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A Rare Presentation of Babesia-Associated Splenic Infarction in an Immunocompetent Young Male With Mild Parasitemia. [PDF]

Case Rep Med
Babesiosis is a vector‐borne protozoal disease primarily transmitted by the Ixodes scapularis tick, though it can also be transmitted through blood transfusions from infected donors. The illness can be asymptomatic or present with mild flu‐like symptoms.
Anthony JA, Nikolic D, Pepe R, Fraimow H.   +3 more
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Save or Remove the Accessory Spleen in Patient Candidates to Splenectomy for Lymphoproliferative Disorders: Rational and Literature Review. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Sparing or removing the accessory spleen (AS) in patients undergoing diagnostic splenectomy for lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD) is an unsolved issue rarely considered. Usually, a healthy AS can be preserved. Reporting a case of our own, this paper aims to review existing literature and propose a tailored approach.
Rinaldi V, Ribersani M, Giordano C, Maccioni F, Ferent IC, Nardi P, Caronna R, Saullo P.   +7 more
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Autosplenectomy in a Patient With Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2 (APS‐2) [PDF]

Case Reports in Endocrinology
Autoimmune glandular syndrome type 2 is a complex genetic condition where a triad of endocrinopathies is involved, namely, Addison’s disease, type 1 diabetes, and/or autoimmune thyroid disorder. The disease predisposes one to a variety of other autoimmune associations.
Fauzi L, Jyoty A, Sredharan Y, Kenchaiah M.   +3 more
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Meningococcal Disease in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Review of Cases Reported Through Active Surveillance in the United States, 2000-2008. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundAlthough human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is an established risk factor for several bacterial infections, the association between HIV infection and meningococcal disease remains unclear.MethodsExpanded chart reviews were completed ...
Clark, Thomas A, Cohn, Amanda C, Farley, Monica M, Hall, H Irene, Harris, Christine M, Harrison, Lee H, Lee, Adria, Li, Jianmin, Lynfield, Ruth, MacNeil, Jessica R, Miller, Lisa, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Susan, Reingold, Arthur, Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Wu, Henry M, Zell, Elizabeth   +17 more
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Changes in the Features of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease after Introduction of the Seven-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in a Regional Core Hospital of Kochi, Japan [PDF]

, 2015
Since the introduction of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in 2007, invasive pneumococcal disease has declined, but the incidence of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A has risen worldwide.
Akane Kanazawa, Chiho Tokorodani, Hidehiko Maruyama, Hirokazu Watanabe, Hiroyuki Miyahara, Kiyoshi Kikkawa, Mari Miyazawa, Ritsuo Nishiuchi, Yuka Iwasaki, Yusei Nakata, Yusuke Shigemitsu   +10 more
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Outcome of prenatally diagnosed fetal heterotaxy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVES: To assess the perinatal outcomes of fetuses affected by heterotaxy. METHODS: Medline, Embase and Cinhal were searched. Only studies reporting a prenatal diagnosis of isomerism were included.
Abuhamad, Atkinson, Bardin, Baschat, Berg, Bronshtein, Brueckner, Carvalho, Collins, Degenhardt, Ditchfield, Dreux, Egger, Escobar-Diaz, Friedberg, Gaur, Gottschalk, Henderson, Ho, Hoefstaetter, Hunter, Icardo, Jacobs, Kennedy, Kheiri, Kothari, Ladd, Lee, Leeflang, Lim, Lin, Loomba, Loomba, Manzoli, McKiernan, Nakada, Nemec, NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Ozkutlu, Paladini, Pasquini, Peoples, Pepes, Phoon, Pockett, Shen, Shen, Taketazu, Tan, Tan, Varela-Fascinetto, Yan   +51 more
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Guidelines on the treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia in children and adolescents: Associacao Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular Guidelines Project: Associacao Medica Brasileira - 2012 [PDF]

, 2013
Centro de Hematologia de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Escola Paulista de MedicinaCentro Infantil BoldriniUniversidade de São Paulo Faculdade de MedicinaAssociacao Medica BrasileiraHospital Ana CostaCentro de Hematologia e ...
Bernardo, Wanderley Marques, Braga, Josefina Aparecida Pellegrini [UNIFESP], Hoepers, Andrea Thives de Carvalho, Loggetto, Sandra Regina, Medeiros, Leticia, Verissimo, Monica Pinheiro de Almeida   +5 more
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Cardiac rupture and toxic shock syndrome by invasive group a Streptococcus in a Fontan patient with Asplenia syndrome. [PDF]

J Cardiol Cases
Muraoka M, Tetsuhara K, Suzuki S, Yamamura K, Nakano T, Onoyama S, Sagawa K.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Predictors of impending acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell anaemia. [PDF]

, 2020
Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a major complication of sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and a leading cause for hospital admissions and death. We aimed to study the spectrum of clinical and laboratory features of ACS and to assess the predisposing factors and ...
Al-Busaidi, Ikhlas, Al-Salami, Bushra, Alkindi, Salam, Ballas, Samir K., Pathare, Anil, Raniga, Samir   +5 more
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Sjögren’s syndrome and acquired splenic atrophy with septic shock: a case report [PDF]

, 2014
INTRODUCTION: The most frequent causes of adult-onset recurrent infections are human immunodeficiency virus infection, malignancy, and autoimmune diseases, while acquired non-surgical hyposplenism is rare.
Joana Rodrigues, José Torres-Costa, Natacha Santos, Rui Silva   +3 more
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