Relationship between vitamin D deficiency and musculoskeletal pain in postmenopausal women

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin D deficiency on the appearance of musculoskeletal pain seen in postmenopausal women. Material and Methods: The study consisted of 130 patients in the postmenopausal period and 50 healthy volunteers. Patients and control group were assessed with demographic information and visual analogue scale (VAS) and pain scores. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D), estradiol (E2) calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and parathormone (PTH) levels were evaluated. Results: The mean age of the subjects participating in the study was 51.03 +/- 4.22 and the control group was 48.27 +/- 5.47 years. Serum 25 (OH) D level was significantly lower in the patient group than in the control group. There was no difference between the two groups in calcium, phosphorus, ALP and PTH levels. The VAS pain score used to assess pain status was significantly higher in the patient group than in the control group (p<0.001). VAS pain scores in Postmenopausal patients were significantly higher in patients with vitamin D deficiency and inadequate than those with adequate vitamin D levels. In patients group serum 25(OH) D were negatively correlated with age, body mass index and VAS score and positively correlated with exercise and E2. Conclusion: The increase in pain intensity in postmenopausal patients is associated with a decrease in serum 25 (OH) D levels. Moreover, we believe that 25 (OH) D levels are more common in patients with lower levels of the lower extremities and that serum 25 (OH) D may play a role in determining the severity of musculoskeletal pain

Relationship between vitamin D deficiency and musculoskeletal pain in postmenopausal women

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı postmenapozal dönemdeki kadınlarlarda görülen kas iskelet sistemi ağrılarının ortaya çıkmasında D vitamini eksikliğinin etkisini araştırmaktırGereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma postmenapozal dönemde olan 130 hasta ve 50 sağlıklı gönüllüden oluşturuldu. Hasta ve kontrol grubunda hastaların demografik bilgileri ve visual analog skala (VAS) ile ağrı skorları belirlendi. Serum 25 hidroksi D vitamini (25(OH)D), Östrodiol (E2), kalsiyum, fosfor, alkalen fosfataz (ALP) ve parathormon (PTH) düzeyleri değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan hastaların yaş ortalaması 51.03±4.22 ve kontrol grubunun ise 48.37± 5.47 yıldı. Serum 25 (OH) D düzeyi hasta grubunda kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı olarak düşüktü. Kalsiyum, fosfor, ALP ve PTH düzeyleri arasında her iki grup arasında farklılık görülmedi. Ağrı durumunu değerlendirmek için kullanılan VAS ağrı skoru hasta grubunda kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı olarak yüksek saptandı. Postmenapozal hastalarda VAS ağrı skorları D vitamini eksikliği ve yetersizliği olan gruplarda, D vitamini düzeyleri yeterli olan gruba göre anlamlı olarak yüksek saptandı. Hasta grubunda uygulanan korelasyon analizinde 25 (OH) D düzeyleri ile yaş, vücut kütle indeksi ve VAS skoru arasında negatif korelasyon ve egzersiz ve E2 arasında pozitif korelasyon saptandı.Sonuç: Postmenapozal hastalarda ağrı şiddetindeki artışın serum 25 (OH) D düzeylerindeki azalmayla ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Üstelik 25(OH)D düzeyleri düşük hastalarda alt ekstremite ağrılarının daha fazla görüldüğü veserum 25 (OH) D’nin kas iskelet sistemi ağrılarının şiddetini belirlemede rol oynayabileceği kanısındayız.Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin D deficiency on the appearance of musculoskeletal pain seen in postmenopausal women. Material and Methods: The study consisted of 130 patients in the postmenopausal period and 50 healthy volunteers. Patients and control group were assessed with demographic information and visual analogue scale (VAS) and pain scores. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D), estradiol (E2) calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and parathormone (PTH) levels were evaluated. Results: The mean age of the subjects participating in the study was 51.03±4.22 and the control group was 48.27±5.47 years. Serum 25 (OH) D level was significantly lower in the patient group than in the control group. There was no difference between the two groups in calcium, phosphorus, ALP and PTH levels. The VAS pain score used to assess pain status was significantly higher in the patient group than in the control group (p<0.001). VAS pain scores in Postmenopausal patients were significantly higher in patients with vitamin D deficiency and inadequate than those with adequate vitamin D levels. In patients group serum 25(OH) D were negatively correlated with age, body mass index and VAS score and positively correlated with exercise and E2. Conclusion: The increase in pain intensity in postmenopausal patients is associated with a decrease in serum 25 (OH) D levels. Moreover, we believe that 25 (OH) D levels are more common in patients with lower levels of the lower extremities and that serum 25 (OH) D may play a role in determining the severity of musculoskeletal pain

