and multi-systemic disease, which is determined by mucocutaneous manifestations. It spreads all over the world. The most common areas are in the Middle East, Mediterranean and Far East. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of clinical manifestations of Behcet’s disease in patients admitted to dermatology ward of Sina Hospital in Hamadan city in 1991-1999. Patients and Methods: This study was a descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study, which the essential information including sex, age and clinical manifestations were gathered by referring to the patients’ files. Then the obtained information were analyzed by EPI info6 software. Results: Twenty-eight patients were identified. Thirteen patients (46.6%) were female and 15 patients (53.6%) were male. The most common age was in the third decade. The average age of the patients at the beginning of disease was 31.89±12.95 years. Skin involvement was observed in 11 patients (39.9%). Nine patients (32.1%) had folliculitis, 5 patients (17.9%) had papulopustular lesions, 2 patients (7.1%) had erythema nodosum like lesions. Conclusion: This study showed that skin involvement (Particularly erythema nodosum like lesions, papulopustular lesions and positive pathergy test) and also articular symptoms were less common in patients in Hamadan than other parts of world. But the frequency of other clinical manifestations of Behcet’s disease were nearly equal to other studies.
M Farshchian; K Nabizadeh
Volume 4, Issue 2 , 2001, , Pages 29-32
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We report a twenty-seven-year-old man with the absence of hair on the scalp and eyebrows, which began shortly after his birth. One of his brothers had this problem too. Considering clinical signs and skin biopsy report of the patient, a diagnosis of congenital atrichia was made. The latest findings on ...
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We report a twenty-seven-year-old man with the absence of hair on the scalp and eyebrows, which began shortly after his birth. One of his brothers had this problem too. Considering clinical signs and skin biopsy report of the patient, a diagnosis of congenital atrichia was made. The latest findings on the genetic of this disease will be reviewed.
M Farshchian; M Pilevar
Volume 4, Issue 1 , 2000, , Pages 26-30
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Background: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare skin disease characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis, perifollicular erythema with islands of normal skin scattered over the sheets of erythroderma, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and pityriasis capitis with unknown etiology. Objective: This study ...
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Background: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare skin disease characterized by follicular hyperkeratosis, perifollicular erythema with islands of normal skin scattered over the sheets of erythroderma, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis and pityriasis capitis with unknown etiology. Objective: This study has been done in order to determine the demographics, clinical and therapeutic aspects of PRP patients who were admitted to the dermatology ward of Sina Hospital in Hamadan in 1991-1999. Patients and Methods: This was a case series study, which the essential information was gathered by referring to the patients’ files. Then the obtained information was analyzed by SPSS software. Results: As PRP is a rare disease. Only 8 patients were identified. Five of them (61.5%) were men and 3 (37.5%) were women. The highest age of PRP patients was 66 years and the lowest was seven. The mean age of the patients was 32±19.4 years. None of the patients mentioned a positive family history. Six (75%) of the PRP patients suffered from Type I and two patients (25%) from Type III. Five patients (62.5%) were completely cured, all treated with retinoids, and three patients (37.5%) were partially cured, all treated with methotrexate. There was no case showing failure of the treatment. Conclusion: In this study the number of men was more than women. All of our patients suffered from Type 1 adult onset (Classic) or Type III juvenile onset. Retinoids showed more efficacy than methotrexate in the treatment of PRP.
M Farshchian; K Nabizadeh
Volume 3, Issue 3 , 2000, , Pages 42-44
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An eighteen-year old man is reported who had a large nevus spilus on the right side of his body with port wine stain on the anterior and posterior sides of his trunk without any systemic involvement. Considering the clinical signs and skin biopsy report of the patient, the diagnosis of phakomatosis pigmentovascularis ...
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An eighteen-year old man is reported who had a large nevus spilus on the right side of his body with port wine stain on the anterior and posterior sides of his trunk without any systemic involvement. Considering the clinical signs and skin biopsy report of the patient, the diagnosis of phakomatosis pigmentovascularis type IIIa was made.
