By JENO KRAMA.R SINCE the diagnostic significance of “fragile capillaries” was first recognized,”2#{176} much productive work has been accomplished to improve the methods for determination of capillary resistance and to elucidate the variables concerned. Strangely enough, these studies have led to little practical application. Tile current clinical routine for measuring capillary resistance con...

Monogenic disorders causing systemic lupus erythematosus represent a small subset of cases. Type-1 interferonopathies, like spondyloenchondrodysplasia with immune dysregulation constitute an important functional category monogenic lupus. Apart from autoimmune disorders, neurological and skeletal abnormalities are additional manifestations observed in this disorder. A young female presented seiz...

context crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a fatal viral disease which has 30% to 80% mortality rate. in endemic areas, livestock handlers, skin processors, veterinary staff, livestock market employees, farmers, and health care staff are at risk. diagnosis is made based on clinical manifestations, epidemiologic factors, and laboratory tests. here, we reviewed the epidemiology, clinical m...

We investigated 9 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (1 fatal, 2 asymptomatic) among health care workers in Turkey. Needlestick injuries were reported for 4 workers. Eight received ribavirin. In addition to standard precautions, airborne infection isolation precautions are essential during aerosol-generating procedures. For postexposure prophylaxis and therapy, ribavirin should be given.

Hemorrhagic fevers represent a wide spectrum of viral infectious diseases, out-breaking mostly as epidemics, some of them being highly lethal. They range from those caused by bunyaviridae, associated with renal or pulmonary syndromes and those recently emerging and caused by the filoviridae family of thread-like viruses. Among the latter, Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) bears the highest mortalit...