• Hemophagocytic Syndrome and Acute Liver Failure Associated with Ethylene Glycol Ingestion: A Case Report 

      Kuskonmaz, Baris; Duzova, Ali; Oksuz Kanbur, Nuray; Gurakan, Fıgen; Gumruk, Fatma; Gurgey, Aytemiz (Taylor & Francis, 2006)
      The authors describe a case of accidental ethylene glycol poisoning in an 18-month-old boy who developed hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS). Ethylene glycol is a common substance in various antifreeze preparations. Acute ethylene ...
    • Transfusion-Transmitted Virus Prevalence in Turkish Patients with Thalassemia 

      Ozyurek, Emel; Ergünay, Koray; Kuskonmaz, Baris; Unal, Sule; Cetin, Mualla; Ustacelebi, Semsettin; Gurgey, Aytemiz (Taylor & Francis, 2006)
      In hematology patients on chronic transfusion regimes, liver diseases are frequent, and mostly related to the agents transmitted by blood products and concominant iron deposition in liver. Besides hepatitis B (HBV) and C ...