Publications by authors named "M S Toprak"
Objectives: The study aimed to investigate and compare clinical features, disease activity, and the overall disease burden among psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients across seven distinct geographic regions in Türkiye.
Patients And Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study involving 1,134 PsA patients from 25 referral centers across seven regions was conducted. Demographic and clinical characteristics, comorbidities, joint involvement, extra-articular manifestations, and disease activity measures were evaluated across regions.
Background: This study aimed to compare extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) with the use of stabilization splint in nonsurgical temporomandibular disorders treatments, and to evaluate the effects.
Methods: In this study, individuals, who are diagnosed with disc displacements with reduction according to the diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorder examination criteria. The patients in the first control group (n = 36) were applied a medical treatment + stabilization splint.
Purpose: To examine the level of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio in the pediatric patient group with keratoconus.
Methods: Patients aged 5-18 years with a diagnosis of keratoconus followed by the corneal department and children in the similar age group who were determined as controls were included in the study. Their topographies were evaluated.
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated the effectiveness of the systemic lupus erythematosus risk probability index (SLERPI) in determining whether patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) might have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
- A total of 62 IGM patients and 55 healthy controls were analyzed, focusing on demographic, clinical, and laboratory data, including various autoantibodies.
- Results showed that 19.4% of IGM patients tested positive for SLERPI, indicating a notable association with arthritis and certain autoantibodies, suggesting SLERPI can help identify potential SLE cases within the IGM population.
Generalised arterial calcification of infancy, an autosomal recessive disorder characterised by abnormal calcification of medium and large-sized arteries, represents a rare cause of dilated cardiomyopathy. We present the case of a two-month-old girl diagnosed posthumously with dilated cardiomyopathy. Studies suggest that early initiation of treatment can improve prognosis in generalised arterial calcification of infancy, so clinicians should be alert to the condition, especially in patients displaying generalised narrowing of medium and large-sized arteries.
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