Characteristics of children with cat sensitivity: a prospective cross-sectional study.

Background: Animal dander is one of the most common respiratory allergens in children, and there is evidence that cat sensitivity is a risk factor for asthma and allergic rhinitis. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate children with cat sensitivity and to identify their demographic and clinical characteristics.

Methods: Patients who were found to be sensitive to cats following skin prick tests performed in our allergy clinic over a period of one year (and two control groups), were included in the study.

Complementary and alternative treatment methods practiced by parents in pediatric cases diagnosed with atopic dermatitis.

Introduction: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent, and inflammatory skin disease experienced mostly in childhood. Chronicity of the disease, relapses, constant need of regular skin care causes seeking for alternative treatments.

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the complementary and alternative treatments (CAT) used by parents' caregivers in pediatric patients diagnosed with AD, and the association between CAT use and patient characteristics.

Evaluation of nocturnal blood pressure changes and urinary electrolyte excretion in children with enuresis.

Background: Monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (MNE) is defined as involuntary nighttime urination of children over five years of age without any congenital or acquired defect in the central nervous system. Many factors, mainly nocturnal polyuria, sleep disorders, decreased bladder capacity, and bladder dysfunctions play a role in the etiology of MNE.

Methods: Eighty-three children diagnosed with MNE were included in the study.

Eczema herpeticum emerging during atopic dermatitis in infancy.

Background: Eczema herpeticum (EH) is an acute disseminated viral infection that develops in the presence of an existing skin lesion, often on the ground of atopic dermatitis (AD). Morbidity and mortality of EH can be minimized by starting antiviral therapy at the earliest time in diagnosis.

Case: Herein we report five infants diagnosed with EH in the course of AD treatment.

Effects of neonatal sepsis on thrombocyte tests.

Objective: Hemostatic disorders are common complications in sepsis, and coagulation abnormalities occur in almost all the septic patients. Thrombocytes have a key role in the pathogenesis of coagulation abnormalities in sepsis. This study aimed to investigate thrombocyte function disorders as a likely cause of hemorrhagic diathesis in patients with neonatal sepsis.

Iron deficiency anemia in infants: does it really affect the myocardial functions?

The aim was to assess the myocardial functions in infants with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The findings of 22 infants with IDA and 16 healthy infants were compared. Complete blood count in all infants, serum iron level, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), and serum ferritin level in patients were evaluated.