A study on Rh incompatibility and frequency of weak D among blood donors and patients at a tertiary care referral teaching hospital in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2015 Background: Rh D antigen is the next most important after ABO antigens in the field of transfusion medicine. Weak D refers to reduced expression of D antigen on the red blood cell that requires an extended testing with indirect antiglobulin test (IAT) to
Deepthi Krishna G +3 more
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Febrile Neutropenia following Parvovirus B19 Infection and Cross Anti-Kell Reaction to E. Coli in Pregnancy [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018 Parvovirus B19 has tropism for red line blood cells, causing immune hydrops during pregnancy. A positive anti-Kell Coombs reaction usually happens during pregnancy when there is production of antibodies that target Kell antigens, but cross reactions to ...
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Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2022 Tuberculosis (TB) has varied manifestations, but autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) due to TB is rare. Direct antibody test (DAT) or Coombs negative AIHA is also rare.
Agarwal Sheetal +4 more
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A Rare Case of Successfully Treated Coombs Negative Immune Haemolytic Anaemia in Pregnancy [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Immune haemolytic anaemia in pregnancy, although rare, but it can be life threatening. Severe anaemia with jaundice, unresponsive to blood transfusion can clinch the diagnosis of immune haemolytic anaemia.
Pradip Kumar Saha +4 more
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Zhongguo shuxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of transfusion of suspended RBCs and washed RBCs in patients with positive direct Coombs testing results.
Wenjun QUE +3 more
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Phagocytosis of Lymphocytes and Erythrocytes by B-Cell Lymphoma in a Patient With a Clinical Suspicion of Pure Red Cell Aplasia. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Herein, we report a diagnostically challenging case of a B‐cell lymphoma initially masquerading as pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). The key to diagnosis was the unique finding of phagocytic activity (engulfing erythrocytes and lymphocytes) by atypical mature lymphocytes in both peripheral blood and bone marrow, accompanied by clinical signs of ...
Cao T, Li Y, Peng X.
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Diagnostic Efficacy of Modified Coagglutination Test in the Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis [PDF]
Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2013 Background: Laboratory help is must for thediagnosis of human brucellosis due to proteanclinical manifestations. As culture is hazardous,time consuming and less sensitive, serologicaltests are preferred for the diagnosis.
Mohite S.T +2 more
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Systemic lupus erythematosus and beta-thalassemia trait
APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2020 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that predominantly affects women of child-bearing age. The prevalence of beta-thalassemia in patients with SLE is lesser than the general population. When these two conditions coexist,
M Narayana Swamy +2 more
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SEROLOGICAL STUDY OF BULGARIAN PATIENTS WITH BRUCELLOSIS
Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2021 Background: Brucellosis is a widespread zoonotic infection with significant health and socio-economic impacts. This determines the need of a reliable laboratory diagnosis both in endemic areas around the world and in countries where it is rare and under
Rumiana Nenova +2 more
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Association of Multi-Level LGBTQ+ Stigma and Hypervigilance With Health Outcomes Among LGBTQ+ Cancer Caregivers. [PDF]
PsychooncologyABSTRACT Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) individuals in the US face significant health inequities driven by structural stigma. However, the health impacts of LGBTQ+ stigma and hypervigilance among LGBTQ+ individuals who are also a cancer caregiver are understudied.
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