Successful whole-blood exchange transfusion in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: A case report and literature review [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2019 Objective Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare acquired clonal disorder of the hematopoietic stem cells that involves all blood cells. The primary aim of this study was to assess the role of whole-blood exchange (WBE) in treating patients ...
Zhimin Zhang +4 more
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When methylene blue fails: a case of methemoglobinemia induced by azoxystrobin and propiconazole managed by exchange transfusion [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground Methemoglobinemia is a potentially life-threatening condition resulting from the oxidation of hemoglobin’s iron moiety from ferrous (Fe²⁺) to ferric (Fe³⁺).
Rajat Goyal +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 BackgroundSevere autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients could be life-threatening and formidable, especially in those nonresponsive to glucocorticoids (GCs) and immunosuppressants (ISAs).
Ying Jiang +6 more
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RUHS Journal of Health SciencesIntroduction: ABO and Rh incompatibility between foetus and mother are important cause of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, managed by phototherapy or exchange transfusion.
Vijay Anand V, Sarita Sharma, Amit Sharma, Praveen Kumar Joshi
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Use of Red Cell Indices for Screening of Hereditary Spherocytosis in Neonates: A Report of Two Cases Confirmed by Exome Sequencing [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Prolonged unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia is defined as neonatal jaundice persisting beyond 14 days of life. Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS) often remains underdiagnosed and is a notable cause of prolonged neonatal jaundice.
Vinay Batthula +4 more
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Mirasol pathogen reduction technology treatment of human whole blood does not induce acute lung injury in mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 In resource-limited settings and in the military theater, fresh human whole blood is commonly transfused, but infectious risks are a concern. Sophisticated molecular testing for potential infectious agents in the whole blood is often unavailable.
Beñat Mallavia +4 more
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Severe Apnea in a Premature Infant after Accidental Vancomycin Overdose Responsive to Treatment with Exchange Transfusion [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2016 Background: Mostly seen toxicities following vancomycin are ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. We here report a very low birth weight preterm neonate who developed severe episodes of apnea after accidental iatrogenic vancomycin overdose, responsive to ...
Sezin Unal +4 more
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Neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2017 PurposeThis study aimed to determine the prevalence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency among infants with neonatal indirect hyperbilirubinemia (NIH); compare G6PD-deficient and G6PD-normal patients regarding hyperbilirubinemia and ...
Hasan M. Isa +4 more
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Diagnostics, 2020 Sulfhemoglobinemia is a rare entity caused by irreversible sulfation of the heme moiety in haemoglobin to form sulfated haemoglobin (SulfHb) and has been caused by H2S arising from certain metabolites of drugs and bacterial infection.
Suzanne Docherty +4 more
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Severe Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia; Causes and Contributing Factors Leading to Exchange Transfusion at Ghaem Hospital in Mashhad [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2010 "nHyperbilirubinemia is common in neonates; it can have a serious rising course. Due to its critical morbidity called "kernicterus", severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia causes which lead to exchange transfusion, should be clarified.
Farhad Heydarian, Mina Majdi
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