Pulmonary tuberculosis and cutaneous mycobacterial infection in a patient with incontinentia pigmentiNilgun Senturk
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Kurupelit Samsun, Turkey
Pediatr Dermatol 21:660-3. 2004
..Simultaneous occurrence of pulmonary and cutaneous tuberculosis in our patient might be either coincidental or indicate derangements in the cellular immune system...
- Granulomatous glossitis: a case report
Nilgun Senturk
Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
J Oral Sci 46:199-202. 2004
..No associated disorder was detected at a 4-year follow-up examination. The position of granulomatous glossitis within the spectrum of orofacial granulomatous conditions is discussed...
- The role of ascorbic acid on collagen structure and levels of serum interleukin-6 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in experimental lathyrism
N Senturk
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Exp Dermatol 29:168-75. 2004
..001). Ascorbic acid administration significantly improved dermal collagen structure and serum cytokine levels in experimental lathyrism...
- Coexistence of HLA-B*08 and HLA-B*18 in four siblings with Lichen sclerosus
Nilgun Senturk
Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey
Dermatology 208:64-6. 2004
..The cause of LS remains unknown, but genetic, hormonal, immunologic factors and autoimmune mechanisms have been incriminated. There are conflicting data regarding the association between LS and human leukocyte antigens (HLA)...
- Characteristics of pruritus in children on peritoneal dialysis
Nilgun Senturk
Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University, School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
Nephron Clin Pract 109:c168-72. 2008
..The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of pruritus in pediatric patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis...
- Polymerase chain reaction in cutaneous tuberculosis: is it a reliable diagnostic method in paraffin-embedded tissues?
Nilgun Senturk
Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz May s University Medical Faculty, Samsun, Turkey
Int J Dermatol 41:863-6. 2002
..In vitro amplification of specific DNA sequences using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has become a valuable tool in the rapid detection of slow-growing organisms like M. tuberculosis...
- Expression of bcl-2 protein in active skin lesions of Behçet's disease
N Senturk
Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
Int J Dermatol 40:747-50. 2001
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- Genotoxic effects of 1064-nm Nd:YAG and 532-nm KTP lasers on fibroblast cell cultures
N Senturk
Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Clin Exp Dermatol 35:516-20. 2010
..Several different laser types are used in cutaneous surgery. The neodymium:yttrium-aluminium-garnet (Nd:YAG) and frequency-doubled Nd:YAG (KTP, potassium titanyl phosphate) lasers are widely used in dermatology...
- Fas (CD95) and bcl-2 expression in active skin lesions of Behçet's disease
Y S Baris
Department of Pathology, Ondokuz Mayis University, School of Medicine, Kurupelit Samsun, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 19:569-72. 2005
..05). Expression of bcl-2 and loss of Fas (CD95) expression in dermal lymphocytes may play a role in the development of skin lesions and may account for the chronic course with periodic exacerbations in BD...
- Serum galectin-3 levels in patients with Behçet's disease: association with disease activity over a long-term follow-up
M G Ozden
Dermatology Department, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 25:1168-73. 2011
..There is a need for a laboratory marker that correlates with the clinical activity of Behçet's disease (BD)...
- Lack of association between leptin G2548A gene polymorphism and Behçet's disease
F Aydin
Ondokuz Mayis University, Department of Dermatology, Samsun, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 21:68-71. 2007
..Recent studies have shown that serum leptin concentration was increased in patients with Behçet's disease and correlated with disease activity...
- Bcl-2 expression in skin pathergy reaction of Behçet's disease
Y Sullu
Department of Ophthalmology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Medical School, Samsun, Turkey
Dermatology 202:90-3. 2001
..Bcl-2 expression in leukocytes plays an important role in autoimmune and inflammatory disease...
- Axillary hair removal with 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser increases sweat production
F Aydin
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, TR 55139 Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey
Clin Exp Dermatol 35:588-92. 2010
..Adverse events are hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, erythema, oedema, scarring, pain and blistering. Changes in sweating have not previously been reported...
- A case of Ferguson-Smith type multiple keratoacanthomas associated with keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum: response to oral acitretin
F Aydin
Ondokuz Mayis University, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Samsun, Turkey
Clin Exp Dermatol 32:683-6. 2007
..We report a 46-year-old man with Ferguson-Smith multiple KAs and KCM, who was successfully treated with acitretin...
- Methotrexate and ciclosporin combination for the treatment of severe psoriasis
F Aydin
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Clin Exp Dermatol 31:520-4. 2006
..Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that often requires long-term therapy to control the symptoms. Combination therapies for severe psoriasis have advantages for disease control and are thought to reduce long-term side-effects...
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome in two patients treated with cranial irradiation and phenytoin
F Aydin
Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 20:588-90. 2006
..Concomitant application of these two therapies may play an important role in the occurrence of the disease...
- Overexpression of bcl-2 in lymphocytes of psoriatic skin
L Yildiz
Department of Pathology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School, 55139 Kurupelit Samsun, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 17:538-40. 2003
..Of the 28 psoriasis cases 20 were found to express bcl-2. Our data suggest that bcl-2-mediated inflammation plays a part in the pathogenesis and recurrent character of psoriasis...
- Combination of narrow band UVB and topical calcipotriol for the treatment of vitiligo
E O Goktas
Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University, School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 20:553-7. 2006
..This combination not only provides earlier pigmentation with lower total UVB dosage and less adverse UVB effects, but also reduces the duration and cost of treatment as well...
- An unusual form of generalized granuloma annulare in a patient with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
E Erkek
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Acta Derm Venereol 81:48-50. 2001
..The patient is currently on isotretinoin therapy, with partial resolution of lesions at 3 months follow-up...
- Neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands in a farmer
F Aydin
Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Samsun, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 18:716-7. 2004
..For the present case, we propose that neutrophilic dermatosis of the dorsal hands might have been induced by the chemical fertilizer...
