Abstract: Objectives: Behcet's disease (BD) is a multi-system disease. We present here the various clinical aspects of BD based on the data of 4586 Iranian patients. The male to female ratio was 1.17/l. The mean age at the onset of the disease was 26 yr (SD:9.6, CI:0.3). The mean disease duration was 9 yr (SD:7), and the mean follow up time was 3 yr (SD:3.8). As the first manifestation of the ...
Abstract: Introduction: Oxygen free radicals that are generated mainly through the phagocytic activity of the polymorphonuclear leucocytea have been implicated as mediators of tissue damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Accordingly low levels of antioxidants, which increase free radical activity, are clearly associated with an increased risk of RA. Methods: Of 24 patients who entered the study 14 patients were excluded because they failed regular follow up. The analysis was ...
Abstract: Pattern of Rheumatic Diseases in Iran: They have the same frequency and the same pattern as in Western countries. A study from 1993 demonstrated a prevalence of 32.6% among adults (31.4% in the USA, Cunningham 1984). Inflammatory disorders counted for 11% of all rheumatic diseases. The ratio of RA to AS was 8/1 (7/1 in USA), and SLE to Scleroderma 3.5/1 (3.6/1 in USA). Psoriatic arthritis and Reiter's syndrome were ...
Abstract: Objectives: The etiology and pathogenesis of Behcet's disease (BD) are still unknown. It seems that in a special genetic background exogenous or endogenous antigen(s) acts as trigger in up regulating and presenting the pathogenic epitope. The immune system reacts in an abnormal way, by inducing a cascade of cytokines and chemokines to stimulate innate immune responses, leading to the lesions of the disease. Genetic background: The major susceptibility gene is the ...
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The natural history of ocular lesions in Behcet's Disease (BD) is gradual progressions of lesions toward severe loss of vision or blindness. The association of cytotoxic drugs and steroids has dramatically changed the outcome. However, some authors still believe that the improvement is temporary and in the long run (10 years) the eyes progress toward blindness no matter what treatment was applied. The aim of this study was to ...
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The natural history of ocular lesions Behcet’s Disease (BD) is gradual progressions of lesions toward severe loss of vision or blindness. The association of cytotoxic drugs and steroids has dramatically changed the outcome. However, some authors still believe that the improvement is temporary and in the long run (10 years) the eyes progress toward blindness no matter what treatment was applied. The aim of this study was to address ...
Abstract: Objectives: The ocular manifestations of Behcet's disease (BD) are very frequent involving approximately 60% of BD patients. These lesions consist mainly of uveitis (anterior, posterior, or panuveitis that are present in almost all the BD patients with ocular involvement) and necrotizing vasculitis of the retina. In a randomized survey carried on 1812 patients with Ocular-Behcet the prevalence of different ocular signs were as follow: Hypopion 8.7%, glaucoma 8.5%, cataract 70%, ...
Abstract: AIM and BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is a health growing problem among senile .About 25 millions of people in the USA are suffering from osteoporosis who are dominantly women .The probability of women to men ratio is 5 to 1. There are more than 1.5 millions bone fractures because of osteoporosis that 300000 of them are at hip, 200000 at wrist and 500000 at vertebrae column. Hip fracture has the highest mortality ...
Abstract: Purpose: Cytotoxic drugs are the main therapeutic agents. A comparative study of 8 different therapeutic methods in 1220 cases is presented here. Materials & Methods: In an open, non-randomized control study, Pulse Cyclophosphamide (PCP), low dose PCP (LDP), oral cyclophosphamide ( OCP), weakly methotrexate ( MTX), chlorambucil ( CHL), cyclosporine A ( CYA), azathioprine (AZA), and combination therapy with LDP and MTX (COM) were used. Mean Duration: Ocular manifestations in months. FU: ...
Abstract: Background: In the literature, some of the skin pustular lesions of BD resembling the pustular lesion of acne vulgaris (AV) was called acneiform lesion of BD. It was suggested that AV was seen more often in BD than in normal population. AV is a common and very frequent skin lesion. The lesions are polymorphic, and are noninflamed (closed or open comedones) or inflamed (papules, pustules, nodules). Objectives: To find if ...