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The association between plasma D-dimer levels and community-acquired pneumonia
Arslan, Sulhattin; Ugurlu, Serdal; Bulut, Gokten; Akkurt, IbrahimBACKGROUND: Plasma D-dimer levels are directly related to the intra- and extra-vascular coagulation that occurs in acute and chronic lung damage in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). OBJECTIVES: This study examines the relationship between the severity of community-acquired pneumonia and D-dimer levels. In addition, the study examines the correlations among community-acquired pneumonia, the radio...
Mushroom poisoning: retrospective analysis of 294 cases
Eren, Sevki Hakan; Demirel, Yeltekin; Ugurlu, Serdal; Korkmaz, Ilhan; Aktas, Can; Güven, Fatma Mutlu KukulOBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to present special clinical and laboratory features of 294 cases of mushroom poisoning. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study, 294 patients admitted to the Pediatric and Adult Emergency, Internal Medicine and ICU Departments of Cumhuriyet University Hospital were investigated. RESULTS: Of 294 patients between the ages of 3 and 72 (28.97 ± 19.32), 173 were ...
Screening for Cushing's syndrome in obese patients
Tiryakioglu, Ozay; Ugurlu, Serdal; Yalin, Serap; Yirmibescik, Sibel; Caglar, Erkan; Yetkin, Demet Ozgil; Kadioglu, PinarOBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the frequency of Cushing's syndrome (CS) in obese patients devoid of specific clinical symptoms of Cushing's syndrome. METHODS: A total of 150 obese patients (129 female, 21 male; mean age 44.41 ± 13.34 yr; mean BMI 35.76 ± 7.13) were included in the study. As a first screening step, we measured 24-h urinary free cortisol (UFC). An overnight 1-mg dexamethasone su...
Autoantibody frequency in celiac disease
Caglar, Erkan; Ugurlu, Serdal; Ozenoglu, Aliye; Can, Gunay; Kadioglu, Pinar; Dobrucali, AhmetAIM: In our study, we investigated the levels of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (anti-GAD), islet cell antibody (ICA), thyroperoxidase antibody (anti-TPO), thyroglobulin antibody (anti-TG), antinuclear antibodies (FANA), antibodies to double-stranded DNA (anti-ds DNA), antibody to Sjögren syndrome A antigen (anti-SSA), antibody to Sjögren syndrome B antigen (anti-SSB), Smith antibody (anti-Sm), smooth mus...
The relationships of leptin, adiponectin levels and paraoxonase activity with m...
Ozenoglu, Aliye; Balci, Huriye; Ugurlu, Serdal; Caglar, Erkan; Uzun, Hafize; Sarkis, Cihat; Gunay, Can; E, Engin EkerOBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate serum leptin, adiponectin and paraoxonase1 levels in adult females receiving pharmacotherapy for various psychiatric disorders. METHODS: The study group consisted of 32 obese females (mean age 40.53 ± 11.00 years, mean body mass index 35.44 ± 5.33 kg/m²) who were receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders, and the control group included 22 obese females (m...