Deferoxamine-related bilateral maculopathy with optical coherence tomography findings.

Background: We present a case of bilateral maculopathy associated with deferoxamine mesylate (DFO) treatment.

Methods: A 53-year-old man with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) received DFO therapy due to elevated ferritin levels. He was then referred to ophthalmology clinic due to blurred vision.

Does Kinesiotaping improve pain and functionality in patients with newly diagnosed lateral epicondylitis?

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the short-term effects of kinesiotaping and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) along with physiotherapy on pain, functionality, and grip strength in patients with newly diagnosed lateral epicondylitis undergoing rehabilitation.

Methods: Forty-five voluntary patients (mean age 48 years) were randomly assigned to three groups. Patients in all groups received physiotherapy consisting of a cold pack and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation five times per week for a total of 15 sessions and a home exercise programme including stretching and eccentric strength exercises.

Levetiracetam induced psoriasiform drug eruption: a rare case report.

Levetiracetam (LEV) is an established second generation anti-epileptic drug and LEV associated severe cutaneous reactions are rare. Here we report the case of psoriasiform drug eruption in a patient with newly diagnosed epilepsy who had been treated with levetiracetam. To our knowledge this is the first report of a patient with a psoriasiform eruption that appeared after the administration of LEV.

Evaluation of atrial fibrillation (AF) management and cardiovascular risk profile in AF patients: data from Turkish patients in the international observational cross-sectional REALISE AF trial.

Objectives: To assess control of atrial fibrillation (AF) and cardiovascular (CV) risk profile of AF patients with previously established AF therapies.

Study Design: A total of 510 patients (mean (SD) age, 67.1 (12.

Prognostic value of the Intermediate QRS prolongation in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: Studies have shown different effect of intermediate QRS prolongation on major cardiovascular events in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive and prognostic value of intermediate QRS prolongation on in-hospital complication rate and long term mortality in patients with AMI.

Materials And Methods: We performed an observational study that enrolled 114 consecutive patients with AMI.

Classification and comparative study of vitiligo in Southeast of Turkey with biochemical and immunological parameters.

Objective: To investigate classification and comparative with biochemical and immunological parameters of vitiligo disease in Southeast of Turkey.

Patients And Methods: 148 patients who referred to the Department & Dermatology and Venereology with the complaint of vitiligo were selected. All patients gave informed consent for participation in the study.

Continuous amnioinfusion via an epidural catheter following spontaneous membrane rupture: A case report.

Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is seen in 3% of all pregnancies, and is a frequent cause of preterm birth, neonatal mortality and morbidity. The most important complications are maternal and foetal infection, prematurity, umbilical cord compression, hypoxia or asphyxia due to cord prolapse, pulmonary hypoplasia and extremity deformities. The basic approach to PPROM therapy aims to prevent premature birth and the development of foetal distress, and decrease the risk of maternal and foetal infection, and amniotic fluid loss.

Duplication of the right coronary artery in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and myocardial bridging.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic myocardial disorder. In such patients, myocardial bridging is the most frequent encountered coronary arterial anomaly. Patients may, however, on occasion, present with other much rarer malformations of the coronary arteries.

Comparison of hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy in the evaluation of infertile women.

Objective: To compare tuboperitoneal factors of infertile women by hysterosalpingography (HSG) and laparoscopy.

Methods: In this cohort study, 82 infertile cases were evaluated retrospectively by laparoscopy, 3 months subsequent to HSG in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical School of Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey, between March 2004 and April 2006. The findings of HSG and laparoscopy were compared.