Publications by authors named "Muge Gore Karaali"

Introduction: Reactive granulomatous dermatitis (RGD) is a new entity, which is highly associated with systemic disorders. There is scarce data regarding interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (IGD) and palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis (PNGD).

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate clinical and histopathological characteristics of IGD and PNGD as unified entities under the term of RGD.

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  • Diseases, like cutaneous warts, can negatively impact sleep quality, which in turn may influence the immune system and disease progression.
  • A study evaluated the sleep quality of 138 patients with cutaneous warts using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and found significantly poorer sleep quality compared to healthy controls, especially in those with genital warts.
  • The results suggest that assessing and managing sleep quality in patients with warts, particularly genital warts, could improve their overall quality of life and management of the disease.
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Purpose: Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Cutaneous side effects of bevacizumab are seen with substantial frequency and may require the interruption of the treatment. The aim of the study was to conduct a biochemical and histopathological investigation of the effects of carvacrol against the possible oxidative skin damage caused by bevacizumab in rats.

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Background: Sensitive skin (SS) is a syndrome in which neurosensory disorders accompany epidermal barrier dysfunction. However, it is not yet clear how high anxiety levels affect the biophysical parameters of the skin in patients with SS.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the relationship between anxiety levels and facial neurosensitivity, the erythema index, sebum content, and sensitive skin scale scores in individuals with sensitive skin.

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Orf, ecthyma contagiosum, is a zoonotic viral infectious disease caused by parapoxvirus that affects particularly sheep and goats. Human may be infected with direct contact with contagious animals or by handling contaminated animal products. Lesions are localized mostly on the hands and fingers, but atypical localizations such as head or face have been rarely reported.

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Herpes zoster (HZ) is an infectious disease caused by latent varicella-zoster virus reactivation. There are conflicting reports on the varicella vaccine's effect on the incidence of HZ in children and adolescents. This study aimed to determine the impact of the single dose of varicella vaccination on HZ prevalence during childhood and adolescence.

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Background: Eosinophils play an important role in bullous pemphigoid (BP) pathogenesis. Although tissue infiltration with eosinophils has been known for a long time, there is a lack of knowledge about the relationship between tissue eosinophil levels and disease severity and clinical characteristics of the patients.

Methods: Fifty-nine patients diagnosed with BP between January 2008 and December 2018 were reviewed.

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Orf-ecthyma contagiosum-is an endemic cutaneous disease caused by parapoxvirus that is transmitted via direct contact with contagious animals. The lesions are located frequently on the hands and fingers. Subungual presentation of orf is very rare.

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  • Acquired perforating dermatosis (APD) is a rare skin disorder where connective tissue is eliminated through the skin, with most patients diagnosed with reactive perforating collagenosis (RPC).
  • A study of 80 APD patients revealed a higher prevalence of diabetes and a troubling mortality rate, as 23.8% of patients died during the follow-up period.
  • The comorbidity rate was notably higher in the RPC subgroup compared to perforating folliculitis, indicating a need for thorough evaluations of underlying health issues in patients with RPC.
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Introduction: Erythema induratum of Bazin (EIB) is a rare tuberculid form characterized by hypersensitivity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens. There are a few case series related to EIB in the literature. We evaluated the demographic, clinical, treatment, and follow-up characteristics of patients diagnosed with EIB.

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Tinea pedis affects the life quality distinctly and patients those with a prolonged disease often resort to non-medical methods. We sought to evaluate patients' knowledge about tinea pedis and approaches to the non-pharmacological agents. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 152 patients with tinea pedis who answered the survey between July and November 2019.

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Actinic keratoses have variants that differ clinically and pathologically. Proliferative actinic keratoses (PAK) are known to be resistant against standard therapies and to create a tendency for the development of invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This study retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 50 patients with 51 PAK lesions.

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Angiolipoma, a subtype of lipoma, is a benign adypocytic soft tissue tumor composed of mature adipose tissue and small vascular proliferations. This entity makes up 5-17% of all lipomas. The diagnosis is made by clinical and pathological examination, ultrasonography, and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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Superficial acral fibromyxoma (SAFM) is an uncommon mesenchymal soft tissue tumor with a predilection for the acral extremites and nail bed involvement. SAFM is diagnosed with clinicopathological and immunohistochemical examination. Awareness of this rare tumor is important because of amounts of benign and malignant neoplasms.

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