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Renal involvement in leprosy: evaluation of patients in Turkey.

INTRODUCTION: Renal involvement in leprosy has previously been described in the literature and can include amyloidosis, glomerulonephritis, nephrosclerosis, tubulointerstitial nephritis, and granulomas. AIM: To evaluate renal involvement in Turkish patients with leprosy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In total, 32 patients with lepromatous leprosy but without any co-morbidities and 35 healthy control subjects were evaluated for renal involvement at the Elazig Training and Research Hospital in Turkey. The laboratory tests and radiological results concerning renal function were taken from both the pati…

The outcomes of becoming a pediatric burn center in Turkey.

BACKGROUND: Burns are one of the most important causes of traumatic death in children worldwide. A pediatric burn center was established in our hospital in August 2009. The aim of this study was to compare patient profiles and data before and after the burn treatment center was established. METHODS: Burn patients were admitted to the pediatric surgery department between January 2005 and August 2009, and there was no intensive care service in this department. Intensive care service has been provided since August 2009 with the burn center established at our hospital. The 316 cases that were fol

Characteristics of paraphilics in Turkey: A retrospective study-20years.

OBJECTIVE: This study is carried out to research the frequency of occurrence and the characteristics of paraphilic cases in Turkey and forensic aspects of them and to explain forensic psychiatric studies of people show paraphilic actions and assess them from legal aspects. METHOD: This research is done by studying a total of 101,208 cases who were sent to Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute (FMI) by the judicial organs of 4th Specialization Board between 1984 and 2004 to decide whether they show paraphilic actions or not. When choosing the cases of pedophilic actions, incest incidents were e…

An analysis of the incidence of measles in Turkey since 1960.

BACKGROUND/AIM: The aims of this study were to evaluate measles incidence and the effect of elimination strategy interventions on the disease from 1960 to 2014 in Turkey. The administration of measles vaccine started in the rural regions in 1970; it was carried out as a campaign along with the National Vaccine Campaign in 1985, and it has been employed as combined measles, mumps, and rubella under the scope of the Measles Elimination Program (MEP) since 2006 in Turkey. While a dramatic decrease in the reporting of measles was observed between 2000 and 2010, the number of the cases has increase…

Fasciola hepatica infection at a University Clinic in Turkey.

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to analyze the approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with fascioliasis in light of current literature. METHODOLOGY: Thirty-nine patients with fascioliasis admitted to the Surgery Clinic of Dicle Medical Faculty (Turkey) were included in this study. The demographic, clinical, diagnostic, treatment and outcome data were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: Abdominal pain (n = 37; 95%) and eosinophilia (n = 31; 79%) were the most common findings. Twenty-seven patients were diagnosed by clinical and radiological findings. Patients were treated with triclabend…

Effects of perinatal loss on current pregnancy in Turkey.

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate how a history of pregnancy loss in the perinatal period (from 20 weeks of gestation to seven days post partum) affects women during subsequent pregnancies. DESIGN: cross-sectional, descriptive study. SETTING: Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul University between January and October 2009. PARTICIPANTS: 128 pregnant women with a history of pregnancy loss and 214 pregnant women without a history of pregnancy loss. MEASUREMENTS AND FINDINGS: in all women, antenatal attachment was measured using the Prenatal Attachment Inventory, depression was measured using the Center fo

Instability of ovine babesiosis in an endemic area in Turkey.

This study was designed to determine the endemic status of Babesia ovis in sheep in Turkey. A total of 2000 sheep, from different age groups (i.e. 0-3, 4-6, 6-9, 10-12, and >12 months), were selected randomly from 132 sheep flocks. The presence of specific antibodies against B. ovis was diagnosed by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). A total of 843 (42.15%) serum samples were determined to be positive. The seropositivity rates in the age groups stated above were 31.90, 31.64, 47.69, 40.22, and 52.99%, respectively. The endemic status of the disease was determined by calculating the ino…

Lipoid proteinosis in the eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey.

BACKGROUND: Lipoid proteinosis (LP), also known as hyalinosis cutis et mucosae or Urbach-Wiethe disease, is a rare autosomal recessive genod … tions are described in this article. AIMS: The aim of this study is to show that LP is not rare in Turkey and consanguineous marriage is still a social problem. METHODS: We included patients between the years of 2008-2011 with lesions resembling LP. Based on the findings of clinical and histological examination of all cases, a diagnosis of LP was made. …

Средиземное море заметило лихорадку в районе Тракии в Турции.

Средиземноморская пятнистая лихорадка (MSF) вызвана патогеном, переносимым клещами, Рикитсиа conorii subsp. conorii, относящимся к группе пятен лихорадки (SFG) рикетсиае. Цель настоящего исследования состояла в том, чтобы оценить случаи с подтвержденным диагнозом ВСБ в 2003−2009 годах в районе Тракиа в Турции. В исследование были включены пациенты с высокой температурой, макулопапулярная сыпь (включая ладони или подошвы) и/или черный прививочный эсчар на месте укуса клеща (таш-нуар). Перед доксициклинным лечением для извлечения ДНК были получены образцы биопсии кожи, предпочтительно из эскара

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Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is caused by a tick-borne pathogen, Rickettsia conorii subsp. conorii, belonging to the spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cases with confirmed diagnosis of MSF from 2003 to 2009 in the Trakya region of Turkey. Patients with high fever, maculopapular rash (involving the pa…

[General overview of camel parasites and the situation in Turkey].

