Background: The social stigma associated with a disease represents an important issue for health policymakers at the local, national, and international levels. This study aimed to survay and analyze the experience of stigma among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Iran. Methods and Materials: This qualitative study was conducted from September to December 2020 in the Fars, Khorasan, and Yazd provinces of Iran. Sampling was done via the snowball method; based on data saturation criteria, 24 adults over 18 years of age who had experienced affliction with COVID-19 were recruited. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with each patient. Data were analyzed following the conventional content analysis method described by Erlingsson and Brysiewicz. Results: The results showed that during their affliction with COVID-19, the participants experienced difficult, anxious times, with rejection and alienation from their first-degree relatives taking them by surprise. The three main themes extracted from this study were (i) fear and rejection, (ii) discrimination, and (iii) loneliness. These experiences have changed the attitudes of the participants toward life and themselves. Conclusion: Based on our results, it can be said that paying attention to social stigma among patients during pandemics is an important social necessity and health policy. It is recommended to have psychological counseling sessions for those afflicted and to provide education and training to the public regarding the proper treatment of patients with COVID-19. Quantitative studies in this field are highly recommended.

SRD5A3-CDG (MIM 612379) is an extremely rare congenital disease, with only 38 cases having been reported. Common manifestations are developmental delay, intellectual disability, ophthalmological abnormalities, cerebellar abnormalities, ataxia, and hypotonia. Here, we discuss a seven-year-old boy with SRD5A3-CDG (homozygous variant c.57G>A [p.Trp19Ter]), featuring the unprecedented finding of telangiectasia.

Primary cutaneous CD4+ small to medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder is rare, accounting for only 2-3% of all primary cutaneous lymphomas. In this report, we describe the case of a 50-year-old man with an asymptomatic, small, round nodule on his temple area.

Various conditions, including infections, can cause telogen effluvium (TE). One of them is coronavirus disease 2019 where hair loss usually begins between two and twelve weeks after the illness. Here, we present the case of a 17-year-old girl with having a history of such attacks since childhood.

Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) has emerged as a challenging entity during the COVID-19 era. Here, we present the first case of MIS-C comprised of acute appendicitis and myocarditis in Iran. Unfortunately, the diagnosis was made late, and the patient died following an appendectomy and extensive fluid therapy.

Background: Despite remarkable developments in medical science, viral infections still remain serious threats to the global health system. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we retrospectively compared the clinical, serological, and radiological findings in subjects with confirmed A-H1N1, B- H1N1, or A-H3N2 virus infection. The investigation included data on influenza patients who were admitted to the Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, from September 2017 to February 2018. Results and Conclusions: Based on statistical analysis, fever was present as the most common clinical manifestation in patients with the three subtypes of influenza. Notably, the fever temperature was much higher among A-H3N2 subjects than A-H1N1 and B-H1N1 subjects (P<0.05). The A-H3N2 patients also had significantly higher C-reactive protein (CRP) levels than the other two groups of influenza patients (P<0.05). In the chest computed tomography scans, patchy infiltration and middle lobe involvement were found more commonly among A-H3N2 patients (P=0.012 and P=0.021, respectively) than patients of the other two influenza subtypes. Our clinical observations, serological examinations, and radiological findings are likely to be beneficial in managing patients with influenza and determining the need for further interventions.