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Article Analysis of the Relationship Between Clinical Features, Treatment Options and Recurrence of Patients Diagnosed With Anogenital Warts(2023) Saadet, Elif Demirci; İnal, Halil Gürdal; Seçkin, Bedreddin; Akarsu, Süleyman; İnal, GurdalAims: Our study aimed to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with anogenital warts and to investigate the relationship between treatment options and recurrence. Methods: The data of patients who were admitted to the dermatology, urology, and gynecology outpatient clinics between 2010 and 2021, and diagnosed with anogenital warts were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic characteristics of the patients, presence of other sexually transmitted diseases, anatomical distribution of warts, number of anatomical regions and warts, frequency of recurrence, type of treatment before the first recurrence, and follow-up periods were documented. Statistical analysis was performed and the results were evaluated at a 95% confidence interval and p<0.05. Results: A total of 201 patients, 181 (90%) male and 20 (10%) female, who met the study criteria, were included in the study. The ages of the patients vary between 20-67 years; the median was 31 years. The rate of the number of warts of 10 or more in patients with recurrence was found to be statistically significantly higher than in cases without recurrence (p=0.013). The recurrence rate was statistically significantly higher in patients with pubic localization (p=0.001). There was a significant difference between the number of localization regions according to recurrence status (p=0.003). The recurrence rate of patients who received cryotherapy was statistically significantly higher (p=0.002). According to the logistic regression analysis; the number of 10 or more warts increases the risk of recurrence to 2.665 times (95% CI: 1.225-5.799) (p=0.013). Cryotherapy increases the risk of recurrence to 6.243 times (95% CI: 1.786-21.828) (p=0.004). Male sex increases the risk of recurrence to 3.034 times (95% CI: 1.029-8.940) (p=0.044). Conclusion: Anogenital warts often recur even if they disappear completely after treatment. It has been observed that the recurrence is more common when the number of warts is more than 10. Recurrence may be observed more frequently in the male gender. Recurrence occurs more frequently with cryotherapy than electrocauterization. The importance of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccination in preventing anogenital warts is emerging once again due to the high recurrence rate and prolonged treatment period.Article İnfantil Dermatolojik Hastalık ve Tedavilerin Sıklığı: Özel Hastane ve Özel Klinik Analizi(2023) Demirdağ, Hatice Gamze; Saadet, Elif Demirci; Barak, EsinÇalışmanın amacı, özel sağlık kuruluşlarına başvuran, 0-2 yaş arası pediatrik hastalarda dermatolojik hastalık ve tedavi prevalansını saptamak ve bu dağılımların yaş, cinsiyet ve başvuru yılı ile ilişkisini belirlemektir. 1 Ocak 2015-1 Aralık 2022 tarihleri arasında özel hastane ve özel dermatoloji kliniklerine başvuran olgular retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Yaşları 0-2 arası olan toplam 482 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. En sık görülen hastalık grupları sırasıyla egzemalar (%53,6), nevüs ve iyi huylu deri tümörleri (%8,3), viral hastalıklar (%6), pigmentasyon bozuklukları (%5,7) ve paraziter enfeksiyonlar (%4) idi. Dermatit grubu 0-1 yaş grubunda, 1-2 yaşa göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı derecede yüksekti. En sık izlenen tanı atopik dermatitti. Fiziksel etkenlere bağlı viral enfeksiyonlar, paraziter enfeksiyonlar, tırnak hastalıkları ve dermatozlar 1-2 yaş grubunda daha fazlaydı (p<0.05). Benign deri tümörleri kızlarda ve 0-1 yaş grubunda daha sık görüldü (p<0,05). En sık uygulanan tedavi topikal tedaviydi. Sistemik tedavi en sık 1-2 yaş grubuna verilirken (p=0,007), takip kararı daha çok kız hastalarda tercih edilmişti (p=0,001). Koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 pandemisi sonrası viral ve bakteriyel enfeksiyonlar daha yüksek oranlarda gözlendi (p<0,05). Çocuklarda deri hastalıkları sık görülmekte ve çocukluk dönemlerine göre farklı seyretmektedir. Spesifik pediatrik yaş gruplarında yapılacak yeni çalışmalar, dermatolojik hastalıkların ve tedavilerin