• Anti-interleukin-6 (tocilizumab) therapy in Takayasu’s arteritis: a real life experience 

      Kiliç, Levent; Karadağ, Ömer; Erden, Abdulsamet; Sari, Alper; Armağan, Berkan; Yardimci, Gözde Kübra; Firat, Esra; Kalyoncu, Umut; Apraş Bilgen, Şule; Kiraz, Sedat; Ertenli, Ihsan; Akdoğan, Ali (TÜBİTAK, 2020-02-13)
      Background/aim: Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and anti-interleukin-6 (anti-IL-6) therapies are increasingly being used in Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) patients who are unresponsive to corticosteroids ± conventional ...
    • Avascular necrosis less frequently found in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with the use of alternate day corticosteroid 

      Doğan, Ismail; Kalyoncu, Umut; Kiliç, Levent; Akdoğan, Ali; Karadağ, Omer; Kiraz, Sedat; A Bilgen, Şule; Ertenli, Ihsan (TÜBİTAK, 2020-02-13)
      Background/aim: Avascular necrosis (AVN) is the death of bone due to compromise of blood flow. The etiology of AVN is multifactorial; corticosteroid usage is the second most significant factor after trauma, and systemic ...
    • Capillaroscopic findings in Turkish Takayasu arteritis patients 

      Akdoğan, Ali; Erden, Abdulsamet; Şentürk, Esra Fırat; Kılıç, Levent; Sarı, Alper; Armağan, Berkan; Karadağ, Ömer; Kiraz, Sedat (TÜBİTAK, 2019-10-24)
      Abstract Background/aim: Abnormal capillaroscopic findings have been reported in vasculitic syndromes such as Behçet’s disease, Henoch–Schönlein purpura, and Wegener’s granulomatosis. This study was conducted to define ...
    • Geoepidemiology and clinical characteristics of neonatal lupus erythematosus: a systematic literature review of individual patients’ data 

      Erden, Abdulsamet; Fanouriakis, Antonis; Kiliç, Levent; Sari, Alper; Armağan, Berkan; Bilgin, Emre; Şener, Yusuf Ziya; Hymabaccus, Benazir; Gürler, Fatih; Ceylan, Serdar; Kiraz, Sedat; Karadağ, Ömer; Boumpas, Dimitrious (TÜBİTAK, 2020-01-09)
      Background/aim: Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is an autoimmune syndrome caused by transplacental transmission of maternal autoantibodies, often with devastating consequences. The objective of this systematic literature ...
    • Imaging Modalities Used in Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Patients with Takayasu’s Arteritis 

      Karadağ, Ömer; Keleşoğlu Dinçer, Ayşe Bahar; Kılıç, Levent; Erden, Abdulsamet; Kalyoncu, Umut; Hazirolan, Tuncay; Kiraz, Sedat (Turk J Med SciTÜBİTAK, 2021-02-26)
      Background/aim: Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare, large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology, affecting aortic arch, and its main branches. Noninvasive imaging methods are frequently used in diagnosis and follow-up in ...