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Pruritus is usually caused by a primary skin disorder or a systemic disease. Causes of groin pruritus are fungi, eczema, bacterial diseases, neurodermatitis, scabies and many other skin disorders. This study was performed to find the common causes of groin pruritus in female patients that referred to dermatology and gynecology clinics of Yahya-Nejad hospital in Babol. This descriptive study was performed on patients with groin pruritus from the begining of winter 2006 until the end of autumn 2007. Other information including name, age, height, weight, previous drug consumption, simultaneous infection in partner or other members of the family, duration of infection, underlying disease and result of examination were recorded in a questionnaire for each patient. 115 patients were studied. The average age of patients was 41.2 years [15-75 years old]. The highest disease frequency was seen in 48 cases [41.7%] in summer. Most cases [33 patients [28.7%]] were between 46-55 years of age. Most of patients [28.7%] had a BMI from 25 to 29.9 [over weigh]. The most common causes of groin pruritus in all seasons, ages and BMIs were tinea cruris in 55 cases [47.8%] and seborrheic dermatitis in 29 cases [25.1%]. Considering common causes of groin pruritus, season and patient's weight can be helpful in diagnosis and early treatment of groin pruritus
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Preeclampsia is one of the most common complications of pregnancy. It is a trophoblastic disorder. Since human chorionic gonadotropin [hCG] is secreted by trophoblast, the purpose of the study was to determine the levels of beta [hCG] in preeclampsia and normal cases. This study was conducted on 40 term pregnant women with preeclampsia [case group] and 40 normal pregnant cases [control group] in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University, Babol, Iran, from 2004 to 2005. Serum beta-hCG in all cases were measured by radioimmunoassay. The mean beta-hCG level in preeclampsia [mild and severe] was compared with normal cases. The maternal serum, beta-hCG level in patients with preeclampsia [39840 +/- 24630 IU/L] was higher than in the control group [27460 +/- 25862 IU/L] [p=0.031]. In mild preeclampsia [34 cases], the mean serum beta-hCG level was 31991 +/- 16758 IU/L while in severe preeclampsia [6 cases] 84312 +/- 9257 IU/L [p<0.0001]. The mean serum beta-hCG level in mild and severe preeclampsia was higher compared to the normal cases. The results of this study show that the levels of beta-hCG in severe form of preeclampsia is higher compared to the milder ones