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Clinical Case ReportsPlasmodium vivax (P. vivax) malaria, once regarded as a comparatively benign infection, is increasingly recognized as a cause of severe, potentially life‐threatening multisystem disease.
Tasnim Nafian +5 more
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Clinical Case ReportsHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life‐threatening, exceedingly rare hyperinflammatory syndrome that typically presents with nonspecific symptoms such as fever and cytopenia.
Muhammad Taaha Siddiqui +4 more
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Mortality Associated with Recurrent Extreme Hyperferritinemia in Critically Ill Adolescents
International Journal of Inflammation, 2022 Introduction. Recurrent extreme hyperferritinemia (ferritin >10,000 ng/mL) was noted in 4 critically ill adolescents prior to death, though this association has not previously been described. Methods.
John Scott Baird
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Brazilian family with hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome: case report
Einstein (São Paulo), 2022 Hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disease caused by a genetic mutation in the iron responsive element in the 5’ untranslated region of the ferritin light chain gene. Hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome
Aline Morgan Alvarenga +4 more
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Prevalence and severity of thrombocytopenia in patients with hyperferritinemia
Hematology, 2023 Background In patients with tumors, inflammation, and blood disorders, hyperferritinemia has been associated with the severity of the underlying disease and is frequently accompanied by a co-occurring low platelet count or thrombocytopenia. Despite this,
Shifang Yu +4 more
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Macrophage activation syndrome complicating early course of adult-onset Still’s disease [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2021 Introduction. Adult-onset Still’s disease is a rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. It can be complicated by macrophage activation syndrome, a potentially life-threatening condition. While macrophage activation syndrome and adult-onset Still’s
Božić Ksenija +2 more
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Cataract secondary to iatrogenic iron overload in a severely anemic patient
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2021 High levels of iron may be toxic and cause various pathologies in the human body, including the eye. Studies have shown increased iron concentration in certain subtypes of senile cataracts.
Mehmet Akif Erol +2 more
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Incidental Hyperferritinemia in Very Young Infants with Mild Symptoms of COVID-19 Disease
Children, 2023 Background: The number of children infected with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has increased during the outbreak of the Omicron strain.
Yuka Shishido +6 more
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Extreme hyperferritinemia without associated HLH in a patient with T‐cell lymphoma
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Extreme hyperferritinemia has historically been associated with a short list of rare diagnoses, including hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). However, hyperferritinemia is not specific for HLH in the adult population. Among other more common causes,
Grace Lau +3 more
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Hemochromatosis Mimicked Gaucher Disease: Role of Hyperferritinemia in Evaluation of a Clinical Case
Biology, 2022 Gaucher disease is a disorder of lysosomes caused by a functional defect of the glucocerebrosidase enzyme. The disease is mainly due to mutations in the GBA1 gene, which determines the gradual storage of glucosylceramide substrate in the patient’s ...
Carmela Zizzo +8 more
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