An unusual unifocal presentation of Castleman’s disease in a young woman with a detailed description of sonographic findings to reduce diagnostic uncertainty: a case report [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Castleman’s disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. It typically presents as mediastinal masses and causes a wide range of clinical symptoms.
Maden, Zerrin, Wagner, Norbert
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A rare case of renal thrombotic microangiopathy associated with Castleman’s disease [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Castleman’s disease (CD) is an uncommon, heterogeneous lympho-proliferative disorder leading to high circulating levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
Chen, Ying Maggie +3 more
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The effect of helper virus on Abelson virus-induced transformation of lymphoid cells [PDF]
, 1978 Abelson murine leukemia virus (A-MuLV)-transformed fibroblast nonproducer cells were used to prepare A-MuLV stocks containing a number of different helper viruses.
Baltimore, David, Rosenberg, Naomi
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Blau syndrome with hypertension and hepatic granulomas: a case report and literature review
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 BackgroundBlau syndrome (BS) is a monogenic disorder caused by NOD2 gene variants characterized by the triad of granulomatous polyarthritis, rash, and uveitis. Atypical symptoms were recognized in one-third to one-half of individuals with BS.
Fangling Yao +4 more
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Fatal lymphoproliferation and acute monocytic leukemia-like disease following infectious mononucleosis in the elderly [PDF]
, 1981 Three elderly patients are reported, in whom serologically confirmed recent infectious mononucleosis is followed by fatal lymphoproliferation (case 1), by acute monocytic leukemia (case 2), and by acute probably monocytic leukemia (case 3)
Deinhardt, F. +5 more
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Erythematous Macular Eruption in an Older Woman [PDF]
, 2019 A white woman in her 70s with advanced Alzheimer disease was referred to the hematology clinic for evaluation of a high hemoglobin level (169 g/L; normal range, 120-160 g/L) and red blood cell count (5.67 × 1012/L; normal range, 3.8-4.8 × 1012/L) as well
Kernohan, Neil +2 more
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Aggressive Kaposi's Sarcoma in a 6-month-old African infant: Case Report and Review of the Literature. [PDF]
, 2000 Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), known to exist in Africa for a century now, was rare in children and unknown in the newborn. With the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a more aggressive, disseminated type of KS (AKS) was recognized. Recently KS was diagnosed in a 6-
Amir, H, Maduhu, I Z, Manji, K P
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PROBLEM OF DIAGNOSIS OF EARLY CONGENITAL SYPHILIS
Детские инфекции (Москва), 2015 The paper presents a case of delayed diagnosis of early congenital syphilis in a child whose mother was observed in prenatal clinic starting from the 14th week of pregnancy. The child had specific skin rash already in maternity.
G. P. Martynova, N. F. Kuznetsova
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Routine abdominal ultrasonography has limited value in the care for patients with indolent systemic mastocytosis [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a myeloproliferative disease characterized by the accumulation of aberrant mast cells. Since advanced subtypes of SM can lead to organ dysfunction and shortened survival, timely recognition of progressive disease
Daele, P.L.A. (Paul) van +4 more
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BMC Medicine, 2004 BackgroundSchistosoma mansoni and malaria infections are often endemic in the same communities in sub-Saharan Africa, and both have pathological effects on the liver and the spleen. Hepatosplenomegaly associated with S. mansoni is exacerbated in children
M. Booth +9 more
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