Can optical coherence tomography angiography be a first line ophthalmological evaluation in patients with Behçet's disease?

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate whether early ocular findings can be demonstrated with optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with Behçet's disease.

Patients And Methods: Thirty-seven eyes of 22 patients with Behçet's disease with ocular involvement, 48 eyes of 26 Behçet patients without any ocular involvement, and 44 eyes of 22 healthy controls were included, for a total of 70 patients (39 males, 31 females; mean age: 42.3±11.

The Effect of Balloon-Assisted Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis on the Patency and Post-Thrombotic Syndrome in Patients with Acute Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis: Is it Really Necessary or Not?

Background: The objective of this study was to describe the contribution and advantage of balloon-dilatation of iliac and femoral veins following pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis (PCDT) on the development of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS).

Methods: From October 2018 and January 2022, 85 patients with acute total occlusion of the iliac and femoral veins were treated with PCDT. The cohort was divided into 2 groups depending on the utilization of concomitant balloon dilatation of iliac and femoral veins (Group 1, n = 34, 40.

Effect of age on primary balloon dacryocystoplasty and probing success in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Purpose: To compare the success rates of balloon dacryocystoplasty (BDP) and probing as a primary procedure in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) and investigate the effect of age on both procedures.

Methods: A total of 135 patients (171 eyes) with simple and incomplete complex CNLDO were included in this retrospective study; complete complex CNLDO cases were excluded. The success rates for primary BDP (118 eyes) and for probing (53 eyes) were compared overall and among the age groups; Group 1 (12-24 months old), Group 2 (25-36 months old), and Group 3 (> 36 months old).

A new biomarker in severe pneumonia associated with coronavirus disease 2019: hypoalbuminemia. A prospective study.

Background: Effective triage and early detection are very important for controlling and treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Thus, the relationships between hypoalbuminemia and other acute-phase reactants in such cases need to be evaluated.

Objectives: To investigate the importance of albumin levels in cases of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination-induced cutaneous vasculitis: Report of two new cases and literature review.

Currently the most powerful tool in combating the COVID-19 pandemic is vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. A growing percentage of the world's population is being vaccinated. Various vaccines are worldwide on the market.

Accidentally diagnosed ocular abnormalities identified during close screening for retinopathy of prematurity.

Purpose: To report the variety of ocular findings which have been identified serendipitously during the screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a tertiary referral center during seven-year period.

Methods: The charts of 1568 preterm infants who screened for ROP were reviewed retrospectively. Any ocular lesion except for ROP were noted.

Coats plus syndrome: a rare cause of severe gastrointestinal tract bleeding in children - a case report.

Background: Coats plus syndrome, cerebroretinal microangiopathy with calcifications and cysts, is a rare disease with autosomal recessive pattern occurring due to a mutation in CTC1, encoding conserved telomere maintenance component 1, gene. Besides retinal involvement, abnormalities in brain and osteopenia, serious life-threatening bleeding in gastrointestinal tract and portal hypertension can be observed.

Case Presentation: A 6-year-old girl with Coats plus syndrome presented to the pediatric emergency department with vomiting blood and blood in stool.

Does omalizumab use in chronic spontaneous urticaria results in improvement in sexual functions?

Background: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a disease that can affect the patient's quality of life (QoL), sexual functions, and mood.

Objective: We planned a retrospective study to investigate the effects of omalizumab use in CSU patients on sexual function. We also aimed to evaluate the sexual function, quality of life (QoL), and mood of CSU patients compared to the control group consisting of idiopathic pruritus patients.

Dapsone for the treatment of acne vulgaris: do the risks outweigh the benefits?

Dapsone is a "4,4'-diamino diphenyl sulfone" compound and an aniline derivative from synthetic sulphones. Sulphonamides were first used in humans as antimicrobial agents to treat streptococcal infections. Dapsone derived from sulphonamides was first used in the treatment of leprosy in 1940.

Cutaneous and Allergic reactions due to COVID-19 vaccinations: A review.