Birinci Basamakta Evlilik Öncesi Hemoglobinopati Taramasına Farklı Bir Bakış

Objective: Despite the high prevalence of hemoglobinopathies (HBP), the most common single-gene disorders in Turkey, data in some regions are lacking. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the hemoglobinopathy premarital screening program (PMS) and to investigate the contribution of efficient use of complete blood count (CBC) parameters on cost-effectivity. Methods: HMP diagnosed 49171 subjects in 4 years and CBC of subjects with HMP in a year were evaluated retrospectively. Results: The total incidence rate of HBP was 3.41%, ?-thalassemia trait (?-TT) was 1.98%, HMP incidence in the PMS group was 2.43%, ?-TT was 1.08%. Moreover, HbF, HbD, HbC, HbS, HbE and HbJ were detected with the incidences of 0.49%, 0.14%, 0.05%, 0.04%, 0.007% and 0.009%, respectively. RDW/MCH ratio compared to other indices was the most successful for both sexes in diagnostic efficiency of HBP (AUC: male:0.922 - female:0.961) and ?-TT (AUC: male;0.928 - female:0.961). Conclusions: PMS was found to be an effective application program in HMP screening. RDW/MCH ratio was the most useful and easy parameter in detecting HBP and ?-TT in PMS and in terms of reducing unnecessary test requests and cost-effectiveness in public health screenings.Amaç: Türkiye'de en sık görülen tek gen hastalıkları olan hemoglobinopatilerin (HBP) yüksek prevalansına rağmen, bazı bölgelerde veri bulunmamaktadır. Hemoglobinopati evlilik öncesi tarama programının (PMS) etkinliğini değerlendirmeyi ve tam kan sayımı (CBC) parametrelerinin etkin kullanımının maliyet-etkililiğe katkısını araştırmayı amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: 4 yılda 49,171 HMP tanısı konan olgu ve bir yılda HMP’si olan olguların tam kan sayımları geriye dönük olarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: HBP'nin toplam insidans oranı %3.41, ?-talasemi taşıyıcılığı (?-TT) %1.98 bulundu. PMS grubunda HMP insidansı %2.43, ?-TT %1.08 idi. Ayrıca HbF, HbD, HbC, HbS, HbE ve HbJ sırasıyla %0.49, %0.14, %0.05, %0.04, %0.007 ve %0.009 oranında tespit edildi. ROC analizinde diğer indekslere kıyasla RDW/MCH oranı, HBP (erkek:0.922- kadın:0.961) ve ?-TT (erkek;0.928- kadın:0.961) tanısal etkinliğinde her iki cinsiyet için de en başarılıydı. Sonuç: PMS, HBP taramasında etkili bir uygulama programı olarak bulundu. RDW/MCH oranı; HBP ve ?-TT'nin saptanmasında ve halk sağlığı taramalarında gereksiz test isteklerinin azaltılması ve maliyet etkinliği açısından en kullanışlı parametreydi

C-reactive protein (CRP)/mean platelet volume (MPV) ratio as a new biomarker for community-acquired pneumonia in children

Purpose: Our aim is to evaluate the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP)/mean platelet volume (MPV) ratio and white blood cell (WBC)/mean platelet volume (MPV) ratio and diagnosis and disease severity in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Material and Methods: 60 patients with CAP including 33 mild-moderate (Group 1) and 27 severe pneumonia (Group 2) and 30 healthy children were examined for routine blood test. WBC, MPV, neuotrophile/lymhocyte ratio (NLR), CRP, WBC/MPV, CRP/MPV values were recorded on each patient and healthy groups. Result: CRP/MPV, WBC/MPV, NLR and plateletcrit values were significantly higher in patients group than controls, while MPV value is not correlated between patient and control groups. WBC, NLR, WBC/MPV, CRP/MPV and CRP values were higher in the Group 2 compared to Group 1. CRP/MPV and WBC/MPV were positively correlated with duration of symptoms in the CAP. The area under ROC curve of CRP, WBC and WBC/MPV in diagnosing CAP was significant (0.801, 0.761 and 0.731). Also the area under ROC curve of Group 2 in CRP/MPV and CRP in diagnosing CAP was significant (0.733, 0.708). Conclusion: CRP/MPV and WBC/MPV ratio may be used a marker in the evaluation of CAP diagnosis and CRP/MPV ratio can be good marker prediction of disease activity

C-reactive protein (CRP)/mean platelet volume (MPV) ratio as a new biomarker for community-acquired pneumonia in children

