Treatment of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare, life‑threatening clonal hematological disorder caused by an acquired mutation in the phosphatidylinositol glucan (PIG)-A gene.
I. A. Lisukov +2 more
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BackgroundAcute myocardial infarction commonly occurs in patients with coronary artery disease, but rarely, it can develop under a hypercoagulable state.
Xue-Guo Fu +3 more
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Classification of Platelet‐Activating Anti‐Platelet Factor 4 Disorders
ABSTRACT Introduction The prototypic anti‐platelet factor 4 (PF4) disorder—heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (HITT)—features immunoglobulin G (IgG) class antibodies that activate platelets, monocytes, and neutrophils in a mainly heparin‐dependent fashion via Fcγ receptor‐dependent cellular activation.
Theodore E. Warkentin
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Successful treatment of acute kidney injury secondary to haeme nephropathy in paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria with alkaline diuresis [PDF]
Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) also known as ‘Marchiafava Micheli syn-drome’ is a rare condition which can lead to both acute and chronic forms of renal failure through renal tubular haemosiderin deposition. A 45-year-old lady with underlying
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Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acquired aplastic anemia (AAA): An initial survey of the North American Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Consortium (NAPAAC) [PDF]
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106711/1/pbc24875 ...
Bennett, Carolyn +16 more
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Renal hemosiderosis in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
A previously healthy 38-year-old man presented with history of fever, adynamia and anemia for the last 5 months. Physical examination revealed pallor. Laboratory was marked by a hemoglobin level of 9.2g per deciliter (reference range, 14.0 to 18.0 g per ...
Italo Gustavo Lima Monteiro +2 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Oral complications may negatively influence outcomes of haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). A comprehensive view of oral symptoms and symptom burden post‐HCT is lacking. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, severity, and temporal relationships of oral symptoms and their impact on well‐being in the early post‐HCT phase.
Kristina Skallsjö +14 more
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Long-term efficacy and safety of eculizumab in Japanese patients with generalized myasthenia gravis : a subgroup analysis of the REGAIN open-label extension study [PDF]
The terminal complement inhibitor eculizumab was shown to improve myasthenia gravis-related symptoms in the 26-week, phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled REGAIN study (NCT01997229).
De Bleecker, Jan +12 more
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Very severe aplastic anemia in an 80‐year‐old man
Although the patient with very severe aplastic anemia might be a fit elderly receiving standard therapy, there are factors which contribute to an adverse outcome such as severity of pancytopenia, absence of minor paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria clone
Ganesh Kasinathan +2 more
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Biology and Treatment
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a nonmalignant clonal hematopoietic disorder characterized by the lack of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) as a consequence of somatic mutations in the phosphatidylinositol glycan ...
Carlos Bravo-Perez +3 more
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