Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Non-typhoidal salmonella invasive disease is a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. Malnourished children, those with recent malaria or sickle-cell anaemia, and adults with HIV infection are at particularly high risk of disease. We sought to estimate the burden of disease attributable to non-typh…

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• KAAN MERİÇ

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• RECEP TEKİN

INTRODUCTION: Despite antibiotics and aggressive debridement, the mortality rate of Fournier's gangrene remains high. Attempts have been made to study factors that may affect prognosis; however, reliable criteria are still lacking. METHODS: The medical records of 45 patients with Fournier's gangrene who presented at t…

• MURAT DAYANGAÇ

INTRODUCTION: Despite antibiotics and aggressive debridement, the mortality rate of Fournier's gangrene remains high. Attempts have been made to study factors that may affect prognosis; however, reliable criteria are still lacking. METHODS: The medical records of 45 patients with Fournier's gangrene who presented at t…

PURPOSE: In autopsy reports of patients who died of septic cavernous sinus thrombosis, tributary venosinus occlusion has been a common finding related to intracranial inflammatory complications. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the MR and CT appearance of septic cavernous sinus thrombosis and tributary ven…

• CABİR YÜKSEL

BACKGROUND: First described more than a century ago, necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTIs) continue to cause high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to elucidate the factors affecting the outcome of patients presenting with an NSTI. METHODS: To determine the factors affecting mortality from NSTIs,…

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• ÇAĞATAY EVRİM AFŞARLAR

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: A practical approach for the evaluation and management of laryngopharyngeal reflux is provided. RECENT FINDINGS: In the absence of definite diagnostic criteria, laryngopharyngeal reflux disease remains a subjective entity. The development and validation of various assessment instruments (the reflux…

• İBRAHİM ERCAN

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• FAİK YAYLAK

Fournier's gangrene is a rare but highly mortal infectious disease characterised by fulminant necrotising fasciitis involving the genital and perineal regions. The objective of this study is to analyse the demographics, clinical feature and treatment approaches as well as outcomes of Fournier's gangrene. Data were col…

• ÖZTEKİN ÇIKMAN