Browsing by Author "Arslan, Ferhat"
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The bladder carcinoma secondary to schistosoma mansoni infection: A case report with review of the literature
Kiremit, Murat Can; Erdoğan Çakır, Aslı; Arslan, Ferhat; Örmeci̇, Tuǧrul; Erkurt, Bülent; Albayrak, Selami (Elsevier, 2015)INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis is a rare condition in Turkey but remains second most prevelant parasitic infestation worldwide. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 67-years old male patient admitted to a hospital with macroscopic ... -
The clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of neuroinvasive listeriosis: A multinational study
Arslan, Ferhat; Meynet, Elodie; Sünbül, Mustafa; Sipahi, Oğuz Reşat; Kurtaran, Behice; Kaya, Selçuk; İnkaya, Ahmet; Pagliano, Pasquale; Şengöz, Gönül; Batırel, Ayşe; Kayaaslan, Bircan; Yıldız, Orhan; Güven, Tümer; Türker, Nesrin; Midi, İpek; Parlak, Emine; Tosun, Selma; Erol, Serpil; İnan, Asuman; Öztoprak, Nefise; Balkan, İlker; Aksoy, Y.; Ceylan, Bahadır; Yılmaz, Mesut; Mert, Ali (Springer, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine the independent risk factors, morbidity, and mortality of central nervous system (CNS) infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes. We retrospectively evaluated 100 episodes of ... -
Clinical follow-up of patients with HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B infection: A long-term observational study
Arslan, Ferhat; Batirel, Ayşe; Baysal, Naciye Betül; Vahaboğlu, Haluk; Mert, Ali (Kare Publishing, 2022)Background and Aim: We aimed to analyze the demographic, laboratory, and clinical characteristics of patients with HBeAg positive chronic hepatitis B infection in tertiary care centers in Istanbul. Materials and Methods: ... -
Clinical presentation and cranial mri findings of listeria monocytogenes encephalitis a literature review of case series
Arslan, Ferhat; Ertan, Gülhan; Emecen, Ahmet Naci; Fillatre, Pierre; Mert, Ali; Vahaboğlu, Haluk (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018)Background: Listeria monocytogenes-associated encephalitis is a severe clinical condition that can also be seen in immunocompetent patients. Clinical manifestation and radiologic features of this entity need to be elaborated. ... -
Community acquired chronic arthritis due to pseudomonas aeruginosa in a previously healthy pregnant woman
Yılmaz, Mesut; Arslan, Ferhat; Mert, Ali (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Septic arthritis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is uncommon in the immunocompetent population, despite its occurrence in younger patients with open injuries and in intravenous drug abusers. Here we report a case of septic ... -
Comparable efficacy of tenofovir versus entecavir and predictors of response in treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis B: A multicenter real-life study
Batırel, Ayşe; Güçlü, Ertuǧrul; Arslan, Ferhat; Koçak, Funda; Karabay, Oğuz; Özer, Serdar; Turanlı, Münevver; Mert, Ali (Elsevier, 2014)Objective: To compare responses to tenofovir (TDF) and entecavir (ETV) therapy. Methods: This was a multicenter retrospective study including treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who received TDF or ETV. ... -
Comparison of cellular immunity in patients with chronic hepatitis B, inactive hepatitis B surface antigen carriers and spontaneously recovered individuals
Arslan, Ferhat; Mert, Ali; Sili, Uluhan; Tabak, Fehmi; Öztürk, Recep; Özaras, Reşat (H G E Update Medical Publishing S A, 2014)Different clinical outcomes of acute HBV infection have been partially explained by individual differences in immune response. In this study We investigated interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) secretion of peripheral blood ... -
