Publications by authors named "Ali K Tehci"

Article Synopsis
  • Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is an autoimmune disease that typically causes muscle weakness and distinctive skin symptoms, but less common presentations can occur.
  • A case is presented of a 7-year-old boy with rare symptoms of peri-orbital edema and facial swelling, alongside cholestasis and cytopenia, without initial muscle weakness.
  • After developing muscle weakness and receiving a muscle biopsy that confirmed inflammatory myopathy, he was successfully treated and showed no further physical or skin issues after 14 months, highlighting the challenges of diagnosing atypical JDM symptoms.
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Introduction: Evaluating the visual functions of children with an easy-to-use and evidence-based method during the preverbal period will enable early diagnosis and intervention of visual impairments. The aim of this study is to determine the utility and reliability of the Turkish version of the Preverbal Visual Assessment (PreViAs) questionnaire, which was developed to evaluate the visual functioning of preverbal infants. Population and Methods: The PreViAs questionnaire was administered to primary caregivers of term infants under 24 months of age, and their responses were recorded.

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Background: This study's objective was to investigate the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in children with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) and to report our clinical experience.

Methods: Acute COVID-19 and MIS-C-diagnosed patients observed in two pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) between 2019 and 2021 were examined for AKI and retrospectively compared to children with AKI.

Results: The study comprised 163 children, of whom 98 (60.

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Objective: This study was conducted to reveal the characteristics of pediatric emergency revisits of children with COVID-19 and the factors associated with clinical worsening and hospitalization at the revisit.

Materials And Methods: In pediatric emergency visits of children between July 2020 and March 2021 with COVID-19, the patients who had a revisit within 7 days were included in the study. Demographic and clinical characteristics, test results, and the relationship of these variables with clinical worsening and hospitalization at the revisit were investigated.

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Objective: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is clinically characterized by recurrent attacks of angioedema. This study evaluated the clinical findings and examination results of patients admitted due to angioedema who then underwent a diagnostic test for HAE. The study aimed to assess the contribution of laboratory findings to the diagnostic process and to determine clinicians' level of awareness regarding the differential diagnosis of angioedema and the appropriate laboratory tests.

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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a life-threatening hyperinflammation syndrome emerging after COVID-19. The serum delta neutrophil index (DNI) reflects the fraction of circulating immature granulocytes and is evaluated in infection and inflammation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of DNI as a diagnostic marker in patients with MIS-C and to assess its role in determining the severity of MIS-C.

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