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H Soylu

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PubMed2000

Morgagni hernia: an unexpected cause of respiratory complaints and a chest mass.

Morgagni hernia (MH) is the least common type of congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Although its course is often asymptomatic, it may be associated with various respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. We describe 7 children with MH during a 5-year period in three pediatric centers in Turkey. All children had acute or chronic respiratory symptoms; cough was the most frequent. The diagnosis was made by posterior-anterior (PA) and lateral chest X-rays. The PA chest X-rays showed a homogenous mass in 2 and a gas-filled cystic image in 3 children in the right cardiophrenic angle. A retrocardiac homogeneous density in one child, and bilateral consolidation in lower lung areas in another child were also seen. All lateral chest X-rays showed gas-filled bowel loops above the diaphragm. The diagnosis was confirmed by barium-contrast radiograph. Four patients had five additional anomalies, i.e., ventricular septal defect, right inguinal hernia, congenital hip dislocation, pectus carinatum, and obstruction of the uretero-pelvic junction. All of the hernias were repaired by an abdominal approach. There were no complications or recurrences during follow-up. In conclusion, MH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cases of long-standing respiratory symptoms and/or when an unexplained radiological image, especially on the right cardiophrenic area, is present.

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PubMed2000

Urinary excretion of deoxypyridinoline in 24-hour and first-void samples in healthy Turkish children.

OBJECTIVES: Collagen cross-links are formed during the maturation process of bone matrix. They have been considered as valuable markers in some metabolic, endocrinologic, and neoplastic bone disorders. As an advantage, it can be measured in urine as well as in serum samples. However, the excretion characteristics remains controversial. DESIGN AND METHODS: We investigated urinary free deoxypyridinoline (f-Dpd) excretion in first-void urine samples and in 24-hour collections in healthy Turkish children. We also evaluated the possible correlations and gender-related differences in Dpd excretion between these sampling methods. Both urine samples of 62 subjects (aged from 31 to 120 months) were analyzed by Immulite chemiluminescent technique. RESULTS: There were no remarkable differences in f-Dpd excretion between first-void and 24-hour urine samples, although f-Dpd values of the first-void samples were slightly higher (Dpd: creatinine, mean +/- SD, 20.5 +/- 5.8 nmol/mmol vs. 19.6 +/- 5.6 nmol/mmol, respectively, p > 0.05). A strong linear correlation was found between 24-hour and first-void urine f-Dpd excretions (r = 0.77, p < 0.05). In addition, f-Dpd showed no gender-related differences between boys and girls in either 24-hour or first-void urine samples (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Because of difficulties in long-time urine collection in infants and young children, f-Dpd assessment in first-void single urine samples is an easy, safe, and non-invasive method.

Amino Acids↗
PubMed2000

Severe epistaxis in brucellosis-induced isolated thrombocytopenia: a report of two cases.

Brucellosis can present initially with its haematological findings including anaemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia and may mimic primary haematological diseases. We present two patients with complaints of severe epistaxis and isolated thrombocytopenia which was initially diagnosed as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura but which was finally attributed to brucellosis. Their platelet count reverted to normal within 2-3 weeks of initiating antibrucellosis treatment with recovery from the disease.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

Infantile-onset megalencephalic leucoencephalopathy in two siblings.

Infantile-onset megalencephalic leucoencephalopathy (IML) is a recently recognized autosomal recessive white matter disorder. Unlike other megalencephalic leucoencephalopathies, in patients with IML a mild clinical course, a slowly progressive delay in motor development and mild mental deterioration are typical. We report on two affected siblings who have typical clinical and radiological findings of IML. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed involvement of the capsula externa, extrema and interna, nucleus dentatus, crus cerebri, periventricular and subcortical white matter. In addition, bilateral cystic changes were determined predominantly in the temporal lobes. There were no clear biochemical or metabolic disturbances. In the present paper, we discuss the clinical and neuroimaging findings of IML.

Brain↗
PubMed2000

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PubMed1997

Pyknodysostosis: hemangioma of the skull as a new finding.

Pyknodysostosis is a rare sclerosing bone dysplasia syndrome with autosomal recessive inheritance. Here, we report a case of pyknodysostosis, with characteristic physical and radiological findings, but also with a hemangioma of the skull, as a non reported finding sofar.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

Campomelic dysplasia associated with mandibular clefting.

Campomelic dysplasia (CD), is a lethal dwarfism of the newborn, characterised by rhizomelic dwarfism, bowed femora and tibiae, associated with other skeletal and extraskeletal defects. It is suggested that there are long-limbed and short-limbed varieties. Various clinical and radiological anomalies have been described in both types of CD. Here, we describe for the first time a cleft in the mandibula in a patient with campomelic dysplasia.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed1996

Pediatric Morgagni hernia. Report of two cases.

Morgagni hernia is a rare condition in childhood, and it may be asymptomatic or produce respiratory symptoms. Two cases with Morgagni hernias are presented. Both patients had occasionally respiratory infection, coughing and fever. The diagnosis was made with a chest radiograph taken for respiratory infection. They were treated surgically and they were discharged in uneventful condition.

Child↗
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Leukoencephalopathy with a mild clinical course: a case report.

Infantile-onset leukoencephalopathy of van der Knaap type is manifested by initially normal or near normal neurological findings despite infantile-onset megalencephaly and magnetic resonance imaging evidence of severe white matter affection. Until this entity was recently described, these cases were usually presented under the heading of atypical variants of Alexander disease. To date 63 individuals have been reported in English literature. We report a four-year-old boy presented in the first months of life with progressive megalencephaly, delay in walking, clumsiness, convulsions and magnetic resonance imaging evidence of diffuse swelling of white matter, cystic cavitations in frontal, temporal and parietal lobes.

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Potential salvage therapy for accidental intrathecal vincristine administration: a preliminary experimental study.

BACKGROUND: Accidental intrathecal vincristine (VCR) administration results in severe neurotoxicity, usually fatal in outcome. No specific therapy for initrathecal VCR toxicity has been reported so far. In our recent report, complete in vitro degradation of VCR by hypochlorous acid (HOCl) was demonstrated. METHODS: In this comparative study, we examined the in vivo effectiveness of HOCl in the cerebrospinal fluid of 24 New Zealand rabbits following intracisternal VCR administration. RESULTS: There were no significant clinical or histopathologic abnormalities in the control and HOCl groups; however, multiple necrotic foci on histopathological examination of brain sections in the VCR group were determined. There were significantly lower numbers of necrotic foci in brain sections of rabbits which received HOCl administration than those without therapy. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that HOCl may reduce VCR neurotoxicity.

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Intracerebral hemorrhage: a rare late manifestation of vitamin-K deficiency in a breastfed infant. A case report.

Late hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN) is a rare complication of vitamin-K deficiency and is especially associated with intracranial hemorrhage. It may also occur in infants who received vitamin-K prophylaxis at birth. Here, we reported a case of late HDN with frontal lobe hemorrhage due to vitamin-K deficiency. This form of intracranial hemorrhage of late HDN has been reported in the literature very rarely. We conclude that the efficiency of single-dose vitamin-K prophylaxis should be revaluated.

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