Introduction: The pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had an unprecedented impact on the overall health and the global economy. Vaccination is currently the most dependable strategy to end the pandemic, despite the slower-than-hoped-for rollout, particularly for low-to-middle-income countries, and the uncertain duration of protection afforded by vaccination. The spike protein of the virus (immunodominant antigen of the virus) is the main target of the approved and candidate SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.

Histopathological comparison of pathergy positive and negative areas of newly diagnosed Behçet patients.

Background: Behcet's disease is an inflammatory vasculitis, and pathergy reaction is a compulsory element of the diagnostic criteria. In the literature, there is no study comparing the histopathology of negative pathergy tests and positive pathergy tests in newly diagnosed Behcet's patients. The primary goal was to investigate the frequency of vasculitis, which is an important finding of Behcet's disease, in pathergy histopathology.

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Practice Patterns and Psychological Status of Ophthalmologists in Turkey.

Aim: To investigate the changes in ophthalmologists' working conditions and mental health status in Turkey during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak and reveal the relevant individual and workplace-related factors.

Methods: This cross-sectional, nationwide, the survey-based study collected data between June and September 2020. Demographic characteristics, working conditions, precautionary measures in the workplace, and participants' Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) ratings were investigated.

Relationship between acanthosis nigricans, acrochordon and metabolic syndrome in patients with lichen planus.

Aim: In the literature, there are no data examining the association with lichen planus with acanthosis nigricans and acrochordon, which are skin findings of metabolic syndrome (MS).

Materials: A total of 108 lichen planus (LP) patients, age and sex-matched 109 controls, 217 patients in total were prospectively included in the study.

Results: Metabolic Syndrome was found in 55 (50.

The effect of topical ocular moxifloxacin on conjunctival and nasal mucosal flora.

To determine the short-term effect of topically administered ocular moxifloxacin on conjunctival and nasal bacterial mucosal flora. The study included 20 patients with newly diagnosed age-related macular degeneration. Each patient's diseased eye was selected as the treatment eye and the fellow eye was selected as the control eye.

Schizophrenia on Turkish Twitter: an exploratory study investigating misuse, stigmatization and trivialization.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate use and misuse of the word 'schizophrenia' and its derivatives to assess the prevalence of stigmatizing and trivializing attitudes and the meanings attributed to the condition on Turkish Twitter.

Methods: Using R programming language, we collected Turkish Twitter posts containing the terms used for schizophrenia in Turkish through Twitter's Search API over a 47-day period between July and June 2019. After removing retweets, we randomly sampled 3000 tweets and manually categorized them in three dimensions: use type (metaphorical/non-metaphorical), topic and attitude.

Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of an oral fluid screening test device for substance abuse at traffic controls.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the analytical performance of the Kite Biotechnology Oral fluid (OF) screening test device, which is used for roadside screening of cannabis, opiates, amphetamines, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), cocaine and benzodiazepines by comparing samples with matched plasma samples, analysed via liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for confirmation.

Methods: OF and plasma samples were obtained simultaneously from a total of 100 subjects. OF samples were analysed by OF screening test based on immunochromatography.

The effect of 577-nm pro-yellow laser on demodex density in patients with rosacea.

Background: The pro-yellow laser is a yellow light wavelength (577-nm) laser system. Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disorder that occurs with facial flushing, erythema, papules, pustules, and telangiectasia. Demodex parasites (Demodex folliculorum and brevis) also play a role in the pathogenesis of rosacea.

Complete blood count parameters to predict retinopathy of prematurity: when to evaluate and what do they tell us?

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship of novel inflammatory markers neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) development and requirement for laser photocoagulation (LP) treatment.

Methods: The charts of infants screened for ROP were reviewed retrospectively, and 120 newborns who had complete blood count (CBC) data in the first 24 hours after delivery (early period) and between 35 and 37th gestational weeks (late period) were included. Study population consisted of 34 infants who required LP for ROP treatment, 52 newborns with ROP that regressed without treatment, and 34 controls who did not developed any ROP stages.

The relationship between lichen planus and metabolic syndrome.

Objective: Lichen planus (LP) is an idiopathic, chronic inflammatory disease. Chronic inflammatory diseases can cause metabolic complications. In the literature, data related to the relationship between lichen planus and metabolic syndrome (MS) are limited.