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Background Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated adverse drug reaction associated with thrombosis. Clinical scoring systems and the presence of anti-platelet factor 4 (anti-PF4)/heparin antibodies determine the diagnosis.Case ...
Alberto Lázaro-García +6 more
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Newly recognized causes of acute lung injury: transfusion of blood products, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and avian influenza. [PDF]
Acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) is a clinical syndrome that has an ever-growing list of potential causes. The transfusion of blood products is often a life-saving therapy, but it can be associated with the development of ...
Looney, Mark R
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ABSTRACT Background G6PD deficiency affects about 500 million people worldwide and is prevalent in many malaria‐endemic settings. People with G6PD deficiency are at risk of hemolysis when exposed to certain medications, including 8‐aminoquinoline drugs used to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Flavia Regina Medeiros da Silva +7 more
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Abstract Background Hospital de Clínicas, in conjunction with the Universidad de la República UDELAR in Uruguay, evaluated the quality of blood components after separation with a top‐and‐bottom (TB) system, comparing it with the top‐and‐top (TT) system and verifying compliance with local and international standards. Study Design and Methods Whole blood
Natalia Méndez Acosta +5 more
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Key Clinical Message Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a life‐threatening condition that rarely presents during pregnancy. Early diagnosis and treatment with plasma exchange is needed to achieve a good pregnancy outcome.
Javier Arzuaga‐Mendez +8 more
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Clinical features and outcomes of 134 Brazilians with acute promyelocytic leukemia who received ATRA and anthracyclines [PDF]
We report an increased incidence of high relapse risk features in 157 APL Brazilian patients. Out of 134 patients treated with ATRA and anthracyclines, only 91 (67.9%) achieved remission because 43 (32%) died during induction.
Bendlin, Rodrigo +16 more
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Monitoring of BCR-ABL levels in chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with imatinib in the chronic phase: the importance of a major molecular response [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Real time PCR has become the most common technique to monitor BCR-ABL transcript levels of patients treated with kinase inhibitors. The aim of this study was to evaluate BCR-ABL levels of chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with ...
BENDIT, Israel +8 more
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Plasma Proteomic Profile of Chemotherapy‐Induced Severe Neutropenia: A Pilot Discovery Phase Study
Immune system, hemostasis, and protein metabolism are the major biological mechanistic effects affected by chemotherapy‐induced myelotoxicity treatment, which may underline tissue damage and systemic responses seen in patients' follow‐up treatment. ABSTRACT Transient severe neutropenia and thrombocytopenia are frequent during treatment of hematological
Leticia Queiroz da Silva +10 more
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Transfusion-related acute lung injury in multiple traumatized patients [PDF]
Background: Many of the multiple traumatized patients who refer to the hospital need transfusion. Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a serious clinical syndrome associated with the transfusion of plasma-containing blood components.
Alijanpour, E. +3 more
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Characterization and automatic screening of reactive and abnormal neoplastic B lymphoid cells from peripheral blood [PDF]
The objective was to advance in the automatic, image-based, characterization and recognition of a heterogeneous set of lymphoid cells from peripheral blood, including normal, reactive, and five groups of abnormal lymphocytes: hairy cells, mantle cells ...
Alférez Baquero, Edwin Santiago +3 more
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