Acute lymphocytic leukemia with severe eosinophilia (a case report)

زمینه و هدف: لوسمی حاد لنفوئیدی (ALL) یک سرطان بدخیم است و همراهی آن با افزایش ائوزینوفیل ها بسیار نادر رخ می دهد. در این مطالعه یک مورد لوسمی حاد لنفوئیدی با تظاهرات افزایش شدید ائوزینوفیل ها گزارش می گردد. گزارش مورد: در این گزارش یک پسر 18 ساله مبتلا به ALL همراه با افزایش شدید ائوزینوفیل ها، خستگی، تب خفیف، تپش قلب، ضعف دوره ای و اریترودرمی منتشر معرفی و در معاینات اولیه تنها طحال بزرگ مشاهده شد. در شمارش سلول های خون محیطی، تعداد گلبول های سفید ۵۰۰۰۰ گزارش شد که ۶۰ آن را ائوزینوفیل ها تشکیل می دادند. میزان هموگلوبین و پلاکت طبیعی بود. در آزمایش مغز استخوان، افزایش سلولاریتی به همراه افزایش تعداد ائوزینوفیل ها و لنفوبلاست ها نشان داده شد. آزمایش فلوسیتومتری بر روی سلول های خون محیطی و مغز استخوان حاکی از تشخیص لوسمی پیش ساز لنفوئید B بود. بیمار تحت درمان با رژیم دارویی CVAD با دوز بالا قرار گرفت که پاسخ نداد و بنابراین تحت درمان با رژیم دارویی FLANG قرار گرفت که منجر به بهبودی بیماری وی گردید. در نهایت بیمار برای پیوند آلوژن مغز استخوان ارجاع شد. نتیجه گیری: با توجه به گزارش حاضر توصیه می شود در بیماران با افزایش شدید ائوزینوفیل ها به بیماری ALL نیز توجه شود و اقدامات لازم و به موقع در تشخیص بیماری به عمل آید

Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Acute Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Normal Serum Protein Electrophoresis

Multiple myeloma is uncommon in individuals younger than 40 years. Renal involvement is common in this disease, but acute tubulointerstitial nephritis is very rare. In 20% of patients, only the light chain is produced and serum protein electrophoresis is normal; however, in urine protein electrophoresis of these patients, the M spike is present. We reported a case of multiple myeloma in a 39-year-old man with acute tubulointerstitial nephritis. Serum protein electrophoresis was normal and there was no bone lytic lesion. Remission of multiple myeloma was achieved after treatment with thalidomide and dexamethasone; however, kidney failure was not improved and the patient was maintained on hemodialysis

Effect of silymarin in the prevention of Cisplatin nephrotoxicity, a clinical trial study.

BACKGROUND Reno-protective effect of Silymarin was studied in some studies mainly on rats. In some of these studies, Silymarin was shown to have positive effects on preventing or decreasing severity of Cisplatin nephrotoxicity. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of Silymarin on Cisplatin nephrotoxicity in adult patients with malignancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this clinical trial study, 60 patients with malignancy, candidate of Cisplatin treatment were randomly enrolled in two equal groups. In patients of case group, Silymarin tablet 140 mg/bid was administrated seven days before Cisplatin administration together with Cisplatin, and in control group, Cisplatin was prescribed. Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) and serum Creatinine (Cr) were checked at the same day and 3 and 7 days after administration of Cisplatin. RESULTS Mean age of the patients in case and control groups were 51.1±14.3 y and 51.1±13.7 y respectively (p=0.99). There was no significant difference based on BUN and serum Cr in the beginning of study and three days after administration of Cisplatin in two groups of patients; however, after two weeks, BUN and serum Cr were significantly lower in the case group compared to the control group. Also, in the case group, BUN and serum Cr decreased and in the control group, they increased after two weeks after Cisplatin administration. CONCLUSION This study showed that Silymarin can decrease Cisplatin nephrotoxicity, so because of safety profile and minor adverse effect of Silymarin, we can use it as prophylaxis against Cisplatin nephrotoxicity in various Cisplatin-contained chemotherapy regimens

The Association of miR-451 and miR-21 in Plasma with Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Cancer

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The expression of some circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) in biological fluids of healthy individuals is different from cancerous patients. circulating miRNAs are a new class of cancer biomarkers because of their high stability and sensitivity, ease of measurement and specificity due to their correlation with various cancer states. According to the miR-451 and miR-21 functions in the metastasis of some cancers, the aim of this study was to investigate the differences of expression levels of miR-451 and miR-21 in the plasma of breast cancer (BC) patients with and without lymph nodes metastasis (LNM). METHODS: In this descriptive-analytical study, blood samples were collected from 47 women with BC and 24 healthy women with mammography confirmation. The presence/or absence of LNM was recognized from patients' medical records. The expression levels of miR-451 and miR-21 in the plasma, were investigated using Real-Time PCR. FINDINGS: The median of expression of miR-451 in BC patients with LNM and without LNM was 1.739 and 3.187, respectively, and its expression in lymph node metastatic patients decreased 0.444 folds in comparison with non-metastatic patients (p=0.031). The median of expression of miR-21 in patients with LNM and in non-metastatic lymph nodes patients was 5.922 and 2.157, respectively, and its expression in metastatic status was 2 folds higher than non-metastatic (p=0.029). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicated that decreased miR-451 and increased miR-21 expression in plasma of BC patients was associated with LNM status

Effectiveness of Parental Skills Training on Worry, Anxiety and Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Single-Child and Multi-Child Parents

Introduction: Each family utilizes specific methods for personal and social education of their children. These methods that are called “Parenting style” are affected by various factors such as biological, cultural, social, political, and economic factors. The present study intends to investigate the effectiveness of parental skills training on worry, anxiety and self-efficacy beliefs of single-child and multi-child parents. Methods: In this experimental study, two private girls' school located in the city of Karaj, were randomly selected as the control and experimental groups. Parents of experimental group’s students (54 couples) with a voluntary assignment participated in 8 training sessions. Data were obtained by General Self-efficacy Beliefs Questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) which were then analyzed by t-test and ANOVA. Results: Results showed that there was not any significant difference in the pretest between single-child and multi-child parents. Regarding control and experimental groups, a significant difference has been detected between the pretest and posttest between two groups. Multifactor ANOVA test results also showed that the effect of parental skills training is significant on fear, anxiety and self-efficacy. But the number of children does not have any significant effect on the fear, anxiety and self-efficacy. Conclusion: Findings emphasize the necessity and importance of parental skills training to facilitate children nurture, decrease stress and worry resulting from parenting responsibility