sıklığının daha iyi anlaşılmasına yardımcı olabilir. Sağlık hizmetlerinin farklı basamaklarından elde edilen veriler, sağlık politikalarının geliştirilmesine, koruyucu sağlık hizmetlerinin ve eğitimlerin tasarlanmasına katkı sağlayabilir.Article Herpes Zoster Hastalarının Demografik ve Klinik Özelliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi(Selcuk University, 2023) Demirci Saadet, E.; Hasanbeyzade, S.; Hasanbeyzade, Sabir; Saadet, Elif DemırcıBackground: Herpes zoster is a disease that is more frequently seen in people aged over 50 years and negatively affects the quality of life due to the development of post-herpetic neuralgia. This study aimed to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with herpes zoster. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data of patients who were followed up with a diagnosis of herpes zoster at the dermatology department between 2013 and 2020 were retrospectively examined. Results: Of 440 patients, 252 (57.3%) were female and 188 (42.7%) were male. The mean age was 48.9±18 (4-94) years. The most common localization was the thoracic region at a rate of 35.5% and the lumbar region at a rate of 21.4%. Disseminated and ophthalmic zoster were more common in elderly patients (p<0.001). The most common comorbidities were hypertension (HT)+coronary artery disease (CAD) (12.6%), cancer (10.3%), and diabetes+HT (5.9%). Severe pain was observed in 19.7% of the patients and was more common in women (p=0.016). The rate of moderate and severe pain was high in the patients with HT+CAD and cancer (p˂0.001). Post-herpetic neuralgia was observed in 15.3% of the patients aged over 50. Conclusions: Herpes zoster is especially common in adults. Since it causes acute pain and can lead to postherpetic neuralgia development, risky patient groups should be more carefully followed up and treated. © 2023, Selcuk University. All rights reserved.Article The Roles of Media, Social Comparison and Self-Discrepancy on Overweight/Obese Patients' Decision To Undergo Intragastric Botulinum Toxin-A Injection(Istanbul Univ, Fac Letters, dept Psychology, 2022) Esiyok, Elif; Saygılı, Dilek Demirtepe; Saygili, Dilek Demirtepe; Saygılı, Dilek Demirtepe; Demirtepe-saygılı, DilekBody image is the sum of individuals' perceptions of their own bodies. There are various factors that affect body image, one of which is sociocultural factors. Sociocultural factors, including family, peers and the media, are important factors affecting the body image of individuals. The effects of being overweight on one's body image perception has been one of the most frequently researched topics in recent years. Studies have also shown that comparing one's body with people in the media, and the dissatisfaction with one's body resulting from it, motivates people to resort to various methods of losing weight. Doctors recommend various procedures for health reasons. Moreover, overweight women choose some surgical procedures such as intragastric botox injection, due to their concerns about their body image. Intragastric Botulinum Toxin-A injection (stomach botox) is one of them. This study aims to explore how sociocultural factors affect the overweight/ class I obese female patients' decision to undergo an intragastric botox injection treatment from an interpretative phenomenological approach. The sample of the study consisted of 12 female patients who had an intragastric botox injection in the last six months. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the patients. The interpretive phenomenological analysis revealed seven themes; self-definition through physical characteristics, motivations towards intragastric botox injection, attitudes towards the body, the perceived effects of being overweight, comparing one's own body, the role of the media in the decision-making process, and treatment plans for changing one's appearance in the future. It has been found that the body image perceptions of the patients play an important role in the processing-decision-making processes.. In addition, it has been observed that social media is a channel frequently used by patients for the purpose of obtaining information. The study is important in terms of trying to understand cognitive processes including self-evaluations and body image, their motivations behind intragastric BTA injection, and attitudes toward their bodies.
