The Official Journal of the Turkish Society Of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (KLİMİK)

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Case Report / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2023

Clinical Entity Mimicking Infectious Cellulitis: Eosinophilic Cellulitis (Wells’ Syndrome)

Mustafa Deniz and others

Eosinophilic cellulitis (EC) is a rare inflammatory skin condition with fewer than 200 documented cases in the medical literature. There are only a limited number of case reports available from our country. The prevalence and incidence of EC are unknown. The disease is characterized by pruritic, non-purulent, erythematous plaques (...) Read More

Original Article / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2023

Brucellar Epididymo-Orchitis in a Brucellosis Hyperendemic Region in Türkiye

Hatun Öztürk-Çerik and others

Brucellosis is a widespread zoonosis transmitted to humans, mainly through direct or indirect contact with infected animals. The main endemic areas are the Mediterranean region, Middle East, Central Asia, China, India, sub-Saharan Africa, and Central and South America. Brucellosis is a systemic infection with a broad clinical spectrum (...) Read More

Review Article / VOLUME 5, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2023

Is There a Role for Dark Field Microscopy in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease?
A Narrative Review

Uğur Önal and others

Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is the most common vector-borne disease in Europe and North America, caused by the spirochete Borrelia species, which can be transmitted through the bite of an infected black-legged tick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data on Lyme disease in the United States showed (...) Read More