Browsing by Author "Arslan, S"

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    Report of five children with Guillain-Barré syndrome following a nationwide oral polio vaccine campaign in Turkey.
    (2003-12-27) Anlar, O; Tombul, T; Arslan, S; Akdeniz, H; Caksen, H; Gundem, A; Akbayram, S
    Five children with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), following a national oral polio vaccination campaign to eradicate disease, are reported. Clinical examination, cerebrospinal fluid and electromyographic findings conformed to the classical description of GBS. Four of them received therapeutic dose of intravenous immunoglobulin G. Two children succumbed to the disease. It was observed that the number of cases of GBS in children increased during the period of the oral polio vaccination campaign in Turkey, suggesting a causal relationship.
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    Serum immunoglobulins and immunoglobulin G subclasses with recurrent wheezing.
    (2000-12-27) Oner, A F; Caksen, H; Celik, A; Cesur, Y; Uner, A; Arslan, S
    In this study serum immunoglobulins (Ig) and IgG subclasses were measured in 42 patients (ranging 9 month-6 year) with recurrent wheezing and in 37 healthy children determined the relationship between serum Igs and recurrent wheezing. Patients were divided into two groups according to the age [9 month-2 year (n: 15), and 2-6 year (n: 27)]. In the patients placed in 9-24 month age group, serum IgG4 level was found to be lower than controls (p < 0.05). But there was not a significant difference in mean serum concentrations of total IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, IgG1, IgG2 and IgG3 subclasses between the groups (P > 0.05). In the 25 month-6 year age group the mean IgE level was increased compared to the control while IgG3 and IgG4 levels were decreased (p < 0.05). On the other hand, in the 9-24 month age group there was no significant difference between the patients and controls for IgG subclasses deficiency (P > 0.05). However, significant difference in IgG subclasses deficiency was present between the patients and controls in the 25 month-6 year group (P < 0.001). In conclusion, our findings suggest that wheezing in childhood may be associated with low IgG3 and/or IgG4, and in older children high IgE level may be a part of pathogenetic mechanism in patients with recurrent wheezing.
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    Urinary tract infection and antibiotic susceptibility in malnourished children.
    (2000-06-29) Caksen, H; Arslan, S; Cesur, Y; Sar, S; Celebi, V; Kuru, M