Publications by authors named "S Ozcay"

The acute anti-inflammatory effects of inhaled steroids at high doses and their use at home and as emergency treatment of acute asthma attacks in children have been evaluated in many clinical studies. However very little is known about their additional bronchodilator response to systemic steroids plus nebulized salbutamol in the early management in children. Asthmatic patients aged between 5-15 years were investigated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled fashion.

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Background: There is a growing recognition that some patients with long-standing asthma may possess a component of irreversible airflow obstruction due to airway remodeling. The underlying chronic inflammation has been implicated as the cause of this process. In the upper airways, the inflammation presents itself with symptoms of chronic rhinitis, leading to recurrent sinusitis, in some patients.

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Two cases with macroscopic hematuria as complication of acute mumps infection is reported. The patients have neither been vaccinated against mumps nor had mumps infection earlier. Macroscopic hematuria resolved spontaneously and renal functions did not deteriorate in both the patients.

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  • The study explored the relationship between Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and allergic reactions (atopy) in 252 asthmatic children.
  • In the research, tuberculin tests were used to identify tuberculosis infection, and skin prick tests assessed allergic sensitivities to common allergens.
  • The results showed no significant difference in atopy rates between children with and without tuberculosis infection, indicating that tuberculosis reactivity does not correlate inversely with atopy in this group.
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We have studied serological and clinical response to live, attenuated varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine (Varilrix, SmithKline Beecham) in 20 patients with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) in remission and 22 normal controls who had no history of varicella and no detectable antibody to VZV. Nephrotic patients included 15 boys and 5 girls, with a mean age of 4.7 years (range 2-11.

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