Caspian journal of internal medicine
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Caspian J Intern Med · Jan 2018
Concurrent presence of buccal mucosal and ophthalmologic lesions in Behcet's syndrome.
Behcet's syndrome is a disease with different aspects in its clinical manifestations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the simultaneous presence of oral mucosal and ophthalmologic lesions in patients with Behcet's syndrome. ⋯ The results show that concurrent ophthalmic and oral lesions in Behcet's syndrome are relatively high. HLA-B5 positive cases are associated with more ophthalmologic lesions.
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Caspian J Intern Med · Jan 2017
Acupuncture and botulinum toxin A injection in the treatment of chronic migraine: A randomized controlled study.
Migraine is a common type of headache. Sometimes adequate pain relief is not achieved by conventional treatments. Acupuncture and botulinum toxin-A injection are known as non-pharmacological interventions for this purpose. The aim of this research was to compare the effect of acupuncture with botulinum toxin-A injection and pharmacological treatment in controlling chronic migraine. ⋯ Acupuncture, botulinum toxin-A injection and pharmacological treatment have beneficial effects on chronic migraine; however, acupuncture showed more effectiveness and fewer complications.
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Caspian J Intern Med · Jan 2015
Women's satisfaction in early versus delayed postcaesarean feeding: A one-blind randomized controlled trial study.
The early postoperative feeding after caesarean section (C- section) has remained controversial. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of early versus delayed postcaesarean section oral feeding regarding gastrointestinal complications and patients postoperative satisfaction after C- section. ⋯ The results of this study suggest early postcaesarean feeding. It is well tolerated and helps return normal feeding habits.
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Caspian J Intern Med · Jan 2015
Comparison of the analgesic effect of intravenous paracetamol/midazolam and fentanyl in preparation of patients for colonoscopy: A double blind randomized clinical trial.
Although some patients can tolerate colonoscopy procedure using fentanyl/ midazolam without any sedation and analgesic requirements but some patients may require additional sedation with benzodiazepines. We performed the present study to compare the effect of paracetamol/midazolam with fentanyl/ midazolam. ⋯ This study indicates that paracetamol can be considered as an alternative drug regimen in preparation of colonoscopy.
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Syncope is a common clinical problem which can be remarkably debilitating and associated with high health care costs. Syncope is a clinical syndrome with many potential causes. The aim of the study was to determine the etiologies of patients with syncope in the emergency department (ED) of a referral and general university hospital. ⋯ We found that cardiac arrhythmias and neurocardiogenic type are the frequent causes of syncope. In about one-sixth of the patients, no etiology was found. Approximately one-third of patients had traumatic syncope.