Publications by authors named "E H Erken"
Endocarditis, Intra-cardiac Thrombus, and Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with Behcet's Syndrome.
Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul
June 2024
Behçet's Syndrome (BS) is a chronic vasculitis of unknown etiology. Arterial involvement occurring in the pulmonary artery is associated with poor prognosis. It may cause pulmonary thrombus (PTE) and aneurysm (PAA) which may also lead to a rare complication, intracardiac thrombus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting mostly small joints, such as hand and foot joints symmetrically with irreversible joint destruction. In this study, the relationship between CD39 expression and the treatment response of RA patients was examined to investigate its potential as a biomarker that demonstrates treatment response.
Materials And Methods: This study included 77 RA patients and 40 healthy controls (HC).
Objective: Uremic pruritus is a distressing complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD), associated with mortality, and negatively impacts quality of life. The 5D-Itch Scale (5D-IS) is an easy-to-apply technique that evaluates 5 different dimensions of itching such as duration, severity, course, disability, and prevalence. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of itching in different CKD stages using the 5D-IS and to investigate the factors associated with itching in CKD patients.
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- The study used the CART algorithm to analyze treatment protocols and factors affecting oral ulcers in Behçet's syndrome patients across multiple countries.
- Among 979 patients, findings revealed that those with irregular tooth brushing habits showed a higher usage of immunosuppressive (IS) medications, especially in males with major organ involvement.
- The study emphasizes the importance of promoting better oral hygiene as part of treatment strategies for patients with Behçet's syndrome.
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the potential effect of the mevalonate kinase (MVK) gene polymorphisms on the pathogenesis and clinical findings in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients.
Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 103 participants (63 males, 40 females) between January 2013 and January 2014. Of these, 51 (32 males, 19 females; mean age: 37.