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A Comprehensive Approach to Myasthenia Gravis With Thymoma: A Case Report Highlighting Management of Myasthenic Crisis and Post-Crisis Care. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that leads to muscle weakness and rapid fatigue, often exacerbated by thymoma, a tumor of the thymus gland. This case report presents the clinical management of a 40‐year‐old female with MG complicated by thymoma, who presented with a severe myasthenic crisis.
Abrar S, Ahmed ST, Khalil I, Hossain MI.
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High-Dose Phenprocoumon Intoxication Treated With Therapeutic Plasma Exchange. [PDF]

J Clin Apher
Journal of Clinical Apheresis, Volume 40, Issue 5, October 2025.
Krauß LU, Brosig AM, Mester P, Elger T, Schmid S, Müller M, Pavel V.   +6 more
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Plasmapheresis as a viable treatment option for scleritis

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022
Purpose: We describe a case and our experience with using plasmapheresis as a treatment for scleritis. Observations: Treating relapsing autoimmune scleritis can be challenging when it inadequately responds to traditional therapy.
Janine M. Preble, Xihui Lin
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A randomized controlled trial of preemptive rituximab to prevent recurrent focal segmental glomerulosclerosis post-kidney transplant (PRI-VENT FSGS): protocol and study design

Frontiers in Nephrology, 2023
BackgroundFocal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a common cause of end-stage kidney disease requiring kidney transplantation and can recur in the allograft in 30-80% of recipients resulting in reduced graft survival.
Michelle N. Rheault, Sandra Amaral, Margret Bock, Eileen Tsai Chambers, Blanche Chavers, Mireile El Ters, Rouba Garro, Rasheed Gbadegesin, Amit Govil, Lyndsay Harshman, Hatem Amer, David K. Hooper, David K. Hooper, Ajay K. Israni, Ajay K. Israni, Samy Riad, Junichiro Sageshima, Ron Shapiro, Michael Seifert, Jodi Smith, Randall Sung, Christie P. Thomas, Qi Wang, Priya S. Verghese   +23 more
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CAQ Corner: Basic concepts of transplant immunology

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Amanda Cheung, Josh Levitsky
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Correlation and mediation analysis between plasmapheresis donation behavior and bone mineral density and bone metabolism biomarkers: a cross-sectional study based on plasmapheresis donors at high risk of osteoporosis in China [PDF]

PeerJ
Background As a group of more than 3.67 million people, the bone health of Chinese plasmapheresis donors, which the main population is also a risk group of osteoporosis (OP), has raised concerns.
Wan Li, Jia Liu, Changqing Li, Hui Yang, Yating Yang, Zhiwei Li, Shouqiang Yang, Yuan He, Guanglin Xiao, Ya Wang, Yongjun Chen   +10 more
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Implications of Antiphospholipid and Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibodies in the Context of Postinfectious Glomerulonephritis. [PDF]

, 2017
While antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) positivity has been documented in some patients with postinfectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN) and is associated with more severe disease, antiphospholipid antibodies (APA) are not known to be a common ...
Butani, Lavjay, Leifer, Daniel
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CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
wiley   +1 more source

Plasmapheresis reduces cytokine and immune cell levels in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Pulmonology, 2021
Background In December 2019, pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, China. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the most frequently observed complication in COVID-19 patients with high mortality rates ...
Seyed MohammadReza Hashemian, Navid Shafigh, Golnaz Afzal, Hamidreza Jamaati, Payam Tabarsi, Majid Marjani, Majid Malekmohammad, Seyed Mehdi Mortazavi, Batoul Khoundabi, Davood Mansouri, Afshin Moniri, Abbas Hajifathali, Elham Roshandel, Esmaeil Mortaz, Ian M Adcock   +14 more
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EFFECTS OF INSULIN, GLUCAGON, AND INSULIN/GLUCAGON INFUSIONS ON LIVER MORPHOLOGY AND CELL DIVISION AFTER COMPLETE PORTACAVAL SHUNT IN DOGS [PDF]

, 1976
Insulin, glucagon, and insulin/glucagon mixtures have been infused for four days into the left portal vein of dogs after portacaval shunt. In the left but not the right liver lobes, insulin alone reduced atrophy, preserved hepatocyte ultrastructure, and ...
Blackard, Bollman, Bucher, Child, Eck, Felig, Felig, Field, Fisher, Fisher, Hahn, Holley, Izzo, Leffert, Loud, Madison, Mann, Marchioro, Marchioro, Marchioro, Meyer, Popper, Reaven, Rous, Rubin, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Tchobroutsky, Warren, Wembren, Younger   +36 more
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