patients with allergic rhinitis (ar) show increased production of the th2-related cytokines. almost always, intranasal corticosteroid (inc) and antihistamine are used as routine therapy of ar. this study was performed to determine the in vitro secretion of cytokines profiles of pbmcs in patients with ar sensitive to chenopodium album (ch.a) pollens before and after treatment with inc (fluticaso...

Migratory pulmonary infiltrates in a patient treated with sotalol. M. Faller, E. Quoix, E. Popin, A. Gangi, B. Gasser, C. Mathelin, G. Pauli. ©ERS Journals Ltd 1997. ABSTRACT: Beta-blockers may induce several types of adverse respiratory reaction such as asthma, interstitial lung disease with or without pleural effusion, systemic lupus erythematosus or hypersensitivity pneumonitis. More recentl...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common joint disorder in developing children. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is difficult to diagnose and treat. In some patients, signs and symptoms can be frustratingly inconsistent, contradictory or idiosyncratic. Short stature in patients with JIA is usually due to reduced growth in the lower extremities, and only rarely due to reduced growth i...

I was pleased to read Berber et al’s 50 year-old patient with Evans syndrome which was published as a Letter to The Editor in the recent issue of the Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center (2013;20(3):289-290). But, it was surprised to me that mega dose methyl prednisolone (MDMP) treatment was not brought to attention which had been successfully used for these patients first time from our countr...

Ceftriaxone is highly effective clinically in patients with Lyme disease. We studied a representative invasive human isolate of Borrelia burgdorferi for which the MBC of ceftriaxone was 0.050 microg/ml. A once-per-day dosage regimen of ceftriaxone (50 mg/kg/dose) administered intramuscularly for 5 days was 100% effective in sterilizing tissue samples of C3H mice infected with this strain of B. ...

The present study aims to report a case of conjunctival necrosis and scleritis due to a subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonate. A 15-year-old boy received a subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonate after a pars plana vitrectomy due to an intraocular foreign body. Seven days later, conjunctival necrosis and scleritis appeared at the site of injection. No improvement was seen after se...

Despite the availability of several formulations of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and delivery devices for treatment of childhood asthma and despite the development of evidence-based guidelines, childhood asthma control remains suboptimal. Improving uptake of asthma management plans, both by families and practitioners, is needed. Adherence to daily ICS therapy is a key determinant of asthma con...

A review of the adverse effects of isoniazid (INH) wm undertaken and it was found that these effects could be divided into: (1) toxic, (2) idiosyncratic and (3) hypersensitivity reactions. Major toxic reactions are peripheral neuropathies at conventional dosage and seizures from overdosage. Pyridoxine is of benefit in these disorders. Other presumed toxic reactions are autonomic neuropathy, enc...