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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2025
Melike Törüyenler-Coşkunpınar and others
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of infected female sandflies. Leishmania species can cause various clinical manifestations, ranging in severity from spontaneously regressing cutaneous lesions to visceral disease, which is fatal in over 95% of cases if left untreated. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) presents unexplained [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2025
Eren Öztürk and others
Parvovirus B19 (PVB19) is a single-stranded DNA virus belonging to the family Parvoviridae. It can cause erythema infectiosum, arthropathies, aplastic crisis, immune-mediated rash, and arthritis. Dermatological manifestations of acute PVB19 infection include vesiculopustular rash, petechiae, purpura, glove sock syndrome [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Cumhur Özmen
Pantoea agglomerans, a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterium in the Enterobacteriaceae family, was previously classified as Enterobacter agglomerans or Erwinia herbicola. Pantoea agglomerans is not an obligate pathogen for humans. However, two types of infections [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Hatice Hicret Öner-Demetgül and others
Nocardia is a genus of aerobic, Gram-positive bacteria found in soil, decomposing organic matter, and water. It primarily causes infections in individuals with compromised immune systems. Pulmonary infections represent the most frequent manifestation of Nocardia-associated diseases, while extrapulmonary spread often involves [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Zarifa Orta and Arif Atahan Çağatay
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a papulosquamous disease of unknown etiology that progresses from keratoderma to erythroderma, particularly affecting the palms and soles. It is classified into five subtypes. The form associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is defined as type 6. Pityriasis rubra pilaris [...] Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3, SEPTEMBER 2025
Alexandre Waldmeyer and others
Historically, Mycoplasma hominis was the first mycoplasma species isolated from humans, first identified in 1937 from a Bartholin’s gland abscess. It is a small, coccoid-shaped (approximately 0.5 μm), Gram-negative bacterium that grows slowly in culture. Due to the lack of a cell wall, M. hominis is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. Read More
Case Report
/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Yeşim Beşli and others
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication due to its potential for joint destruction, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. The risk of PJI is higher following knee arthroplasty than hip arthroplasty. Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Yasemin Çakır-Kıymaz and others
Tularemia is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative intracellular coccobacillus. The oropharyngeal form of tularemia typically presents with fever, severe sore throat, exudative tonsillopharyngitis, and lymphadenopathy. Immunoglobulin A nephropathy, the most common (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2025
Işıl Ezel Taşkın-Karaçay and others
Inherited defects in the adenosine deaminase gene result in severe combined immunodeficiency. Cytopenias caused by autoimmune disorders or bone marrow failure occur in 50% of patients, presenting as pure red cell aplasia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, or (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1, JANUARY 2026
Sibel Yıldız Kaya and others
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major global health burden, and its prevalence has nearly doubled over the last 25 years. Individuals with DM are significantly more prone to developing skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), including cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and post-operative wound (...) Read More
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/ VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1, JANUARY 2026
Deniz Gür-Altunay and others
HIV-2 was identified in 1986 following the isolation of the virus from West African patients. Although HIV-1 is responsible for the majority of the global AIDS pandemic, HIV-2 remains a significant cause of infection in regions where (...) Read More