Narges Ghandi; Shaghayegh Tavassoli; Maryam Ghiasi; Vahideh Lajevardi; Robabeh Abedini; Hamid-Reza Tohidinik; Maryam Daneshpazhooh
Volume 19, Issue 2 , 2016, , Pages 35-39
Vahideh Lajevardi; Seyede Zahra Ghodsi; Maryam Daneshpazhooh; Homa Kazemi; Zeinab Aryanian; Azadeh Goodarzi
Volume 17, Issue 1 , 2014, , Pages 13-17
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Background: Acne vulgaris is a common skin disorder that affects 79% to 95% of the young population. Some studies have focused on the role of overweight and obesity in initiation and exacerbation of acne. This study investigated the relationship between BMI and the severity of acne. Method: This cross-sectional ...
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Background: Acne vulgaris is a common skin disorder that affects 79% to 95% of the young population. Some studies have focused on the role of overweight and obesity in initiation and exacerbation of acne. This study investigated the relationship between BMI and the severity of acne. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 107 acne patients. One form was completed for each patient with regard to demographic characteristics including age, sex, weight, height, BMI, and also the severity of acne based on the Global Acne Severity Scale (GEA Scale), duration of the disease, type of medication, smoking history, duration of exposure to sunlight and intake of dairy products and chocolate. Result: In this study, 93 patients (86.9%) were female and 14 patients (13.1%) were male, with a mean age of 22.5 years. The mean BMI of the participants was 23.36 kg/m2 . With regard to acne severity groups, the moderate acne group had the highest frequency in total (37.4%). The highest mean BMI was seen in the very severe acne group (24.4 kg/m2 ), and the lowest mean BMI was observed in the severe acne group (21.86 kg/m2 ). There was no significant correlation between the acne severity and BMI (p=0.806).The mean disease duration was 4.13 years, which was not significantly associated with BMI. There was no significant association between the type of medical therapy and BMI. Conclusion: The prevalence of acne with severity more than moderate was much lower in patients who were underweight (BMI less than 18.5). However, this study showed no statistically significant difference in BMI among people with different severities of acne. Population-based studies, as well as age restriction of the participants, can lead to more accurate and reliable results in this regard.
Maryam Akhyani; Cheyda Chams-Davatchi; Zahra Safai Naraghi; Maryam Daneshpazhooh; Siavash Toosi; Masoud Asgari; Fatemeh Malek Hami
Volume 10, Issue 3 , 2007, , Pages 194-202
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Background and aim: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune blistering disease which is known to involve the female genital tract but the frequency at which this occurs is unknown. There are relatively few reports in the literature of the cytological appearance of PV on cervicovaginal smears. Our aim ...
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Background and aim: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune blistering disease which is known to involve the female genital tract but the frequency at which this occurs is unknown. There are relatively few reports in the literature of the cytological appearance of PV on cervicovaginal smears. Our aim was to evaluate involvement of the female genital tract and cervicovaginal Papanicolaou (Pap) smears in PV.Materials and methods: The study included 77 patients with PV visited from April 2005 to February 2007. Each patient was subjected to gynecological examination and cervicovaginal Pap smear.Results: The mean age of patients was 44.7±13 years. Genital lesions were observed in 39 patients (50.6%). Labia minor was involved in 36 patients (92.3%), while labia major in 11 (28.2%), vagina in 14 (35.8%), and cervix in six (15.3%). Cervicovaginal smears of 20 patients (25.9%) showed PV. Among 72 satisfactory smears, cervical Pap smears were normal in 25 patients (34.7%), inflammatory in 43 patients (59.7%), and dysplastic (low-grade cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia [CIN I]) in four patients (5.5%). In 2 of these patients, Pap smears was normal repeated when patients were in remission.Conclusion: Involvement of the female genital tract might not be as infrequent as was previously thought and it is probably the second most common mucosal site of PV after oral mucosa. Genital lesions may be missed and the need for thorough pelvic examination should not be overlooked.
Behrooz Barikbin; Maryam Yousefi; Farid Safar; Maryam Daneshpazhooh
Volume 9, suppl.1 , 2006, , Pages 7-7
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Linear psoriasis is a rare entity which is commonly confused with inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus. We report a 25-year-old man who had linear psoriasis along Blaschko lines in a unilateral distribution on the left side of the body. Our diagnosis was based on a combination of historical, ...
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Linear psoriasis is a rare entity which is commonly confused with inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus. We report a 25-year-old man who had linear psoriasis along Blaschko lines in a unilateral distribution on the left side of the body. Our diagnosis was based on a combination of historical, clinical, histopathological evidence and response to treatment.
