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Reporting The Clinical Spectrum Of Children With Igav In A Retrospective 24-Year Cohort: Influences Of Age And Sex On Clinical Presentation, Sema Yildirim, Müferet Ergüven
Reporting The Clinical Spectrum Of Children With Igav In A Retrospective 24-Year Cohort: Influences Of Age And Sex On Clinical Presentation, Sema Yildirim, Müferet Ergüven
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) is one of the most common types of vasculitis in children. The aims of this study were to investigate the clinical characteristics of the disease, and the effects of age and sex on the clinical course in children with IgAV. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study including pediatric patients diagnosed with IgAV who attended follow-ups at the pediatric rheumatology department of a tertiary healthcare institution between January 1997 and December 2020. The patients were grouped and compared according to sex and age at diagnosis (<7 years vs. ?7 years). Results: The study included 709 children with IgAV, 392 (55.3%) of whom were male. The mean age at diagnosis was 7.9 ± 3.2 years. The most common disease onset season was autumn (31.2%). Upper respiratory infections (27.8%) were the most common predisposing factors. Gastrointestinal system (GIS), joint, and renal involvement were observed in 52.8%, 47.5%, and 17.5% of patients, respectively. Renal involvement, GIS involvement, and disease relapse were significantly more common among those diagnosed after 7 years of age compared to those diagnosed before the age of 7 (p < 0.001, p = 0.033, and p < 0.001, respectively). Scrotal involvement and subcutaneous edema were more common among those diagnosed at younger than 7 years compared to those aged ?7 years at diagnosis (p < 0.001 and p = 0.016, respectively). GIS involvement was more frequently seen in males compared to females (p = 0.046). Conclusion: It was demonstrated that being ?7 years of age at diagnosis or being a male were associated with higher likelihood of renal and GIS involvement in children with IgAV.
The Effects Of Biological And Health Characteristics Of Dogs On Intraindividual Variabilityof Blood Parameters, Sandra Nikolic, Branislava Belic, Marko Cincovic, Nikolina Novakov, Nada Plavsa, Sara Savic
The Effects Of Biological And Health Characteristics Of Dogs On Intraindividual Variabilityof Blood Parameters, Sandra Nikolic, Branislava Belic, Marko Cincovic, Nikolina Novakov, Nada Plavsa, Sara Savic
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Considering the great diversity among dogs and their different biological and health characteristics, as well as different treatment protocols, it has become important to assess the effects of these factors on intraindividual variability of blood parameters in dogs, which is the aim of this study. Blood samples were collected from one hundred client-owned dogs. The dogs were of different age, breed, sex, body condition, reproductive, and health status and were presented to the veterinary clinic for preventive or diagnostic procedures. The effect of age on intraindividual variation was significant for various blood parameters and it was essential to establish new …
Alterations Of Circulating Cortisol, Igf-1, And Thyroid Hormones In Darehshori Horses During A Year, Aliasghar Chalmeh, Mehrdad Pourjafar, Khalil Badiei, Mohammad Mazrouei Sebdani, Ali Sadeghpour, Hasan Sheikhi, Ali Khezri
Alterations Of Circulating Cortisol, Igf-1, And Thyroid Hormones In Darehshori Horses During A Year, Aliasghar Chalmeh, Mehrdad Pourjafar, Khalil Badiei, Mohammad Mazrouei Sebdani, Ali Sadeghpour, Hasan Sheikhi, Ali Khezri
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Season may be considered as a factor that affects the equine endocrine profile. Hence, from January to November 2015, 27 clinically healthy adult Darehshori racehorses were selected. Thirteen of them were stallions and the others were mares. Ten of them were more than 10 years old and 17 horses were under the age of 10 years. None of them were pregnant or lactating during the study. Body condition scores of 12 horses were below and the others were above 5. Blood samplings and body condition score evaluations were performed every 45 days during a year. Serum levels of cortisol, IGF-1, …
Aphasia In Hemiplegic Patients, Asuman Doğan, Müni̇re Mengüllüoğlu, Nermi̇n Altiok, Bülent Gündüz, Serpi̇l Alluşoğlu, Neşe Özgi̇rgi̇n
Aphasia In Hemiplegic Patients, Asuman Doğan, Müni̇re Mengüllüoğlu, Nermi̇n Altiok, Bülent Gündüz, Serpi̇l Alluşoğlu, Neşe Özgi̇rgi̇n
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Aim: The aim of this study was to define aphasia frequency and its clinical types together with the relationship between the clinical types and age, gender, hemiplegic side, etiology and educational level of the hemiplegic patients. Methods: All hemiplegic patients who admitted to Ankara Physical Therapy Training and Research Hospital (APTTRH) from January 2002 to January 2003 were included in this study. During this period, 478 hemiplegic patients were hospitalized for rehabilitation. One hundred and five of these patients were identified to have speech disorders; seven patients were excluded from the study. The Mann-Whitney U test and Pearson chi-square test …
Anti-Hev Antibody Prevalence In Three Distinct Regions Of Turkey And Its Relationship With Age, Gender, Education And Abortions, Di̇lek Olcay, Can Polat Eyi̇gün, Şükrü Volkan Özgüven, İsmai̇l Yaşar Avci, Ahmet Bülent Beşi̇rbelli̇oğlu, Selma Yegane Tosun, Alaaddi̇n Pahsa
Anti-Hev Antibody Prevalence In Three Distinct Regions Of Turkey And Its Relationship With Age, Gender, Education And Abortions, Di̇lek Olcay, Can Polat Eyi̇gün, Şükrü Volkan Özgüven, İsmai̇l Yaşar Avci, Ahmet Bülent Beşi̇rbelli̇oğlu, Selma Yegane Tosun, Alaaddi̇n Pahsa
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes epidemics in developing countries such as India, Burma, Indonesia, Chad and China, but it causes sporadic cases in developed countries such as the U.S.A., Canada and the U.K. Turkey represents a bridge between HEV endemic and non-endemic areas, and HEV may cause epidemics in Turkey. In this study, the prevalence of HEV in three distinct regions of Turkey and its relationship with age, gender, education and abortions was investigated. Nine hundred ten randomly selected cases from three cities in three geographic regions of Turkey (Manisa from the Aegean region, Elmadağ/Ankara from Central Anatolia and Diyarbakır …