Browsing by Author "Oner, A. Faik"

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Radiological and Clinical Course of Pneumonia in Patients With Avian Influenza H5n1
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2007) Bay, Ali; Etlik, Omer; Oner, A. Faik; Unal, Ozkan; Arslan, Halil; Bora, Aydin; Dogan, Murat
Introduction: We evaluated chest X-ray and clinical findings of patients with lower respiratory tract infection due to influenza H5N1 and presented the radiological findings and clinical course of the infection. Materials and methods: Between December 2005 and February 2006, eight hospitalized patients (median age 10, 5-15 years) with avian-flu were evaluated in this study. All patients were evaluated with chest X-ray and four of them with CT scan. Post mortem pathological characterization were also available for three of the patients. Results: A rapidly progressive pneumonia with high mortality rate was observed especially for cases with late admission. The major radiologic abnormalities were extensive pneumonic infiltration with segmental and multifocal distribution, mostly located in lower zones of the lung. No pleural effusion and hilar lymphadenopathy was noted. Conclusion: Avian flu may be presented as rapidly progressive pneumonia. The chest radiography has an important role in diagnosis and should be obtained daily because of rapid change of the findings that may necessitate prompt action. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Successfully Treated Epstein-Barr Virus (Ebv) Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (Hlh) With Pulse Steroid
(Nobel Ilac, 2010) Dogan, Murat; Oner, A. Faik; Temel, Hayrettin; Sal, Ertan
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare disease with fatal progression This disease has two types familial and secondary HLH Both of them have the same clinical spectrum Fever hepatosplenomegaly pancytopenia lymphadenopathy are the most observed signs and symptoms In this article 18 months old girl who was diagnosed with Epstein Barr vino associated HLH and successfully treated with only pulse steroid is presented to emphasize that pulse steroid can be effective in EBV associated HLH Therefore this agent may be used at the beginning of this diagnosis instead of commonly practiced HLH 2004 chemotherapy protocol