Comparison of colistin monotherapy and non-colistin combinations in the treatment of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter spp. bloodstream infections: A Multicenter retrospective analysis
İnanç Balkan, İlker; Batırel, Ayşe; Karabay, Oğuz; Aǧalar, Canan; Akalın, Şerife; Alıcı, Özlem; Alp, Emine; Altay, Fatma Aybala; Altın, Nilgün; Arslan, Ferhat; Aslan, Turan; Bekiroğlu, Nural; Cesur, Salih; Doǧan Çelik, Aygül; Doǧan, Mustafa; Durdu, Bülent; Duygu, Fazilet; Engin, Aynur; Öztürk Engin, Derya; Gönen, İbak; Güçlü, Ertuğrul; Güven, Tümer; Hatipoǧlu, Çiǧdem; Hoşoǧlu, Salih; Karahocagil, Mustafa Kasım; Ulu Kılıç, Ayşegül; Örmen, Bahar; Özdemir, Davut; Özer, Serdar; Öztoprak, Nefise; Sezak, Nur Banu; Turhan, Vedat; Türker, Nesrin; Yılmaz, Hava (Medknow Publications, 2015)Objectives: To compare the efficacy of colistin (COL) monotherapy versus non-COL based combinations in the treatment of bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to multidrug resistant Acinetobacter spp.(MDR-A) . Materials and ... -
Comparison of colistin-carbapenem, colistin-sulbactam, and colistin plus other antibacterial agents for the treatment of extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections
Batirel, Ayşe; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Karabay, Oğuz; Ağalar, Canan; Akalın, Şerife; Alıcı, Özlem; Alp, Emine; Altay, Fatma Aybala; Altın, Nilgün; Arslan, Ferhat; Aslan, Turan; Bekiroğlu, Nuray; Cesur, Salim; Çelik, Aygül Dogan; Doğan, Mustafa; Durdu, Bülent; Duygu, Fazilet; Engin, Aynur; Engin, Derya Öztürk; Gönen, İbak; Güçlü, Ertuğrul; Güven, Tümer; Hatipoğlu, Çiğdem Ataman; Hoşoğlu, Salih; Karahocagil, Mustafa Kasım; Ulu Kılıç, Aysegül; Örmen, Bahar; Özdemir, Davut; Özer, Serdar; Öztoprak, Nefise; Sezak, Nurbanu; Turhan, Vedat; Türker, Nesrin; Yılmaz, Hava (Springer, 2014)The purpose of this investigation was to compare the efficacy of colistin-based therapies in extremely drug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. bloodstream infections (XDR-ABSI). A retrospective study was conducted in 27 tertiary-care ... -
Cytomegalovirus-associated transverse myelitis: A review of nine well-documented cases
Arslan, Ferhat; Yılmaz, Mesut; Paksoy, Yahya; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Mert, Ali (Taylor and Francis, 2015)Cytomegalovirus-associated transverse myelitis is a rare disease. We found 12 cases in the medical literature, 8 of which met our criteria for being well documented. Our aim was to review this clinical entity using information ... -
Daptomycin use in mrsa bacteremia of a patient with myasthenia gravis: A case report
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is the most common autoimmune disease affecting the neuromuscular junction and is characterized by ocular, bulbar, limb and respiratory muscle involvement. Some of the drugs may induce and exacerbate ... -
Digital ischemic necrosis with cryoglobulinemia associated with hepatitis B infection
Arslan, Ferhat; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Mert, Ali (Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)A 77-year-old male patient presented with a one week history of general worsening condition, with mental status and respiratory insufficiency. He was therefore admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. His past medical history ... -
Efficacy of colistin and non-colistin monotherapies in multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia/sepsis
Karabay, Oğuz; Batırel, Ayşe; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Ağalar, Canan; Akalın, Şerife; Alıcı, Özlem; Alp, Emine; Aybala Alta, Fatma; Altın, Nilgün; Arslan, Ferhat; Aslan, Turan; Bekiroğlu, Nural; Cesur, Salim; Doğan Çelik, Aygül; Doğan, Mustafa; Durdu, Bülent; Duygu, Fazilet; Engin, Aynur; Öztürk Engin, Derya; Gönen, İbak; Güçlü, Ertuğrul; Güven, Tümer; Ataman Hatipoğlu, Çiğdem; Hoşoğlu, Salih; Karahocagil, Mustafa; Ulu Kılıç, Ayşegül; Örmen, Bahar; Özdemir, Davut; Özer, Serdal; Öztoprak, Nefise; Sezak, Nurbanu; Turhan, Vedat; Türker, Nesrin; Yılmaz, Hava (Acta Medica Mediterranea, 2014)Objective: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the efficacies of colistin and non-colistin monotherapies in multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia (MDR-AB). Materials and methods: Cases with ... -
