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    NLR and PLR as potential markers of disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?
    (Bmc, 2020) Düzenli, Tolga; Ata, Emre
    Dear Editor, We read the recently published article entitled ‘Neutrophil/lymphocyte and platelet/ lymphocyte ratios as potential markers of disease activity in patients with Ankylosing spondylitis: a case-control study’ by Al-Osami MH et al. [1] with interest.
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    Ultrasonographic assessment of femoral cartilage thickness in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2021) Düzenli, Tolga; Ata, Emre; Kösem, Murat; Tanoğlu, Alpaslan
    Objectives: Helicobacter pylori is a major cause of gastritis and a potential trigger of inflammatory disease. The effect of H pylori infection on distal femoral cartilage has yet to be evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate femoral cartilage thickness in patients with H pylori infection and to find whether this infection affects femoral cartilage thickness. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 199 patients. To measure the thickness of femoral articular cartilage, 99 patients with H pylori infections and 100 with H pylori-negative controls were enrolled into two groups. The measurements were made using linear probe ultrasonography with the patients in supine positions and their knees in maximum flexion. Demographic, clinical, endoscopic and laboratory data were collected for all patients. Results: Both the right and left femoral condyles had thinner cartilage thickness in the H pylori-positive group than in the H pylori-negative group (P =.016, P =.036). For the intercondylar area and lateral femoral condyles, although the H pylori-positive patients had thinner femoral cartilage thickness than the H pylori-negative individuals for both extremities, this finding was not statistically significant (P >.05). Conclusion: Femoral cartilage was thinner in patients with H pylori than patients without H pylori for right and left medial femoral condyles. This study suggests that H pylori infections may affect femoral cartilage thickness and potentially increase the risk of cartilage degeneration. © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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    Ultrasonographic Assessment of Knee Cartilage Thickness in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Decreased Femoral Cartilage Thickness May Be an Indicator of Extraintestinal Manifestation in Patients with Mild Activity Ulcerative Colitis
    (Sage Publications Inc, 2020) Düzenli, Tolga; Ata, Emre; Kösem, Murat
    Objectives Ulcerative colitis is a systemic inflammatory disease which primarily involves the gut but presented by numerous extraintestinal manifestations. The effect of ulcerative colitis on knee cartilage has not been evaluated up to the present. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the possible relationship between the presence of ulcerative colitis and femoral cartilage thickness. Design Sixty-two patients with confirmed diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and 70 healthy controls aged 18 to 50 years referred to the gastroenterology outpatient department between January 2018 and January 2019 participated in this cross-sectional study. The measurements were made by ultrasonography with the patient in a supine position and the knees in complete flexion. Demographic, clinical, endoscopic and laboratory data were collected for all the subjects. Results The groups of ulcerative colitis and control group were similar with regard to sex, mean age, weight, height, body mass index, extremity dominancy, and existence of knee pain (P > 0.05). Medial femoral condyles, intercondylar areas, and lateral femoral condyles of both right and left knees had thinner cartilage thickness in ulcerative colitis group than control group (P < 0.001). Conclusion Knee cartilage was thinner in subjects with mild activity ulcerative colitis than in healthy controls. Decreased knee cartilage thickness may be an indicator of extraintestinal manifestation in patients with mild activity ulcerative colitis. This association between ulcerative colitis and knee cartilage degeneration may be effective in early detection of possible risk factors and potential treatment strategies for both ulcerative colitis and specific subtypes of knee osteoarthritis.