Publications by authors named "O Bahceci"
Objective: Chronic non-bacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is a rare autoinflammatory bone disease associated with other chronic inflammatory diseases such as familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), spondylarthropathies, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and pyoderma gangrenosum. We aimed to describe the clinical and follow-up characteristics of patients with CNO and to compare findings between patients with and without comorbidities.
Methods: The clinical records of patients with CNO who were followed up in our pediatric rheumatology clinic between 2018 and 2023 were reviewed.
Article Synopsis
- Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic autoinflammatory disease treated mainly with colchicine, but 5%-10% of patients don't respond adequately and may need anti-IL-1 treatments.
- This study examined factors related to the withdrawal of anti-IL-1 agents in patients who were resistant to colchicine, comparing their demographic and clinical characteristics over a ten-year period.
- Results showed that lower severity scores and the absence of exertional leg pain or comorbidities are linked to the successful discontinuation of anti-IL-1 treatments in colchicine-resistant FMF patients.
Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remains a major global public health problem. This study aimed to obtain current epidemiological data on the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Methods: This study included 92,270 anti-HIV test results reported for 82,954 different individuals between 2015 and 2019.
Background: A nationwide multicenter study was organized to establish reference intervals (RIs) in the Turkish population for 25 commonly tested biochemical analytes and to explore sources of variation in reference values, including regionality.
Methods: Blood samples were collected nationwide in 28 laboratories from the seven regions (≥400 samples/region, 3066 in all). The sera were collectively analyzed in Uludag University in Bursa using Abbott reagents and analyzer.
Objectives: To examine the impact of diabetic state on the concentrations of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and the correlation between angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD) and serum Lp(a) concentrations in NIDDM.
Design: In this cross-sectional study of 26 patients with NIDDM and 19 nondiabetic sex- and age-matched patients who underwent coronary angiography. CAD was assessed visually using coronary artery score (CAS), and plasma Lp(a) was measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.