Resistant Lactic Acidemia Due to Accidental Cheese Starter Culture Ingestion.

Lactic acid is the end-product of anaerobic glycolysis. It is generally believed that elevated blood lactate levels are associated with poor patient outcomes. Literature reports that lactic acidosis can be related to supplementary food intake in the pediatric age group however, in adult patients, it is not common to see lactic acidosis due to oral ingestion unless the patient has a history of short bowel syndrome or jejunoileal bypass surgery.

Changes in anterior chamber dimensions following small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in anterior chamber dimensions including horizontal anterior chamber diameter (HACD), anterior chamber depth (ACD), and iridocorneal angle (ICA) following small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) using Scheimpflug-Placido disk tomographer (Sirius).

Methods: The records of the 73 eyes of 47 patients who received SMILE for myopia and myopic astigmatism were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative and 6-month postoperative measurements of central corneal thickness (CCT), HACD, ACD, ICA, nasal anterior chamber angle (nACA), and temporal anterior chamber angle (tACA) were obtained by tomography, and compared with paired t-tests.

The association between COVID-19 anxiety levels and tobacco use among patients within a smoking cessation polyclinic.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the anxiety level of smokers and the relationship between smoking behavior and COVID-19 anxiety level.

Methods: Our study was planned as a descriptive cross-sectional survey. A 32-question face-to-face questionnaire containing the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and the Fagerström test for nicotine dependence (FTND) was administered to 349 patients who had applied to the smoking cessation polyclinic between 15 May 2021 and 1 August 2021.

Association of early electrical changes with cardiovascular outcomes in immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis.

Background: Immune-checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis (ICI-myocarditis) often presents with arrhythmias, but the prognostic value of early electrocardiogram findings is unclear. Although ICI-myocarditis and acute cellular rejection (ACR) following cardiac transplantation use similar treatment strategies, differences in arrhythmia burden are unknown.

Objective: To evaluate the association of electrocardiogram findings in ICI-myocarditis with myocarditis-related mortality and life-threatening arrhythmia.

The Effect of a Gluten-Free Diet on Sleep Disturbances in Children with Celiac Disease.

Purpose: Sleep disturbances are common in patients with celiac disease (CD), but their response to a gluten-free diet (GFD) treatment remains scarce. This study investigated the alteration in sleep disturbances within 6 months of starting a GFD in children with CD.

Patients And Methods: A total of 103 children initially diagnosed with CD, with no psychiatric diagnosis and not receiving psychotropic medication, were included in this study.

COVID-19 severity and SARS-Cov-2 vaccine safety in pemphigus patients.

There are safety concerns in the treatment of pemphigus patients with immunosuppressants, particularly rituximab (RTX), in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the beginning, the reports were more pessimistic. However, few reports have recently pointed to manageable courses in this patient group.

Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: TReasure real-life data.

Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) is a major concern in RA. These patients have been included in clinical trials and in the post-marketing setting of RA patients using tofacitinib. We aimed to assess the real-life efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients with RA-ILD.

Adrenocortical System Hormones in Non-Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.

Context: The effects of COVID-19 on the adrenocortical system and its hormones are not well known.

Objectives: We studied serum cortisol, serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and their ratio in hospitalized non-critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Design: A prospective case-control study.

Comparison of the Efficacy of Different Concentrations of Diclofenac Sodium Phonophoresis (1.16% vs 2.32%) in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: a Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The objective of the present study is to compare the efficacy of two different concentrations of diclofenac sodium phonophoresis (DSPH) (1.16% vs 2.32%) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

The validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the spinal appearance questionnaire for congenital scoliosis patients over 10 years old.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the validity and the reliability of the Turkish version of the SAQ (Tr-SAQ) in congenital scoliosis patients.

Methods: Applied to 52 patients with congenital scoliosis (38 female), the Tr-SAQ was applied to the same patients for the second time with an average interval of 14.9 ± 0.

Role of Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow for Measuring the Effectiveness of Surgery in Children with Adenoidal Hypertrophy.

Objective Nasal airway obstruction in children is a frequent problem in otolaryngology practice. Adenoidal hypertrophy (AH) is the most common pathology in childhood that requires surgery. Nasal patency can be evaluated by subjective and objective methods.