Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV ) is a clinical entity characterized by acute, brief paroxysmal attacks of rotational vertigo induced by head position changes. It is the most common peripheral vestibular pathology and is seen more frequently in women. However, to our knowledge, there is very limited data on the association between BPPV and pregnancy in both English and Turkish literature. We present four pregnant women diagnosed with BPPV for the first time during gestation and revise the etiological factors of BPPV and the role of pregnancy-related changes in BPPV.
In this article, we present the follow-up and treatment process of neutropenia, which develops during COVID-19 infection in a healthy adult and lasts for approximately 45 days. When the patient applied with the complaints of weakness and joint pain, the PCR test was positive and neutropenia and lymphopenia were detected in the laboratory examination. Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) treatment was started in order to prevent the development of secondary infection to the patient, who was evaluated for additional medical treatment for neutropenia while the COVID-19 treatment was continuing. However, it was observed that neutropenia returned to normal after 1.5 months. Neutropenia secondary to COVID-19 infection can be seen in healthy adults and it is thought that the use of G-CSF in the treatment will be beneficial.
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