Publications by authors named "Y Akgul Balaban"
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- Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) negatively impacts patients' quality of life, and omalizumab is recommended for cases resistant to antihistamines; the Urticaria Activity Score-7 (UAS-7) measures disease severity.* -
- A study compared the long-term effectiveness and side effects of two doses (150 mg and 300 mg) of omalizumab in 108 CSU patients over 60 months, finding no significant differences in disease scores or adverse events between groups.* -
- The research concluded that starting with a 150 mg dose is adequate for CSU treatment, with an option to increase to 300 mg if needed, offering a potentially safer and more
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- In a study of 82 patients with autoimmune liver diseases (AILD), researchers aimed to evaluate the frequency of inborn errors of immunity (IEI) among them.
- They found that 18% of the patients had immunodeficiency, with the highest ratio observed in the variant syndromes group at 29%.
- The study highlights the need for targeted therapies for AILD patients with IEI and calls for further research to better understand the impacts of these treatments.
Selective Immunoglobulin M Deficiency in Patients with Autoimmune Liver Diseases.
Turk J Gastroenterol
June 2024
Cite this article as: Balaban YH, Ismail M, Nur Ayar Ş. Selective immunoglobulin M deficiency in patients with autoimmune liver diseases. Turk J Gastroenterol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Anaphylaxis is a severe and life-threatening systemic hypersensitivity reaction. The most frequently encountered causes are foods, drugs, and bee venom, but anaphylaxis may also occur idiopathically. Paradoxical vocal cord movement (PVCM), is a cause of upper airway obstruction due to abnormal adduction of vocal cords during inspiration and, to some degree on expiration.
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