Amaç: Son yıllarda inflamasyon göstergesi olarak değerlendirilen C-reaktif proteinin (CRP)/ortalama trombosit hacmi (OTH) oranı ve beyaz küre sayısı (BKS)/ortalama trombosit hacmi (OTH) oranının toplum kökenli pnömonili (TKP) çocuklarda tanı ve hastalık şiddeti ile ilişkisini araştırmaktır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma TKP tanısı alan 3 ay ile 18 yaş arasında 60 hasta ve 30 sağlıklı çocuktan oluşturuldu. Hasta ve kontrol grubunda CRP, BKS, OTH, nötrofil/lenfosit oranı (NLO) değerleri ile birlikte CRP/OTH ve BKS/OTH değerleri incelendi.Bulgular: Hasta ve kontrol grubu arasında OTH düzeyleri açısından anlamlı fark saptanmazken, CRP/OTH, BKS/OTH, NLO ve plateletkrit düzeyleri hasta grubunda anlamlı olarak yüksek bulundu. Ciddi pnömonili hasta grubunda (n=27) BKS, NLO, BKS/OTH, CRP/OTH ve CRP düzeyleri hafif-ılımlı pnömonili gruba (n=33) göre anlamlı olarak yüksek saptandı. CRP/OTH ve BKS/OTH oranlarının hastalık belirtilerinin süresiyle arasında pozitif korelasyon gösterildi. Receiver Operating Characteric (ROC) analizinde CRP (Eğri altındaki alan (EAA)=0.801), BKS (EAA=0.761) ve BKS/OTH (EAA=0.731) düzeylerinin TKP’nin tanısında yeterliliği anlamlı bulundu. Ciddi TKP’li hastaların ayrımında ise CRP/OTH (EAA=0.733) ve CRP (EAA=0.708) düzeyleri anlamlı bulundu.Sonuç: CRP/OTH ve BKS/OTH oranları TKP tanısının değerlendirilmesinde ve CRP/OTH oranı hastalık aktivitesinin belirlenmesinde iyi bir belirteç olabileceğini göstermektedir.Purpose: Our aim is to evaluate the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP)/mean platelet volume (MPV) ratio and white blood cell (WBC)/mean platelet volume (MPV) ratio and diagnosis and disease severity in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Material and Methods: 60 patients with CAP including 33 mild-moderate (Group 1) and 27 severe pneumonia (Group 2) and 30 healthy children were examined for routine blood test. WBC, MPV, neuotrophile/lymhocyte ratio (NLR), CRP, WBC/MPV, CRP/MPV values were recorded on each patient and healthy groups. Result: CRP/MPV, WBC/MPV, NLR and plateletcrit values were significantly higher in patients group than controls, while MPV value is not correlated between patient and control groups. WBC, NLR, WBC/MPV, CRP/MPV and CRP values were higher in the Group 2 compared to Group 1. CRP/MPV and WBC/MPV were positively correlated with duration of symptoms in the CAP. The area under ROC curve of CRP, WBC and WBC/MPV in diagnosing CAP was significant (0.801, 0.761 and 0.731). Also the area under ROC curve of Group 2 in CRP/MPV and CRP in diagnosing CAP was significant (0.733, 0.708). Conclusion: CRP/MPV and WBC/MPV ratio may be used a marker in the evaluation of CAP diagnosis and CRP/MPV ratio can be good marker prediction of disease activity

Relapse of minimal change disease after inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: case report

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Maligniteyi Saptamak için Gaitada Gizli Kan Testi Ne Kadar Etkilidir?

Amaç: Kanser, kalp damar hastalıklarından sonra ikinci önde gelen ölüm nedeni ve önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Aile hekimliği polikliniğine başvuran hastalarda periyodik sağlık muayenesi (PSM) kapsamında istenen gaitada gizli kan test (GGKT) pozitifliklerinde kolorektal kanser (KRK) görülme sıklığını ortaya koymayı amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya bir üniversite hastanesinin aile hekimliği polikliniğine genel sağlık kontrolü için başvuran 50-70 yaş arasındaki 119 kişi dahil edildi. Katılımcılara sosyo-demografik verilerin ve KRK risk faktörlerinin sorgulandığı bir anket uygulandı. Hastaların hemogram, GGKT, kolonoskopi sonuçları ve patoloji sonuçları değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan 119 kişinin 62’si (%52,1) kadın, 57’si (%47,9) erkekti. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 61,0±7,6 yıl idi. Tüm katılımcılardan 65 kişinin (%54,6) GGTK’i pozitif saptandı. Araştırmaya katılan 5 kişiye (%4,2) kolonoskopi işleminde alınan biyopsi sonuç raporlarına göre KRK tanısı konuldu. KRK tanısı konan 5 kişinin GGKT sonucu pozitif olup, GGKT pozitif çıkan tüm hastalardaki malignite saptanma oranı, araştırmamızda %7,7 (n=5) olarak bulundu. Çalışmamızda GGKT pozitifliği ve KRK tanısı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki saptandı. Sonuç: Birinci basamak PSM kılavuzlarının uygun önerileri doğrultusunda ve risk düzeyi yüksek olan bireylerde KRK taramalarında, GGKT erken tanı koyması ve en kısa sürede tedaviye yönlendirmesine katkı sağlamaktadır

