Bendamustine-induced immune hemolytic anemia in a chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient: A case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Bendamustine is an alkylating agent approved for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. There are scant reports on bendamustine-induced immune hemolytic anemia occurring mainly in CLL patients.
Dai, Qun+2 more
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Severe refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia with five-year complete hematologic response to third course of treatment with rituximab: a case report [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Rituximab is an emerging treatment for autoimmune hemolytic anemia. We report the case of a patient with a five-year complete hematologic response to a third course of treatment with rituximab.
Kathleen Abadie, Kristen M Hege
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Isohemagglutinins of Graft Origin after ABO-Unmatched Liver Transplantation [PDF]
THE increasing success of liver transplantation in recent years has provided an experimental model to study and document the hepatic synthesis of many plasma proteins.12345 The normal hepatobiliary tract has not been regarded as a major source of ...
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Coinfection of hepatitis A virus genotype IA and IIIA complicated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, prolonged cholestasis, and false-positive immunoglobulin M anti-hepatitis E virus: a case report [PDF]
A 37-year-old male presented with fever and jaundice was diagnosed as hepatitis A complicated with progressive cholestasis and severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia. He was treated with high-dose prednisolone (1.5 mg/kg), and eventually recovered.
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Dog [PDF]
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia is a naturally occurring disease of dogs characterized usually by thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, reticulocytosis, and a positive direct anti-globulin test (Coomb\u27s test).
Bryan, Joseph J.
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Reticuloendothelial cell function in autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA): studies on the mechanism of peripheral monocyte activation. [PDF]
We examined the activity of peripheral blood monocytes in patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) using an in vitro assay of monocyte-macrophage interaction with erythrocytes and an antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) assay. The
Ota, Zensuke+2 more
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A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by pancytopenia and pathological findings suggestive of pulmonary hypertension [PDF]
A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by peculiar symptoms is reported. A 15-year old boy had progressive congestive heart failure and three episodes of acute attacks of panctyopenia. The anemia was accompanied by helmet-shaped, broken red blood cells,
Kawanishi, Koichi+3 more
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Comorbidities in aging patients with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
Sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular is a highly complex disorder both at the molecular and clinical levels. Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing ...
Ballas, Samir K.
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Management of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children and adolescents: A single center experience [PDF]
Objective: To present and discuss the treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Materials and Methods: The medical records of all patients (n=19) diagnosed in a tertiary hematology center between 1999 and 2010 were retrospectively reviewed.Results:
Emine Zengin+3 more
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Upper gastrointestinal symptoms in autoimmune gastritis. A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Autoimmune gastritis is often suspected for its hematologic findings, and rarely the diagnosis is made for the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms. Aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess in a large cohort of patients affected by autoimmune ...
Annibale, Bruno+5 more
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