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Objective: Condyloma Akuminata (CA) is most common sexually transmitted viral disease caused by Human Papiloma Virus (HPV). Although there are various methods for the treatment of Condyloma Acuminata, none of them can reach 100% response rate. İn this study, for better response rate and low recurrence, efficacy of ablative liquid nitrogen cryotherapy and electrocautery with surgical excision and recurrence rates were tried to be evaluated. Aim: This studies purpose to evaluate the synergistic effect of surgery with cryotherapy in the treatment of condyloma acuminata. Method: In this retrospective study, patients with a diagnosis of Condyloma Acuminata (localized or spread) who applied to the dermatology clinic and whose lesions extend to the anal denta with the perianal region are evaluated. In addition to small lesions treated with cryotherapy, surgical excisional methods were used in patients larger than 4 cm in size. Result: This study included 57 patients, 33 were female and 24 were male. The average age was 27.2 years. 51 of the patients continued treatment. Cryotherapy was applied to all patients, additional topical imiquimod was applied in 14 patients, and 10 patients underwent surgical electrocauterization, as the lesions extended to the anal dentate and their dimensions were over 4 cm. While recurrence was 24.3% in patients undergoing cryotherapy, this rate was 21.4% in patients undergoing cryotherapy and imiquimod. Five of the patients who underwent surgery developed recurrence at the 3rd month and these patients were taken into surgical treatment again. Recurrence was detected in one patient during follow-up. No serious complications developed in the treatments applied. Conclusion: As a result of our study, it was found that anatomical localization and the size of the lesion were determinant in the treatment of CA and surgery performed in addition to cryotherapy reduced recurrence rates.

Giriş: Kondiloma Akuminata (KA), Human Papiloma Virüs’ün (HPV) yol açtığı, cinsel yolla bulaşan, yaygın bir viral hastalıktır. Kondiloma Akuminata’nın tedavisi için çeşitli yöntemler olmakla birlikte, bunların hiçbiri %100 yanıt oranına ulaşamaz. Bu çalışmada daha iyi yanıt oranı ve rekürrensin engellenmesi için, ablatif sıvı azot kriyoterapisi ile elektrokoter ile cerrahi eksizyonun birlikte kullanımının etkinliği ve nüks oranları değerlendirilmeye çalışıldı. Amaç: Kondiloma Akuminata tedavisinde kriyoterapi ile birlikte cerrahinin sinerjistik etkisini değerlendirmek. Yöntemler: Bu retrospektif çalışmada, Kondiloma Akuminata (lokalize veya yayılmış) tanısı ile dermatoloji kliniğine başvurmuş perianal lezyonları olan ve lezyonları perianal bölge ile birlikte anal dentata kadar uzanan hastalar değerlendirildi. Kriyoterapi ile tedavi edilen küçük lezyonların yanısıra büyüklüğü 4 cm’den büyük olan hastalarda cerrahi olarak eksizyonel yöntemler kullanıldı. Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan 57 hastanın 33’ü kadın, 24’ü erkekti. Ortalama yaş 27,2 olarak saptandı. Hastaların 51’i tedaviye devam etti. Tüm hastalara kriyoterapi başlandı, 14 hastada ek olarak topikal imiquimod başlandı, 10 hastada lezyonlar anal dentata kadar uzanım gösterdiğinden ve boyutları 4 cm’nin üzerinde olduğu için, cerrahi olarak elektrokoterizasyon uygulandı. Kriyoterapi yapılan hastalarda nüks %24,3 iken, hem kriyoterapi yapılan, hem de imiquimod kullanılan hastalarda bu oran %21,4 idi. Cerrahi uygulanan hastaların beşinde 3. ayda rekürrens gelişti ve bu hastalar tekrar cerrahi tedaviye alındılar. Takiplerinde bir hastada nüks saptandı. Uygulanan tedavilerde ciddi bir komplikasyon gelişmedi. Sonuç: Yaptığımız çalışma sonucunda anatomik lokalizasyon ve lezyonun büyüklüğünün KA’nın tedavisinde belirleyici olduğu ve kriyoterapiye ek olarak yapılan cerrahinin nüks oranlarını azalttığı tespit edildi.

Burns are a major health problem worldwide. Burn injury resulting from making contact with hot objects, direct or indirect contact with flame, and exposure to chemical agents or electric current is usually preventable. In this study, epidemiological data of the patients who had been hospitalised in the burn unit was assessed. The records of 1453 patients who were admitted to the burn unit of Diyarbakir Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital between July 2008 and April 2018 were retrospectively examined. Out of 1453 cases, 81.7% (1187) were children and 18.3% (266) were adults, 58.3% of the cases were male (847) and 41.7% (606) were females. Patients had a mean age of 11 ± 5 years (1-81 years). The most common cause of burns was contact with hot liquids (82.86%) while other causes were flame burns (12.04%), electrical contact burn (3.02%) contact with chemical substances (2.06%). Most of the cases were found to have burned 10% to 20% of the body surface. Localization was most frequently seen in the lower extremity and less frequently in the upper limb, trunk, head and neck, and perineal regions. The majority of burn injuries are preventable. Therefore, epidemiological studies in the field of burns will provide vital preventive information to develop strategies to reduce injury frequency and spend on health. Because burns are a social problem, prevention efforts require social co-operation. Promotional meetings in schools are important to increase family-school cooperation to inform children of school age, to give lectures and first aid measures to rural areas.

Electric shocks (ESs) are common traumas in burn units that require treatment by specialists due to high mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients of ES, complications, and injury-related mortality and morbidity rates. The authors retrospectively analyzed data of 432 ES patients treated at the Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Burn Center, Turkey, between January 2010 and December 2020. Of the 432 patients, 92 (21.3%) and 340 (78.7%) sustained high- and low-voltage injuries, respectively. While high-voltage burns were common in January and December, low-voltage burns peaked in September and July. Burn patients were mostly males and were between the ages of 19 and 59 years. The majority of the ES events occurred at home. All four patients who died had suffered high-voltage burns, with two of high-voltage burns (2.17%) requiring amputation. None of the patients with low-voltage burns underwent amputation. High-voltage injuries manifested with larger burn surfaces, longer hospitalization, and more complications. Electrical injuries are largely preventable with simple safety precautions in daily life as well as serious consideration of workplace safety.