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QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test can be used for screening latent tuberculosis before biological treatment in a Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-vaccinated country: the HUR-BIO single-center real-life results

Karadağ, Ömer; Seyhoglu, Emrah; Uyaroğlu, Oğuz Abdullah; Erden, Abdulsamet; Kilic, Levent; Akdogan, Ali; Apras Bilgen, Sule; Ertenli, Ihsan; Kiraz, Sedat; Kalyoncu, Umut (Clinical Rheumatology, 2020-10-15)

Objectives The Turkish population is vaccinated with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), and the BCG vaccination decreases the specificity of the tuberculin skin test (TST). The purpose of this study was to investigate the ...

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 ...

Predictors of drug retention and treatment response in axial spondyloarthritis patients treated with certolizumab: real-life results from the HURBIO registry

Bilgin, Emre; Farisoğulları, Bayram; Armağan, Berkan; Sarı, Alper; Yardımcı, Gözde K; Bölek, Ertuğrul Ç; Levent Kılıç; Akdoğan, Ali; Bilgen, Şule A; Karadağ, Ömer; Ertenli, A İhsan; Kiraz, Sedat; Kalyoncu, Umut (Clinical And Experimental Rheumatology S.A.S, 2019-08-14)

Objectives: To assess the real-life retention rate of certolizumab and factors related to retention of certolizumab. Methods: We analysed all patients who received at least 1 dose of certolizumab and were registered in ...

How did the updated hemodynamic definitions affect the frequency of pulmonary hypertension in patients with systemic sclerosis?

Sarı, Alper; Şener, Ziya Yusuf; Armağan, Berkan; Kılıç, Levent; Kaya, Ergün Barış; Hekimsoy, Vedat; Karadağ, Ömer; Bilgen, Şule Apras; Kiraz, Sedat; Ertenli, Ali İhsan; Tokgözoğlu, Lale; Akdoğan, Ali (Turkish Society of Cardiology, 2021-01-25)

Objective: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a one of the major causes of death in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). In this study, we in- vestigated the impact of updated hemodynamic definition proposed by the 6th PH ...

Pregnancy outcomes in partners of male ankylosing spondylitis patients treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor-α biologics: real-life results from a single-centre cross-sectional study

Uyaroğlu, Oğuz Abdullah; Seyhoglu, Emrah; Erden, Abdulsamet; Kilic, Levent; Akdogan, Ali; Apras Bilgen, Sule; Ertenli, Ali Ihsan; Kiraz, Sedat; Karadağ, Ömer; Kalyoncu, Umut (Springer, 2020-01-28)

Abstract Most patients with inflammatory arthritis are at their reproductive ages. Use of anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) agents, one of the important treatment options for inflammatory arthritis, can ...

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 ...

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 ...

Proposal for a simple algorithm to differentiate adult-onset Still's disease with other fever of unknown origin causes: a longitudinal prospective study

Bilgin, Emre; Hayran, Mutlu; Erden, Abdulsamet; Armağan, Berkan; Sarı, Alper; Kılıç, Levent; Akdoğan, Ali; Karadağ, Ömer; Apraş Bilgen, Şule; Kiraz, Sedat; Ertenli, İhsan; Kalyoncu, Umut (Springer, 2019-02-01)

Objective: To identify several clinical and/or laboratory parameters which can differentiate adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) from other causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) and create a clinician-friendly algorithm ...

Change in PsAID-12 scores in patients continuing or discontinuing anti-TNF treatments in psoriatic arthritis: results from the HUR-BIO biologic registry

Kalyoncu, Umut; Kiraz, Sedat; Apras Bilgen, Sule; Karadağ, Ömer; Akdoğan, Ali; Kılıç, Levent; Erden, Abdulsamet; Armagan, Berkan; Sari, Alper; Ertenli, İhsan (Springer, 2019-01-21)

Objective Psoriatic Arthritis Impact of Disease 12-item questionnaire (PsAID-12) has been developed to be used in psoriatic arthritis in daily practice. The aim of the present study was to assess the change values of ...

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 ...