Browsing by Author "Kelestimur, Fahrettin"

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Acromegaly is associated with decreased skin transepidermal water loss and temperature, and increased skin pH and sebum secretion partially reversible after treatment

Borlu, Murat; Karaca, Zuleyha; Yildiz, Hatice; Tanriverdi, Fatih; Demirel, Beril; Elbuken, Gulsah; Kelestimur, Fahrettin (Churchill Livingstone, 2012)

Background: Acromegaly is characterized by an acquired progressive somatic disfigurement, mainly involving the face and extremities, besides many other organ involvement. Wet and oily skin was described in acromegaly ...
Extensive investigation of 114 patients with Sheehan's syndrome: a continuing disorder

Diri, Halit; Tanriverdi, Fatih; Karaca, Zuleyha; Senol, Serkan; Unluhizarci, Kursad; Durak, Ahmet Candan; Kelestimur, Fahrettin (Bioscientifica Ltd, 2014)

Objective: Sheehan's syndrome (SS) is a well-known cause of hypopituitarism resulting from postpartum pituitary necrosis. Because of its rarity in Western society, its diagnosis is often overlooked. We aimed to investigate ...
Sheehan syndrome

Karaca, Zuleyha; Laway, Bashir A.; Dokmetas, Hatice S.; Atmaca, Hulusi; Kelestimur, Fahrettin (Nature Publishing Group, 2016)

Sheehan syndrome or postpartum hypopituitarism is a condition characterized by hypopituitarism due to necrosis of the pituitary gland. The initial insult is caused by massive postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), leading to impaired ...