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The clinical presentation of a patient with autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome associated with a complicated grief reaction is reported. A 50-year-old female patient presented with recurrent episodes of painful ecchymotic bruising on the lower extremities which started in 1995 after the sudden death of her son and exacerbated almost every year at approximately the same time her son died as an anniversary reaction. No pathological findings were detected in the laboratory examinations. The diagnosis was confirmed by induction of similar lesions by i.d. injection of the patient's own washed erythrocytes and whole blood. Psychiatric assessment revealed that the patient was depressed, socially introverted, overly defensive and avoidant in interpersonal relationships. Antidepressant treatment and psychotherapy for major depression and grief complications were started with the patient. Having an awareness of this rare condition will assist in the prevention of unnecessary investigations in such cases and will allow early referral for appropriate psychological counseling.

Bu araştırma, zihinsel yetersiz çocukların aile yükü, öz bakım becerileri, annelerinin yaşam doyumu ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirildi. Tanımlayıcı, kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma 280 anne ile gerçekleştirildi. Veriler bilgi formu, Aile Yükü Değerlendirme Ölçeği, Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği, Öz bakım Becerileri Kontrol Listesi kullanılarak toplandı. Korelasyon sonuçları, çocukların öz bakım becerileri arttıkça annelerinin aile yükü algısının azaldığını (p<0.001) ve yaşam doyumlarının arttığını (p=0.004) göstermiştir. Annelerin aile yükü algıları ile yaşam doyumları arasında da negatif bir ilişki vardı (p<0.001). Bu çalışmada zihinsel yetersizliği olan çocuğa sahip annelerin aile yükünün yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Aile yükünün azaltılmasında çocuklarına zihinsel yetersiz tanısı konan ailelerin çocuğun yetersizliği, bakımı ve tedavisi konularında eğitim almaları önemlidir.

OBJECTIVETo investigate whether the timing of postbath moisturizer application affected the skin moisture (SM) and body temperature (BT) of newborn infants.METHODSThe researchers conducted a randomized controlled study with 80 newborns who were monitored in a university hospital between March 2017 and May 2018. In both the control and experimental groups, newborns were bathed and dried. However, in the control group, moisturizer was applied immediately to the newborn’s body, whereas in the experimental group, moisturizer was applied 10 minutes after the completion of the bath. Researchers evaluated the BT and SM of all infants both before and immediately after the bath and at 10, 20, 40, and 60 minutes postbath.RESULTSThe control and experimental groups were similar according to the descriptive characteristics of the infants (P > .05). In both groups, infants’ SM values increased in the first 10 minutes after the bath compared with the prebath values (P < .05). However, the whole-body SM value of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group 60 minutes postbath (P = .027). There was also a statistically significant change in the body temperatures of infants in both groups after bathing (P = .004).CONCLUSIONSWaiting 10 minutes postbath before applying moisturizer positively affected newborns’ SM and BT. Additional research with a broader age range and a more diverse sample is needed to further clarify the effects of postbath moisturizer application timing on newborns’ SM and BT.

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