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Lyme disease is a zoonosis that arises from Borrelia burgdorferi spp belonging to the Spirochaetales family, transmitted by Ixodes-type ticks. In the course of the disease, the heart, skin, nervous and musculoskeletal system may be affected. Central nervous system involvement, defined as neuroborreliosis, may be similar to Guillain- Barré syndrome (GBS), an immune-mediated acute neuropathy. In this article, a case that was followed up in the neurology clinic with GBS due to facial paralysis, muscle weakness and widespread muscle pain was shared. Neuroborreliosis was considered in the differential diagnosis of the patient whose clinical findings did not improve due to the presence of tick contact in history, and the diagnosis was confirmed by clinical and laboratory findings. In this case, it was emphasized that neuroborreliosis should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of the GBS.

INTRODUCTION[|]Influenza is a disease that causes mortality, morbidity, and workforce productivity losses, especially in high-risk patients. Healthcare workers are among those at risk for exposure to the flu and for transmission of the virus to the patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes and behavior of physicians at one hospital regarding the influenza vaccine. [¤]METHODS[|]A questionnaire comprising 11 questions was used to evaluate the attitudes and behaviors of the physicians working in one hospital with respect to the influenza vaccine. [¤]RESULTS[|]A total of 105 physicians participated in the study, and 74.3% of the respondents were not vaccinated for influenza virus. The most common reasons given were that it was viewed as unimportant and remissness (64%). The results indicated that 39% of the physicians surveyed did not recommend an influenza vaccine to their patients. Vaccination was most frequently recommended to the patients with chronic lung disease (83.9%). It was also observed that 94.3% of the physicians had not received any education on influenza in previous year. [¤]DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION[|]The most important step in reducing the mortality due to influenza is to increase the rate of influenza vaccination. Awareness of physicians should be increased in order for vaccination programs to be successful throughout the country.[¤]

INTRODUCTION[|]Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment method applied by intermittently breathing 100% oxygen and a commonly used supportive therapy for patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). Our study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of HBOT in patients with DFU. [¤]METHODS[|]Thirty patients with HBOT and 42 patients without HBOT who were followed-up between 2016 and 2018 in our hospital were randomly selected and the epidemiologic, clinical characteristics of both groups, clinical outcomes of the patients were compared at the end of treatment.[¤]RESULTS[|]26 patients (86.7%) in the HBOT group and 14 patients (33.3%) in the non-HBOT group were PEDIS 3-4 (p = 0.000). The rates of re-hospitalization were significantly higher in the HBOT group (p = 0.005). Major and minor amputations were found to be similar in both groups, but in the HBOT group (p = 0.035 vs. p = 0.128). [¤]DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION[|]In our study, it was thought that the rate of recurrent hospitalization and the need for surgical intervention in HBOT receiving group may be related to the presence of advanced stage of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) in these patients. Amputation rates are similar in both groups and randomized, multicentre prospective studies are needed to evaluate HBOT efficacy. [¤]