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ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the growth reference value of children in our province and to compare these values with current values of the USA and other local values of our country. Methods: A total of 615 boys and 586 girls with different socioeconomic levels and ages of 0-5 years were included in the study. In all children, weight, height, head circumference, abdominal circumference, hip circumference, mid-arm circumference, and lower segment length were taken. All measurements were performed by the same paediatrician. The lambda-mu-sigma method was used for the preparation of percentile curves. Results: The body weight, head circumference and chest circumference measurements of boys were significantly higher than those in girls. Anthropometric measurements of children in high-income groups were higher than those in the low-income group. All of the anthropometric parameters except upper mid-arm circumference were higher in children fed with breast milk and formula milk than in children who only fed with breast milk. The relation between the mother's education level and anthropometric parameters was insignificant. Conclusion: Our results showed that the anthropometric measurements of our children were similar to those of west Turkey as well as those of the United States. On the other hand, our children's anthropometric measurements were higher than other local values. Relatively high values of height have been interpreted as a genetic feature.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate anterior segment measurements obtained using CSO Sirius Topographer® (CSO, Firenze, Italy) and Nidek Axial Length (AL)-Scan® (Nidek CO., Gamagori, Japan). Methods: A total of 43 eyes of 43 patients were included in this prospective study. The central corneal thickness (CCT), anterior chamber depth (ACD), white-to-white distance (WTW), flat keratometry (K1), steep keratometry (K2), and mean keratometry (K) values were randomly measured three times with each device by the same examiner. The intraclass correlation coefficient of repeatability was analyzed. The compatibility of both devices was evaluated using the 95% limits of the agreement proposed by Bland and Altman. Results: Examiner achieved high repeatability for all parameters on each device except the WTW measured by Sirius. All measurements except WTW and K1 taken with the Sirius were higher than that taken with the Nidek AL-Scan®. The difference in CCT, ACD, and WTW values was statistically significant. Conclusion: High repeatability of the measurements was achieved on both devices. Although Km, K1, and K2 measurements of the Sirius and the AL-Scan® showed good agreement, WTW, CCT, and ACD measurements significantly differed between two devices. Thus, anterior segment measurements except for Km, K1, and K2 cannot be used interchangeably between Sirius and Nidek AL-Scan® devices.
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ABSTRACT Our patient was a 34 year-old male who presented with a painless conjunctival mass that had developed 3 months before his first visit. On performing slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a lobulated pink-yellowish solid mobile mass was observed on the nasal bulbar conjunctival surface of his left eye. The tumor was excised, and histopathologic examination of the tumor revealed a sebaceous adenoma. Systemic examination was normal. No recurrence was observed during the 24-month follow-up period. Sebaceous adenoma of the bulbar conjunctiva is an extremely rare benign tumor, which may be observed to be isolated in the absence of malignancy.
RESUMO Nosso paciente era um homem de 34 anos que apresentou uma massa conjuntival indolor desde há 3 meses antes da primeira consulta. Na biomicroscopia por lâmpada de fenda, observa-se uma massa rosa-amarelada, sólida, móvel e lobulada na superfície conjuntival bulbar nasal, em seu olho esquerdo. O tumor foi retirado e o exame histopatológico demonstrou um adenoma sebáceo. O exame sistêmico era normal. Nenhuma recidiva foi observada durante os 24 meses de acompanhamento. Adenoma sebáceo da conjuntiva bulbar é um tumor benigno extremamente raro e pode ser visto isolado, sem quaisquer doenças malignas associadas.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms/pathology , Adenoma/pathology , Conjunctival Neoplasms/pathology , Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms/surgery , Adenoma/surgery , Conjunctiva/pathology , Conjunctival Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
Rhinolith is an uncommon nasal mass and a rare entity encountered in clinical practice. The typical symptoms of rhinolith are unilateral nasal obstruction, foul smelling purulent nasal discharge and epistaxis, crusting, swelling of nose or face, anosmia, epiphora and headache. In this report, we present a case of recurrent rhinolith manifesting as an incidental finding on dental radiographs. A 26-year old male patient with a history of long standing halitosis had an operation for rhinolith seven years previously. Rhinolith in the right nasal cavity was diagnosed on rigid endoscopic examination. Rhinolith was removed by using a rigid nasal endoscope under local anaesthesia. To our knowledge, recurrence of rhinolith has not been described previously in the literature.
El rinolito es una masa nasal poco común y una entidad rara en la práctica clínica. Los síntomas comunes del rinolito son: obstrucción nasal unilateral, secreción nasal purulenta y maloliente, epistaxis, encostramiento, inflamación de la nariz o la cara, anosmia, epífora, y dolor de cabeza. Este reporte presenta el caso de un rinolito recurrente, que se presentara como un hallazgo incidental en una radiografía dental. Un paciente varón de 26 años de edad, con una larga historia de consulta por halitosis con un dentista y un otorrinolaringólogo, fue operado a causa de un rinolito hace siete años. El rinolito en la cavidad nasal derecha, fue diagnosticado mediante un examen endoscópico rígido. El rinolito fue extirpado usando un una endoscopia nasal rígida, bajo anestesia local. Hasta donde sabemos, la recurrencia de rinolitos no ha sido descrita previamente en la literatura.