Cahit Yavuz

Selcuk University · Department of Dermatology

Ga–prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT scan for staging revealed increased ⁶⁸ Ga-PSMA uptake in solar elastosis in a patient with prostate cancer. Solar elastosis is a degenerative condition of elastic tissue in the dermis caused by prolonged sun exposure. A few studies have demonstrated ⁶⁸ Ga-PSMA uptake in cutaneous lesions. This cas...

DLQI IMPROVEMENTS AFTER ANTI-HS BIOLOGICS

Kindler syndrome (KS) was first described by Theresa Kindler in 1954, and since then > 60 pathogenic variants have been identified in the FERMT1 gene for KS. Most FERMT1 variants associated with KS are null variants. We present the case of a child with poikilodermic changes on the forehead and cheeks, who was found to have a homozygous c.1676G>A mu...

Objective: We try to evaluate total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS) and oxidative stress index (OSI) in patients with recurrent aphtous stomatitis (RAS) in our study. Methods: A total of 40 patients, 23 female and 17 male, with a mean age of 29, who applied to the dermatology outpatient clinic with the complaint of oral ulcers...

BIOLOGIC DRESSINGS AND 3D PRINTING IN DERMATOLOGY

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical, demographic, and diagnostic characteristics of pediatric patients consulting the dermatology department. Methods: Patients who were consulted to the dermatology department from pediatric clinic of XX Hospital between January 2021 and August 2021 were scanned retrospectively. The demograp...

A 47-year old male presented at the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic because of a mass on the scalp with 3 years duration. There was no history of systemic disease, drug use or malignancy in the patient anamnesis. Other than the presence of the mass lesion, the dermatological examination results were normal. The decision was taken for total excision o...

Introduction and Aim: Inflammatory mediators have importance in acne vulgaris pathogenesis. Which mediators cause lesions or increase with which variants is not clear. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and C-reactive protein are the inflammatory indicators that used for follow up of inflammatory diseases. There are various studies state that neutrophil-l...

The objective of our study was to determine thiol/disulphide homeostasis in recurrent aphtous stomatitis (RAS) patients. A prospective monocentric study was designed. Forty-three recurrent aphtous stomatitis patients and 43 healthy subjects were included to study. Venous blood samples collected and assessed with novel automatic system. Results comp...

Introduction: Behçet's disease defined by Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology and characterized by recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, uveitis and skin lesions. We aimed to evaluate hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus seroprevalence in Behçet's Disease. Mat...

Considering the last 3 decades, using frequency of biologics in daily medical practice is seen to increase. With usage increase, different problems and special cases appear. As well as underlying treatment of disease it is necessary to be awake aganist the problems which may be seen in short or long term depending on biological agent. In this artic...

INDUSTRY 4.0 / 5.0 AND DERMATOLOGY

BLUE LIGHT AND SKIN HEALTH

The objective of our study was to determine thiol/disulphide homeostasis in recurrent aphtous stomatitis (RAS) patients. A prospective monocentric study was designed. Forty-three recurrent aphtous stomatitis patients and 43 healthy subjects were included to study. Venous blood samples collected and assessed with novel automatic system. Results comp...

CUTANEOUS LYMPHOMAS: WHAT IS NEW?

As the first dermatological biological treatment, infliximab was first used in the treatment of psoriasis in 2001. Since that time many biological agents have come into use for dermatological diseases and developments in this area are still ongoing. The most important feature of biological treatments is that the treatment must be target directed. I...

SECONDARY SKIN MANIFESTATIONS AFTER INTERNAL SURGERY

Purpose: Oral isotretinoin (13-cis retinoic acid, 13-cis RA) was approved for severe acne treatment by the FDA in 1982. The ocular side effects associated with oral isotretinoin use are mostly dose-dependent. Numerous ocular pathologies affect peripapillary choroidal layer primarily or indirectly. Objective: Evaluation of the peripapillary choro...

Cornu cutaneum is a lesion with hyperkeratoses resembling that of an animal horn and its length varies from a few millimeters to centimeters. Cornu cutaneum is most commonly located in face, ears and other exposed areas. Cornu cutaneum may be associated with benign, pre-malignant and malignant lesions. In this case report we present a 71 years old...