Epstein-barr virus-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis presenting with acute sensorineural hearing loss: A case report and review of the literature
Arslan, Ferhat; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Beköz, Hüseyin Saffet; Ceylan, Bahadır; Mert, Ali (EDIMES Edizioni Medico Scientifiche, 2017)Epstein-Barr virus-associated haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (EBV-HLH) is a life-threatening catastrophic and rarely seen complication of EBV infection especially in adults. While typical presentation of EBV infection ... -
Erratum: An unnoticed origin of fever: Periapical tooth abscess - Three case reports and literature review
Arslan, Ferhat; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Yiğit Arslan, Birsen; Mert, Ali (NLM (Medline), 2017)Erratum Following publication of the Original article An unnoticed origin of fever: Periapical tooth abscess - Three case reports and literature review (Infez. Med., volume 24, issue 1, pages 67-70, year 2016) We became ... -
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults: Low incidence of primary neoplasm as a trigger in a case series from Turkey
Arslan, Ferhat; Alp, Şehnaz; Büyükaşık, Yahya; Cömert Özkan, Melda; Şahin, Fahri; Başaran, Seniha; Çağatay, Arif Atahan; Eraksoy, Ömer Haluk; Aksu, Kenan; Ertunç, Barış; Korten, Volkan; Ceylan, Bahadır; Mert, Ali (Pagepress Publications, 2018)Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an indicator of an exaggerated immune response and eventually adverse outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory features and outcomes of patients with ... -
Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis associated with erythema nodosum: Case report and literature review
Arslan, Ferhat; Karagöz, Ergenekon; Arslan Yiğit, Birsen; Ceylan, Bahadır; Ertan, Gülhan; Mert, Ali (Nobel İlaç, 2016)Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is an uncommon inflammatory disease of the breast. Differential diagnosis and exclusion of breast cancer is the most challenging issue for patients and physicians. IGM may be ... -
Impact of fatty liver on hepatitis B virus replication and virologic response to tenofovir and entecavir
Ceylan, Bahadır; Arslan, Ferhat; Batırel, Ayşe; Fincancı, Muzaffer; Yardımcı, Cem; Fersan, Esra; Paşaoğlu, Esra; Yılmaz, Mesut; Mert, Ali (2016)Background/Aims: We aimed to evaluate the impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on viral kinetics and virologic response to tenofovir and entecavir treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) ... -
Imported plasmodium falciparum malaria in Istanbul, Turkey: Risk factors for severe course and mortality
Arslan, Ferhat; Mert, Ali; Batırel, Ayşe; İnan, Asuman; Balkan, İlker İnanç; Nazlıcan, Özcan; Uzun, Cengiz; Vahaboğlu, Haluk (Sage Publications Inc, 2013)We describe the epidemiological, clinical features and risk factors for the morbidity and mortality of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases during the last 10 years in Istanbul, Turkey. The epidemiological, clinical ... -
Metastatic prostate cancer as an infrequent cause of fever of unknown origin, and review of the literature
Yılmaz, Mesut; Arslan, Ferhat; Örmeci̇, Tuǧrul; Mert, Ali (Mattioli 1885 S.p.A., 2016)Summary. Although neoplastic fever is a rare entity, it still constitutes a clinical challenge and a troublesome symptom. Differentiating it from other cancer-related fevers, such as infection, is important for appropriate ...
