Effect of oral ribavirin treatment on the viral load and disease progression in Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.

Objectives: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a lethal hemorrhagic disease. There is currently no specific antiviral therapy for CCHF approved for use in humans. In this study we aimed to investigate the effect of oral ribavirin treatment on the viral load and disease progression in CCHF.

Tuberculous deep neck infection in a soldier, preceding miliary tuberculosis: a diagnostic dilemma.

Tuberculosis can affect every organ, most importantly the lungs, and worldwide it is the leading cause of death attributable to a single infectious agent. Tuberculous involvement of the neck is also possible. Patients mostly present with masses or draining fistulas in the neck, which are mostly located in the posterior cervical, submandibular, and supraclavicular regions.

Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis.

Cervical lymphadenitis is the most common head and neck manifestation of mycobacterial infections. The incidence of mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis has increased. It may be the manifestation of a systemic tuberculous disease or a unique clinical entity localized to neck.

Evaluation of a polymerase chain reaction amplification method for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex on samples from different sources.

Using primers specific for the IS6110 region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, successful amplification by the polymerase chain reaction was demonstrated in 81 of 84 archive specimens from patients who had been clinically diagnosed 2 months to 16 y previously as having tuberculosis. Depending on the time of storage of the specimens, extra DNA bands were found in addition to the IS6110 region band.

Brucellosis of the spine: evaluation of the clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings of 14 patients.

In this study, we aimed to assess the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings of vertebral involvement in brucellosis. Fourteen patients diagnosed with spondylitis and spondylodiscitis due to brucellosis were included in the study. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or scintigraphy were used to diagnose the vertebral involvement.

Histopathologic assessment of fungal involvement of the paranasal sinuses in Turkey.

Objective: To assess paranasal sinus material histopathologically for the presence of fungus.

Material And Methods: Paraffin-embedded archival biopsy samples of patients who underwent endonasal sinus surgery between 1992 and 2002 were retrospectively assessed for the presence of fungi. Hematoxylin-eosin-stained sections of the materials were re-evaluated, and Gomori's methanamine silver stain was also applied as required.

Hearing status in brucellosis.

Background: Although brucellosis can lead to multisystem complications, involvement of the ear in brucellosis is rarely reported in the literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the hearing status of patients with brucellosis.

Study Design: Thirty-two patients with brucellosis were included in the study.

Serum cytokine levels in Bell's palsy.

Objective: To assess the significance of the serum levels of the cytokines (interleukine (IL-6, IL-8, IL-1b, IL-2r, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF - alpha)) in the patients with Bell's palsy.

Study Design: A clinical and laboratory study in which serum cytokine levels were compared between the patients who had Bell's palsy and healthy controls.

Methods: Twenty-three patients with Bell's palsy and 30 healthy volunteers were included in the study.