Biomedical subjects

F Kocabalkan

Publications and source records attributed to F Kocabalkan.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1992

[Botulism: a case report].

Botulism is an acute form of poisoning that results from ingestion of a toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. Botulism toxin causes their major effect by blocking neuromuscular transmission in autonomic and motor nerve terminals. Guillain Barre Syndrome, Myasthenia Graves, Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, acute poliomyelitis and diphtheria must be considered in the differential diagnosis. Electrodiagnostic studies have been shown to be of value in differentiating botulism from other paralytic diseases. Identification of the toxin in the patients serum is diagnostic. The treatment of botulism is mainly supportive. In this study we have discussed a patient who was treated in our clinic as a botulism from unknown source, the differential diagnosis from other paralytic diseases.

Botulism↗

PubMed1989

[HIV infections among Turkish citizens who have lived in foreign countries].

AIDS or HIV infection, since 1981 when the first description was made because of showing epidemic characteristics, present increasing in number of patients, go along with high mortality, the disease become an event not only medically but also for any parts of the society. There is a danger of AIDS in risky groups and also danger of spreading by those persons. Among the 10985 Turkish citizens who came Turkey from foreign countries to fulfill military duty, antibody research against HIV was made and one positive anti-HIV case was observed.

Blotting, Western↗

PubMed1989

[Lyme disease].

Lyme disease, which is caused by the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, usually begins with a characteristic skin lesion erythema chronicum migrans (ECM), that may be followed by neurological or cardiac abnormalities and is accompanied by malaise, fatigue, fever, myalgia, headache, lymphadenopathy and is often followed by arthritis. The disease takes its name from Lyme, Connecticut, where the full spectrum of illness was first described in 1975. It is known to be a multisystemic infectious disease. Because culture and direct visualisation of spirochetes are often negative in Lyme disease, serological testing has been the only practical laboratory aid in diagnosis and primarily clinical findings.

Antibodies, Bacterial↗

PubMed1989

[Viral encephalitis].

Acute viral and other infectious causes of encephalitis usually produce fever, headache, stiff neck and alterations in consciousness, focal neurologic signs and seizures. A large number of viral and nonviral agents can cause encephalitis. Arthropod-borne viruses peak in summer, the tick-borne infections occur in early summer, enterovirus infections in later summer and mumps in the winter and spring.

Acyclovir↗