Diagnosis of a chronic disease like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is frequently shocking for patients, which influences their lives. Getting aware of bad news such as obtaining a chronic illness diagnosis is a sensitive issue in patients' lives. Conversely, reactions to the reception of a diagnosis of diabetes are often varied for a few reasons. ...

By Areshtanab Namdar, Moonaghi Karimi, Maryam Vahidi, Leila Jouybari, Zeydi Emami, Hossein Ranjbar

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which occurs in about 15% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), is a progressive vasculopathy and despite modern therapeutic options is still one of the leading causes of death in these patients. We presented a patient diagnosed with the overlap syndrome (systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis) with ...

By Ivana Aleksić, Sandra Šarić, Bojan Ilić, Sonja Stojanović, Marina Deljanin-Ilić

The aim of the research was a histological study of the tissue structure of experimental animals with burns in dynamics using various topical agents after the injury. Experimental simulation of burn injuries was performed on 40 rats, which were divided into the main and control groups. Depending on the nature of care provided, the animals of the ma...

By Roman Chornopyshchuk, Vasyl Nagaichuk, Oleksandr Nazarchuk, Svetlana Sidorenko, Olena Urvan

Remodeling of the myocardium in patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) is mediated by the presence of mineralocorticoid receptors on the myocytes and fibroblasts. The goal of this study was to analyze the effect of arterial hypertension and metabolic disorders on the cardiovascular system in patients with PA. We recruited 54 patients with PA, 32 ...

By Andryi Nykonenko, Iryna Zubryk, Oleksandr Podluzhnyi, Olrksandr Molodan, Sergii Bukhtii, Oleksandr Nykonenko

Löfgren’s syndrome is an acute form of sarcoidosis characterized by fever, erythema nodosum (EN), bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy (BHL), and polyarthritis. This syndrome is a self-limiting disease. A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of fever, visual blurring, and arthralgia. A chest radiograph showed bilateral h...

By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-Zavareh, Afshar Mohseni, Mehran Shokri, Arefeh Babazadeh

Pelvis is a strong bony-ligamentous structure containing many organs, vessels and nerves. Three forces or a combination of those forces produce pelvic fractures. The main causes of pelvic fractures are traffic accidents and falls from height. Biomechanically pelvic ring can be stable or unstable. Biomechanically unstable pelvic ring after the injur...

By Saša Milenković, Milan Mitković

Cervical cancer is considered as a common female genital cancer. It is also recognized as the second most frequent cause of cancer-related death among women. It is estimated that in Iran cervical cancer ranks the 4th most frequent cancer in women. Therefore, with regard to the importance of Pap smear in preventing cervical cancer, together with the...

By Bibi Hoseini, Nematullah Shomoossi, Mohammad Rakhshani, Reihane Beinaghi

Poor oral hygiene and diseases of the teeth and oral tissues can affect all aspects of patients' lives. The aim of the study was to determine the subjective assessment of oral and general health and their impact on the quality of life in elderly patients. The research included 46 patients, geriatric center users, who were asked questions from a thr...

By Milena Kostić, Marko Igić, Ana Pejčić

Rhabdoid morphology is a rare differentiation pattern that can occur in any type of renal cell carcinoma. In approximately 5% of renal tumors, a variable percent of rhabdoid cells can be seen. Even though these cells resemble rhabdomyoblasts, they are large, with large eccentric nuclei and prominent nucleoli; they have different immunophenotype and...

By Milena Potić-Floranović, Ana Ristić-Petrović, Filip Veličković, Milan Potić, Tanja Džopalić, Ljubinka Janković-Veličković

Oxidative stress, as one of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the reduction of myocardial contractility, stimulates the proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts and the activation of matrix metalloproteinases, which leads to extracellular matrix remodeling. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a well-known independent risk factor for cardi...

By Sandra Šarić, Tatjana Cvetković, Dejan Petrović, Valentina Mitić, Sanja Stojanović, Vladana Stoiljković, Marina Deljanin-Ilić