Publications by authors named "G Akkuzu"
Objectives: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease affecting both genders in reproductive age. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relation between FMF and pregnancy on both maternal and fetal aspects.
Material And Methods: In this retrospective, single-center, descriptive study we analysed total of 95 pregnancies of 40 FMF patients.
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- If a person has a small lesion (growth) in their body that's less than 3 cm and they don't have any symptoms, it's usually okay to just keep an eye on it.
- Many times, these small lesions don’t cause any problems and can heal on their own.
- So, doctors often recommend watching the lesion to see if it changes instead of doing surgery right away.
Objectives: Recurrent monoarthritis (RM) is a major challenge of many rheumatic diseases. Ablation is a well-known technique in the treatment of benign or malign lesions of different etiologies. We aimed to to investigate the success and safety of microwave ablation (MWA) as an adjunctive therapy in a cohort of medical treatment-resistant RM.
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- The condition known as pseudo-pseudo Meigs' syndrome (PPMS) occurs in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and is characterized by ascites, pleural effusion, and elevated CA-125 levels without any ovarian cancer.
- A 33-year-old female patient was diagnosed with SLE after experiencing persistent pleural effusion and new onset massive ascites alongside increased CA-125 levels, which led to a renal biopsy revealing class-V lupus nephritis.
- Treatment with immunosuppressants resulted in significant improvement of SLE symptoms and PPMS components, including the ascites and pleural effusion, without the necessity for diuretics, highlighting the importance of thorough evaluation and treatment in such
Protracted febrile myalgia syndrome (PFMS) is a rare form of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) characterised by prolonged myalgia. The duration of PFMS is much longer than a typical 2-5-day attack familial Mediterranean fever and lasts for 2-6 weeks until they treated with corticosteroids. Colchicine is not effective for control of PFMS's attacks.
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