Browsing by Author "Sahin, GE"

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    Primary polydipsia case presenting with severe malnutrition
    Sahin, GE; Zorlu, P; Çaylan, ND; Uçar, S; Açoglu, EA; Sahin, G
    Primary polydipsia is a clinical status with excessive fluid consumption without any physiological need. A seventeen-month-old male infant with severe malnutrition and developmental retardation was found to have polyuria and polydipsia in the follow-up. The urine density was found to be 1001, Na was found to be 124 mEq/L and the serum and urine osmolarity was found to be low. The patient was diagnosed with primary polydipsia and was treated by gradually water restriction. This case is presented to emphasize that primary polydipsia changes nutritional habits which may lead to malnutrition and developmental retardation.
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    A Case of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura with P369S Mutation in MEFV Gene
    Ertan, P; Tekin, G; Sahin, GE; Kasirga, E; Taneli, F; Kandioglu, AR; Sözeri, B
    Background: Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis of childhood. HSP can affect multiple organs presenting with a characteristic rash in most of the patients. Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is an inherited inflammatory disease common in mediterranean populations. HSP is the most common vasculitis seen in children with FMF. Case Presentation: A 16 year old boy was referred with history of abdominal pain lasting for 20 days. He was hospitalized and had appendectomy. Due to the persistence of his abdominal pain after surgery he was admitted to our hospital. His physical examination showed palpable purpuric rashes symmetrically distributed on lower extremities. Abdominal examination revealed periumbilical tenderness. Laboratory tests showed elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein and fibrinogen. Urinalysis revealed microscopic hematuria and severe proteinuria. The fecal occult blood testing was positive. Based on these clinic findings, the patient was diagnosed as HSP with renal, gastrointestinal tract and skin involvement. We performed DNA analysis in our patient because he had diagnosis of vasculitis with severe symptoms and found that he was carrying heterozygote P369S mutation. Conclusion: Our case is noteworthy as it indicates that it may be important not to overlook presence of FMF mutations in patients with a diagnosis of severe vasculitis.
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    Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Colon with an Unusual Presentation of Intestinal Intussusception
    Appak, YC; Sahin, GE; Ayhan, S; Taneli, C; Kasirga, E
    Inflammatory myfibroblastic tumor (IMT), also known as inflammatory pseudotumor is unusual, benign solid tumor. This tumor is commonly reported in the lungs but can be present in extrapulmonary sites as well. We present the case of a 7-year-old girl with IMT in an unusual location. The patient was admitted with abdominal pain, and ultrasound showed a solid mass in the abdomen. She was operated and colocolic intussusception secondary to a mass was found. Histologic evaluation of mass revealed IMT.