The aim of this review is overview the main protozoan, arthropoda and helminthic parasites seen in camels and to evaluate the publications related to camel parasites in Turkey. In different parts of the world, trichostrongylose, mange, nasal myiasis and trypanosomiasis are the most common parasitic diseases found in camels. Hydatic cyst larval stage of E. granulosus is important both economically and in terms of public health. It is also emphasized that the records concerning parasites of the Turkish camel population, which is decreasing significantly, are extremely limited.

Survey on a mammographic screening program in Istanbul, Turkey.

Breast cancers in Turkey tend to be diagnosed at advanced stages due to lack of organized comprehensive mammographic screening. In this study, factors associated with having a mammogram among healthy women of screening age in Bahcesehir county, a region in Istanbul, were investigated to assess the feasibility of organized breast cancer screening in Turkey. In this cross-sectional study, 659 healthy women aged between 40 and 69 years were surveyed. A multiple-choice questionnaire was used to obtain information regarding patient demographics, family history of cancer, and patient knowledge on ma…

Asthma and quality of life in adolescents in Manisa, Turkey.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma and the association between asthma and quality of life in sixth, … (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The prevalence of asthma is different in different geographical regions in Turkey. Our results are similar to the results of Western society and asthma has a negative effect on the quality of life of children.

Rabies epidemiology and control in Turkey: past and present.

SUMMARYTurkey is the only country in Europe where urban dog-mediated rabies persists. Control measures in recent decades have reduced the burden of rabies to relatively low levels but foci of disease still persist, particularly in urban areas. Occasional human cases result from this persistence although the source of these appears to be both dog and wildlife reservoirs. This review considers the current state of rabies in Turkey including current control measures, the varying epidemiology of the disease throughout this country and the prospects for rabies elimination.

Natural infection of turkeys by infectious laryngotracheitis virus.

The infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) is an important respiratory pathogen of chickens that also infects pheasants and peafowl. Epidemiologically non-related commercial turkey flocks with clinical signs such as tracheitis, swollen sinuses, conjunctivitis and expectoration of bloody mucus were examined for the presence of the virus. Laboratory ILTV detection was performed by virus isolation in embryonated eggs and cell cultures, PCR and sequencing of amplification products, histopathology, indirect immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. One ILTV turkey isolate was also experimental…

Investigation of Bartonella henselae in cats in Ankara, Turkey.

The purpose of this study was to determine Bartonella henselae prevalance in cats in Ankara. Whole bloods and sera collected from 256 cats w … 8.2% and 18.6% respectively. This is the first report on B. henselea and B. clarridgeiae in cats in Turkey.

[Malaria in Turkey and 14 years of clinical experience].

In this retrospective study, the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of 105 adult malaria patients, who had been hospitalized between … nts, whereas P. falciparum was detected in 4 patients (4%). Although the number of malaria cases in Turkey is declining in recent years, the febrile patients with a history of travel to the endemic regions should raise the suspicion of malaria.

Prospective analysis of 518 cases with thyroidectomy in Turkey.

OBJECTIVE: Thyroid malignancies can present in different manners, among them as asymptomatic solid nodule being the most puzzling. Nodules h … ld always be kept in mind. There appears to be an increase in prevalence of thyroid malignancies in Turkey after Chernobyl disaster.

The prevalence of bovine hypodermosis in Kars province, Turkey.

A total of 1276 cattle from 76 farms in 8 villages were examined by palpation of the skin for evidence of hypodermosis. The effects of age, sex, breed, and colour of cattle on hypodermosis were investigated. The overall prevalence was 31.9%. The mean number of warble fly larvae on infested animals was 8.46. Hypodermosis infestations were encountered in all the villages visited. Within a herd, the intensity of infestion decreased with the age of cattle. Infestation rates of warble fly larvae were lower in native cattle, in females, and in piebald animals.

Examination of urinary mercury levels in dentists in Turkey.

Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element and its toxicity, especially in certain forms, has been known for many years. Exposure to Hg can occur in occupational and environmental settings. The toxicity of Hg compounds in dentistry has been an issue of increasing concern. Dental personnel are occupationally exposed to Hg vapor in their working environment and this exposure constitutes a potential risk to people in the dental surgery, mainly from the inhalation of Hg vapor and fine particles of amalgam. In this study, the urinary Hg excretion levels of 20 dentists and nine control subjects,

The prevalence of sleep related disorders in Sivas, Turkey.

The prevalence of sleep-related disorders (SRD) in adults in Turkey is unknown. The main objective of our study was to assess the prevalence of SRD in Sivas, Turkey. Adults living in Sivas, a city of Turkey from the central region of Anatolia at 20-107 years of age, in both genders, of the 5339 persons, who attended the survey 2638 (49.4%) were male and 2701 (50.6%) were female. The prevalence of insomnia, habitual snoring, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and day time hyper somnolence was 40.3%, 37.0%, 6.4%, 24.0% respectively. The prevalence rates of narcolepsy and nocturnal myoclonus was 30.6%…