Publications by authors named "Mehmet Karaci"

is one of the three species of . The present case report describes a two-year-old child who had complaints of discomfort and fever, and in his urinary culture. Grade-2 hydronephrosis and a 7.

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Background: Obesity continues to be a leading public health concern in the world.

Aim: The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between obesity, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and voiding dysfunction.

Methods: The study included students aged between 6 and 16 years in Zonguldak.

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Introduction And Aim: Hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with azithromycin has been increasingly used for patients with coronavirus disease 2019, in both children and adults. Drugs are generally well tolerated in clinical practice; however, both can cause corrected QT prolongation. We aimed to report our experience of QT interval evaluation associated with the use of hydroxychloroquine with concurrent azithromycin among children testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019.

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Objective: In recent studies, vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and early infancy has been reported to predispose children to many chronic diseases, except those of the skeletal system. The aim of this study was to investigate whether craniotabes in otherwise healthy newborns is physiological, its relationship to vitamin D deficiency and whether or not it requires treatment.

Methods: A total of 150 healthy newborns with a weight of over 2000 g were included.

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Pituitary adenomas usually arise from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and are manifested with hormonal disorders or mass effect. Mass effect usually occurs in nonfunctional tumors. Pituitary adenomas may be manifested with visual field defects or rarely in the form of total oculomotor palsy.

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Objective: To analyze the relationship between obesity and asthma control in a group of patients with asthma.

Methods: In this prospective study, body mass index (BMI) values of 200 asthma patients aged 4-18 y who had been regularly followed up by Kartal Education and Research Hospital Pediatric Asthma Outpatient Clinic were calculated. Asthma control test (ACT) and asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) were performed.

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Tricyclic antidepressant intoxication is one of the most frequently encountered and life-threatening causes of intoxication among referrals to emergency departments due to drug intoxication. There is no known antidote against any of the tricyclic antidepressants. The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) recommends plasmapheresis to support primary treatment in this type of drug poisoning, which does not respond to certain and traditional treatments.

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