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Early-onset inflammatory bowel disease and common variable immunodeficiency-like disease caused by IL-21 deficiency.
(2014-06)
BACKGROUND:
Alterations of immune homeostasis in the gut can result in development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recently, Mendelian forms of IBD have been discovered, as exemplified by deficiency of IL-10 or its ...
Diagnostic workup and micronutrient deficiencies in children with failure to thrive without underlying diseases.
(2019-08)
Objectives and study: Failure to thrive (FTT) is an interruption in the normal pattern of growth. We aimed to evaluate the clinicalcharacteristics, underlying etiologies, diagnostic workup, and frequency of micronutrient ...
Cow`s milk protein allergy awareness and practice among Turkish pediatricians: A questionnaire-survey.
(2017)
Region-specific recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cow`s milk protein allergy (CMPA) are not available in Turkey. This cross-sectional questionnaire-survey was designed to evaluate CMPA awareness ...
Diagnosis of celiac disease and applicability of ESPGHAN guidelines in Mediterranean countries: a real life prospective study.
(2017-01)
Background: We assessed how the diagnosis of Celiac Disease (CD) is made and how the new ESPGHAN guidelines
can be applied in children from countries with different resources.
Methods: A real life prospective study was ...
Evaluation of malnutrition development risk in hospitalized children.
(2018-04)
Objectives:Many screening methods, such as the Screening Tool Risk on Nutritional Status and Growth(STRONGkids) and the Pediatric Yorkhill Malnutrition Score (PYMS), have been developed to detect mal-nutrition in pediatric ...
Gastric carcinoid tumor in a 14-year old girl.
(2014-11)
Gastric carcinoid tumors (GCT) are rare lesions that constitute 2.6-8.7% of all gastrointestinal carcinoids, mostly affect middle-aged females but the incidence in children is unknown. We present a 14-year-old girl, with ...
The cost-effectiveness of treating chronic hepatitis B patients in a median endemic and middle income country.
(2012-10)
Background/aims Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection is
a serious public health problem due to its potential liver
disease sequelae and highly expensive medical costs such
as the need for liver transplantation. The aim ...
The value of the levels of acute phase reactants for the prediction of familial Mediterranean fever associated amyloidosis: a case control study.
(2007-04)
t In order to determine the role of levels of
acute phase proteins (APPs) for the development of
amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)
patients, the levels of serum amyloid A (SAA), C reactive protein (CRP), ...
Variability of anti-human transglutaminase testing in celiac disease across Mediterranean countries
(2017-06)
AIM
To verify the precision and accuracy of transglutaminase
antibodies (TGA) assays across Mediterranean countries.
METHODS
This study involved 8 referral centres for celiac disease
(CD) in 7 Mediterranean countries. ...
Consensus statement on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cow's milk protein allergy among infants and children in Turkey.
(2016)
The present paper aims to provide experts’ consensus on diagnosis and management of cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) among infants and children in Turkey, based on review of available evidence-based guidelines, publications ...