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BACKGROUND: In recent years, few cases of post-artemisinin delayed hemolysis have been reported. OBJECTIVE: All cases of post-artemisinin delayed hemolysis were reported from non-middle east areas. No case of post-artemisinin delayed hemolysis has yet been reported from this region. In this paper, we describe a case of post-artemisinin delayed hemolysis in an Iranian female. Moreover, previous reports have been reviewed. METHODS: Patient's data including demographic characteristics, past medical, drug and travelling history, present illness, vital signs, laboratory data, clinical course of current illness and follow-up findings were considered. RESULTS: A 27-year-old female with a recent travel history to Ghana admitted with severe falciparum malaria. She was successfully treated with parenteral artesunate. However after 12 days of post artesunate treatment, she returned with dark urine, malaise and fatigue. CONCLUSION: Considering the clinical course and base on a reliable causality assessment scale, post artesunate delay hemolytic anemia was possible.
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Anemia, Hemolytic/chemically induced , Anemia, Hemolytic/diagnosis , Antimalarials/adverse effects , Artesunate/adverse effects , Malaria, Falciparum/drug therapy , Adult , Antimalarials/therapeutic use , Artesunate/therapeutic use , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Malaria, Falciparum/diagnosis , Time Factors , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of substance abuse among students of selected schools of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study among students in five schools of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Data collection was conducted using a questionnaire which was designed by the researcher. Questionnaires were distributed among participants selected using stratified random sampling. A total of 422 questionnaires were filled and analyzed. FINDINGS: In total, 422 students aged 19 to 32 years participated in this study among which 233 were women (55.2%) and 187 were men (44.3%). The highest prevalence belonged to smoking (26.3%), alcohol (19.9%), and hookah (14.9%) use, respectively. The results showed that 311 participants (73.7%) had never smoked a cigarette, 111 (26.3%) had smoked at least once, and 84 students (19.9%) had consumed alcoholic drinks at least once in their lifetime. There was no meaningful difference in smoking and alcohol use in terms of students' gender. Mother's educational level (P = 0.006) and financial income (P = 0.049) had significant effect on alcohol consumption. CONCLUSION: In this study, it was found that gender differences have reduced in cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption as seen in western countries, which should be taken into consideration. The prevalence of alcohol consumption was found to be higher compared to other similar studies conducted in Iran which is significant.
