Publications by authors named "Ezgi Cay"
Aim: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, we aimed to determine the clinical characteristics of children admitted to a tertiary hospital with asthma exacerbations in a city in southern Turkey where aeroallergens are common and to determine how these characteristics affect the severity of exacerbations.
Methods: Data from a cross-sectional analysis of children with asthma exacerbations who were followed up at the Cukurova University Medical Faculty Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) and Pediatric Allergy & Immunology inpatient clinic were retrospectively analyzed. The study included 106 children who were diagnosed with asthma and did not have any additional comorbidities.
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- * The study analyzed 15 patients diagnosed with GS2 from 2017 to 2022, finding that 73.3% developed HLH, with various presentations including central nervous system involvement.
- * Treatment included using the HLH-2004 protocol and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT); while those who had HSCT survived, three patients without suitable donors unfortunately did not.