Can Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio be Used as a New Biomarker in the Evaluation of Disease Activity in Children with Bronchiolitis?

Aim:Acute bronchiolitis is an inflammatory disease. The aim of this study was to examine the neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in pediatric patients with bronchiolitis and to evaluate their relationship with disease severity.Materials and Methods:The study consisted of 77 patients aged between 3 months and 5 years and 34 healthy children diagnosed as acute bronchiolitis. In the patient and control groups, C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell count (WBC), mean platelet volume (MPV), neutrophil and lymphocyte numbers and NLR values were examined.Results:CRP, WBC, NLR and neutrophil counts were significantly higher in patients with bronchiolitis (p<0.01, p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively). MPV levels were significantly lower in the patients (p<0.05). Patients were divided into three groups according to the severity of the disease. In the severe bronchiolitis patient group (n=21), neutrophil and NLR levels were significantly higher than the mild bronchiolitis group (n=25) (respectively p<0.05). In the correlation analysis; There was a positive correlation between NLR and MPV, BKS and CRP (r=0.262–p<0.05; r=0.454–p<0.001; r=0.706–p<0.001 respectively). Among the parameters examined in hospital admissions for bronchiolitis patients, only the field results under the curve in the Receiveroperating characteristic (ROC) analysis for the CRP were found to be diagnostic enough (0.812), but no qualification was found with WBC and NLR (0.692, 0.583, respectively).Conclusions:Increased CRP levels can be used as a good predictor of bronchiolitis in children patients and increased NLR ratio can be used as a good biomarker in determining severity of disease

Calprotectin levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis to assess and association with exercise treatment

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, and autoimmune disease that can cause permanent joint damage. In our study, we aim to analyze the change in calprotectin levels following the low-density exercise levels applied to the patients with RA. Twenty-eight patients with RA and 30 healthy controls were included in this study. To evaluate the activity of disease in RA, scores of disease activity that has increased (DAS-28) are figured. Calprotectin, nitric oxide (NO), white blood cell (WBC) count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and rheumatoid factor (RF) levels are tested as the laboratory evaluation. Calprotectin, NO, CRP, ESR, WBC, and RF levels were significantly higher in the patient group compared to the control group (p < 0.01, p < 0.001, p < 0.01, p < 0.01, p < 0.01, and p < 0.05, respectively). In correlation analysis applied to the patient group with RA, there has been determined a positive relation with calprotectin, and DAS-28, CRP, NO, RF, and WBC (p < 0.001, p < 0.05, p < 0.001, p < 0.05, and p < 0.05, respectively). In result of the low-density exercise treatment applied to patients with RA for 8 weeks, there has been determined a significant decrease in calprotectin, DAS-28, NO, CRP, ESR, and RF levels (p < 0.05, p < 0.001, p < 0.01, p < 0.05, p < 0.05, and p < 0.05, respectively). As a result, a significant relation is found between RA disease activity and calprotectin levels and other inflammatory parameters. At the same time, it shows that calprotectin which is a significant indicator of local inflammation can be used as a good identifier in following up exercise treatment

Lyme Arthritis in Primary Care; Case Report

Primary health care is the closest point to the patient. The person who is ill or suspicious of his / her health goes to the family physician, the family health center or the closest health institution. The correct diagnosis and treatment at Primary health care center is of great importance in terms of the cost effectiveness and public health improvement. Lyme arthritis is one of the diseases caused by Borrelio Burgdorferi, spirochete passing through the bite of the hard ticks of Ixodes. Infections may involve the skin, central nervous system, heart, eye and other organs, while in most cases joints are the main site of involvement. A very small percentage of children presenting with arthritis complaints have Lyme arthritis. In Europe, the most common form of arthritis following bacterial infection in children and adolescents is Lyme arthritis. Frequently, joint swelling is accompanied by pain. In this case report, we present a patient with Lyme arthritis who complained of pain, swelling, and inability to walk