Determination of predictive risk factors for severe bronchiolitis.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the predictive risk factors for development of severe bronchiolitis in patients with acute bronchiolitis with no previous chronic disease.

Methods: Four hundred forty children aged 1-24 months hospitalised with acute bronchiolitis, were examined between February 2018 and February 2019 in this prospective study.

Results: Eighty-five cases were regarded as severe bronchiolitis and 355 as mild-moderate bronchiolitis.

Evaluation of vitamin D levels in children with primary epistaxis.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D 3] values and incidences of primary epistaxis among children.

Methods: A total of 42 cases and 55 matched controls were included in our study. The study group and control group were well matched for age and gender.