H Edalat Khah; AR Mohebbi Pour; F Eghtedari
Volume 9, Issue 2 , 2006, , Pages 127-131
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Background and aim: Pyogenic granuloma is a small, red, benign vascular tumor usually occuring after penetrating injury in skin. Different therapies such as laser, surgery and electro surgery have been offered for its treatment. Each of these therapies has advantages and disadvantages. In this study, ...
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Background and aim: Pyogenic granuloma is a small, red, benign vascular tumor usually occuring after penetrating injury in skin. Different therapies such as laser, surgery and electro surgery have been offered for its treatment. Each of these therapies has advantages and disadvantages. In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic effects of cryotherapy and electrocautery on pyogenic granuloma.Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was performed on 50 patients who had pyogenic granuloma. In 25 patients cryotherapy was used with liquid nitrogen every ten days for a maximum of 3 sessions. Electrocautery was done by another dermatologist, and the lesion was destroyed in one session. Patients were followed for one month after treatment. T test and X2 were used for data analysis.Results: The mean age of patients in cryotherapy group and in electrocautery group were 21.8±17/1 and 28/7±17/7 years , respectively (P>0.05). Number of treatment sessions were 2.2±0.8 in cryotherapy and 1/1±0.3 in electrocautery group (P<0.0001). Cure was observed in 100% of patients treated by electracautery method and in 77% treated by cryotherapy method (P=0.01).Conclusion: Electrocautery is more effective than cryotherapy, but treatment with cryotherapy also is very effective, and can be used mainly in children, pregnant women, large lesions and those who are afraid from electrocautery.
H Edalat Khah; F Amani; G Rezaifar
Volume 7, Issue 2 , 2004, , Pages 72-77
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Background: Melasma is a pattern of facial pigmentation that affects upper lip, cheeks, forehead and chin. The disease is seen mainly in 30-55 year old women, and may be regarded as a physiological change in pregnancy. Its etiologic nature is still unknown. Objective: To determine the prevalence of melasma ...
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Background: Melasma is a pattern of facial pigmentation that affects upper lip, cheeks, forehead and chin. The disease is seen mainly in 30-55 year old women, and may be regarded as a physiological change in pregnancy. Its etiologic nature is still unknown. Objective: To determine the prevalence of melasma in women in Ardebil city. Patients and Methods: The study was cross sectional-descriptive study done on 855 women in Ardebil city in 2002. Sampling method was cluster and 855 women in the age range of 12-85 years in 25 health services (From each family one woman over 11 years) were randomly selected and necessary information have been collected by a questionnaire. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used to analyze data in SPSS program. Results: The prevalence of melasma among total participants was 39.5% and 9.5% of melasma cases were pregnant women. The distribution of hyperpigmentation was mainly centrofacial (64.7%), and in 40.8% cases there was a positive familial history for melasma. Conclusion: Melasma is a common disease in Ardebil, and abundant search is necessary to understand the etiology and treatment of this disease.
H Edalat Khah; M Mirza Namadi
Volume 6, Issue 2 , 2003, , Pages 14-19
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Background: Melasma is the acquired, gradual and symmetric hyper pigmentation of the face. Melasma has been related to many factors such as pregnancy, genetic, endocrine and sun exposure but the exact relationship to endocrine factors isn’t still clear. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship ...
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Background: Melasma is the acquired, gradual and symmetric hyper pigmentation of the face. Melasma has been related to many factors such as pregnancy, genetic, endocrine and sun exposure but the exact relationship to endocrine factors isn’t still clear. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between melasma and polycystic ovarian disease and androgenic hormones. Patients and Methods: This case-control study was performed on 101 patients with melasma and 101 control patients referred to the skin clinic of Ardebil University of Medical Sciences. Serum levels of LH, FSH, DHEAS, prolactin, testosterone and 17-hydroxy progesterone were measured and sonography of ovaries was done. Results: The age of the study subjects ranged from 15 to 45 years. There was no significant difference in serum levels of any of hormones between cases and control groups (P<0.05). Ovarian cysts were found in 65.3% of melasma patients and 47.5% of control patients (P=0.01). Conclusion: These results confirm the possible role of ovarian cysts or another common etiologic factor in melasma. More studies are required in this subject.
