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Assessment of 17 Pediatric Cases With Colchicine Poisoning in a 2-Year Period
Alaygut, Demet; Kilic, Suar Caki; Kaya, Ali; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Bolat, Fatih; Cevit, Omer; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016)Aim The aim of the study is to discuss clinical effects, treatments, and outcomes of pediatric colchicine poisoning. Method This study was designed as an observational case series study. The medical records of children ... -
Can the Mild Clinical Course of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Children Be Explained by Cytokine Responses?
Ozsurekci, Yasemin; Arasli, Mehmet; Oncel, Eda Karadag; Caglayik, Dilek Yagci; Kaya, Ali; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara; Engin, Aynur; Korukluoglu, Gulay; Elaldi, Nazif; Ceyhan, Mehmet (WILEY, 2013)Cytokines are possibly one of the factors responsible for death due to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). This study aimed to determine the differences between the cytokine levels in children and adult patients with ... -
Cardiac findings in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Gul, Ibrahim; Kaya, Ali; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Karapinar, Hekim; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Yilmaz, Ahmet; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara; Tandogan, Izzet (INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC, 2011)Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) involves the multi-organ systems. The involvement of the heart in adult patients has been described previously. We investigated the electrocardiographic and echocardiographic ... -
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever disease due to tick bite with very long incubation periods
Kaya, Ali; Engin, Aynur; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara; Cevit, Omer; Elaldi, Nazif; Gulturk, Abdulaziz (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2011)Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a zoonotic viral disease with a high mortality rate, and is one of the viral hemorrhagic fever syndromes. The average mortality rate of CCHF is 3-30%. Research indicates ... -
Effect of Antiepilepsy Drug Therapy on Ventricular Function in Children With Epilepsy: A Tissue Doppler Imaging Study
Kibar, Ayse Esin; Unver, Olcay; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Balli, Sevket; Ece, Ibrahim; Erdem, Sevcan; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara (SPRINGER, 2014)Impaired cardiac myocardial function may contribute to the risk for sudden unexpected death of a patient with epilepsy. This study aimed to investigate the effect of antiepilepsy drugs (AEDs) on cardiac function in pediatric ... -
Elevated chemokine levels during adult but not pediatric Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Arasli, Mehmet; Ozsurekci, Yasemin; Elaldi, Nazif; McAuley, Alexander J.; Oncel, Eda Karadag; Tekin, Ishak Ozel; Gozel, Mustafa Gokhan; Kaya, Ali; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara; Caglayik, Dilek Yagci; Korukluoglu, Gulay; Kokturk, Furuzan; Bakir, Mehmet; Bente, Dennis A.; Ceyhan, Mehmet (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2015)Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral zoonosis. Clinical reports indicate the severity of CCHF is milder in children than adults. The chemokines are important chemoattractant mediators ... -
Plasma Oxidative Stress and Total Thiol Levels in Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Karadag-Oncel, Eda; Erel, Ozcan; Ozsurekci, Yasemin; Caglayik, Dilek Yagci; Kaya, Ali; Gozeol, Mustafa Gokhan; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara; Engin, Aynur; Korukluoglu, Gulay; Uyar, Yavuz; Elaldi, Nazif; Ceyhan, Mehmet (NATL INST INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2014)In this study, we investigated the pro- and antioxidant status of patients with a pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in terms of their role in its pathogenesis. During the study period, 34 children and ... -
Resting Heart Rate in Children with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Tool to Identify Patients at Risk?
Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Bolat, Fatih; Kaya, Ali; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Karapinar, Hekim; Gulsever, Osman; Dogan, Melih; Cevit, Omer; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara (MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, 2014)Objective: We aimed to assess the association between resting heart rate (RHR) and severe infection in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Methods: In all, 121 patients under 18 years of age with a ... -
Treatment failure of gentamicin in pediatric patients with oropharyngeal tularemia
Kaya, Ali; Uysal, Ismail Onder; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Engin, Aynur; Gulturk, Abdulaziz; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara; Cevit, Omer (INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC, 2011)Background: Tularemia is a zoonotic infection, and the causative agent is Francisella tularensis. A first-line therapy for treating tularemia is aminoglycosides (streptomycin or, more commonly, gentamicin), and treatment ... -
Tularemia in children: evaluation of clinical, laboratory and therapeutic features of 27 tularemia cases
Kaya, Ali; Deveci, Koksal; Uysal, Ismail Onder; Guven, Ahmet Sami; Demir, Mevlut; Uysal, Elif Bilge; Gultekin, Asim; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara (TURKISH J PEDIATRICS, 2012)Kaya A, Deveci K, Uysal IO, Guven AS, Demir M, Uysal EB, Gultekin A, Icagasioglu FD. Tularemia in children: evaluation of clinical, laboratory and therapeutic features of 27 tularemia cases. Mirk J Pediatr 2012; 54: 105-112. ... -
Value of ABO blood group in predicting the severity of children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Guven, Ahmet Sami; Sancakdar, Enver; Kaya, Ali; Uysal, Elif Bilge; Oflaz, Mehmet Burhan; Bolat, Fatih; Karapinar, Hekim; Koc, Elif; Icagasioglu, Fusun Dilara (E-CENTURY PUBLISHING CORP, 2014)Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the role of ABO blood groups in predicting disease severity and bleeding potential in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Methods: One hundred fifty-one ...
