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; MH Azimian
Volume 8, Issue 5 , 2005, , Pages 379-383
A Zamanian; M Pilehvar; AR Monsef
Volume 7, Issue 3 , 2004, , Pages 140-144
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Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in whites. Objective: Determination of anatomical localization of BCC in relation to histological subtypes of this tumor. Patients and methods: This survey is a descriptive cross sectional study carried out on 189 cases of BCC patients ...
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Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in whites. Objective: Determination of anatomical localization of BCC in relation to histological subtypes of this tumor. Patients and methods: This survey is a descriptive cross sectional study carried out on 189 cases of BCC patients diagnosed in Hamadan Sina hospital between 1997-1999. Results: This study showed 7 histologic subtypes of BCC. Nodular type was the most common type (55.16%) and metatypical type had the lowest frequency (3.7%). Head and neck were the most common sites of all subtypes of this tumor and nose was the most common of involvement (22.7%). Conclusion: Superficial BCC was more common on the scalp, which is due to irradiation used for the treatment of tinea capitis in the past.
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.
A Zamanian; M Pilehvar
Volume 5, Issue 2 , 2002, , Pages 28-32
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Background: Pilomatricoma, the most common hair follicle tumor, has a wide variety of clinicopathological characteristics and is often misdiagnosed. Objective: The aim of this study was to explain the clinical and histological spectrum of tumor in order to help for its better diagnosis. Patients and ...
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Background: Pilomatricoma, the most common hair follicle tumor, has a wide variety of clinicopathological characteristics and is often misdiagnosed. Objective: The aim of this study was to explain the clinical and histological spectrum of tumor in order to help for its better diagnosis. Patients and Methods: In a retrospective descriptive study, the clinical and histological features of pilomatricoma were reviewed. The files and histologic sections of all biopsy specimens examined in Hamadan Sina Hospital between 1992 and 1999 were analyzed. Results: Among 4000 biopsy specimens, 22 cases of pilomatricoma were found. 59.3% of the lesions were located on upper extremities. The lesion developed in second decade of life in 36.5 percent of the patients. Shadow cells, calcifications, ossification and granulomatous reaction were detected in 100, 50, 9 and 45.5 percent of specimens, respectively. The accuracy of clinical diagnosis compared with pathologic findings was 36.5 percent. Conclusion: Pilomatricoma was the final diagnosis in 0.55 percent of all biopsy specimens examined in Hamadan Sina Hospital between the years 1992 to 1999. It should be included in differential diagnosis of skin tumors.
K Nabizadeh; A Nasiri; A Zamanian
Volume 5, Issue 1 , 2001, , Pages 20-26
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Background: The nails of hands and feet are involved in the course of many dermatoses and some systemic diseases. They may have diagnostic or prognostic value in some diseases. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate nail lesions in patients referred to Dermatology Department of Sina Hospital ...
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Background: The nails of hands and feet are involved in the course of many dermatoses and some systemic diseases. They may have diagnostic or prognostic value in some diseases. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate nail lesions in patients referred to Dermatology Department of Sina Hospital in Hamadan from April 1999 to April 2000. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done by preparation of a checklist and necessary information was collected by examining all the patients and recording the nail changes. The data were analyzed with EP16 software. Results: Among 2269 patients visited during this year, 630 persons (27.7%) had nail lesions. Eczema and psoriasis were the most common dermatosis with nail lesions (23.5% and 12%, respectively). Fifty-five patients (8.7%) had only nail diseases. Ridging was the most common nail lesion in hands (32%) and in feet (42%). Conclusion: Approximately one third of patients referred to the dermatologic clinic of Sina Hospital in Hamadan had nail lesions.
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.
