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Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Thrombocytopenia Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients At A Tertiary Care Hospital In İzmir, Turkey, Can Hüseyi̇n Heki̇moğlu, Fi̇gen Kaptan, İlknur Vardar, Serap Ural, Nesri̇n Türker, Bahar Örmen, Nurbanu Sezak, Si̇bel El
Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Thrombocytopenia Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients At A Tertiary Care Hospital In İzmir, Turkey, Can Hüseyi̇n Heki̇moğlu, Fi̇gen Kaptan, İlknur Vardar, Serap Ural, Nesri̇n Türker, Bahar Örmen, Nurbanu Sezak, Si̇bel El
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of thrombocytopenia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in İzmir, Turkey. All HIV-infected patients admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology between 2006 and 2011 were recruited. Patients with thrombocytopenia at any time point were defined as the case group and the remaining patients were defined as the control group. Results: The frequency of thrombocytopenia was 35.8%. Thrombocytopenia was more frequent in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) than …
Investigation Of The Frequency Of The Mutant Ccr5-Δ32 Allele Related To Hiv Resistance In Turkey, Gamze Karakaya, Fatma Azi̇ze Budak Yildiran, Şükran Çakir Arica
Investigation Of The Frequency Of The Mutant Ccr5-Δ32 Allele Related To Hiv Resistance In Turkey, Gamze Karakaya, Fatma Azi̇ze Budak Yildiran, Şükran Çakir Arica
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
To determine the frequency with which the CCR5-\Delta32 mutant allele caused resistance to HIV, which is main agent of AIDS in all geographic regions of Turkey. Materials and methods: Randomly selected human blood samples from 400 healthy individuals were collected. The polymerase chain reaction method was used to determine the CCR5-\Delta32 polymorphism and samples were screened using 2 primers. Results: The frequency of wild alleles was found to be 0.9738 and the frequency of mutant alleles was found to be 0.0262. The highest frequency of the CCR5-\Delta32 allele was found to be 0.0726 in the Central Anatolia region. The lowest …
Generalized Choreoathetosis In An Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Patient With Cerebral Toxoplasmosis, İpek Mi̇di̇, Hari̇ka G. Çalişkan, Zafer Toktaş, Aydin Sav, Di̇lek İ. Günal
Generalized Choreoathetosis In An Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Patient With Cerebral Toxoplasmosis, İpek Mi̇di̇, Hari̇ka G. Çalişkan, Zafer Toktaş, Aydin Sav, Di̇lek İ. Günal
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Many hypokinetic and hyperkinetic movement disorders (e.g. parkinsonism, chorea, myoclonus, dystonia) are associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and may sometimes represent the initial manifestation of the illness. We described a 37-year-old human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient with generalized choreoathetoid movements associated with AIDS. Cranial MRI revealed multiple cerebral and cerebellar abscesses. The diagnosis of toxoplasmosis was established by brain biopsy. Hemichorea and hemiballismus in AIDS patients are pathognomonic findings of cerebral toxoplasmosis. Generalized choreiform movement is a rare condition and related to the bilateral cerebral involvement in toxoplasma disease affecting the subcortical structures.
Investigating Toxic Effects Of The Hiv-Rt Inhibitor 2-Phenoxymethyl-5-Chloro-Benzimidazole On Rat Liver, Yeşi̇m Uğur, Ayşegül Akbay Yarpuzlu, Ayşegül Nazi̇koğlu, Esi̇n Aşan, İlkay Yildiz, Şükrü Keleş
Investigating Toxic Effects Of The Hiv-Rt Inhibitor 2-Phenoxymethyl-5-Chloro-Benzimidazole On Rat Liver, Yeşi̇m Uğur, Ayşegül Akbay Yarpuzlu, Ayşegül Nazi̇koğlu, Esi̇n Aşan, İlkay Yildiz, Şükrü Keleş
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The aim of this study was to investigate the toxic effects of the human immunodeficiency virus- reverse transcriptase (HIV-RT) inhibitor 2-phenoxymethyl-5-chlorobenzimidazole on rat liver at the light microscopic level to gain an insight into possible effects in human subjects. To do this, an animal experimental model was constructed and rats were divided into single injected rat (SIR) and multiple injected rat (MIR) groups, as well as single and multiple solvent dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) injected controls and an untreated control. Cellular heterogeneity was observed in a non-prominent way in the SIR group (prominent in only one area) and very prominently in the …