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Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia Successfully Treated with High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation and Hydroxychloroquine: Two Case Reports [PDF]
Introduction: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is thought to be characterized by an immune response against the host’s own platelets. If the thrombocytopenia is severe, patients are initially treated with high-dose steroids.
Bockow, Barry, Bockow, Tamara B
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ABSTRACT Background Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopaenia (NAIT) is a rare but potentially serious condition where maternal antibodies result in destruction of foetal and neonatal platelets. At Middlemore Hospital in south Auckland, routine cord blood platelet counts were performed over many years.
Galama Vela +2 more
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IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (i.T.P.) [PDF]
The course of t he disorder is acute and chronic.The acute form o f the disease occurs most c ommonly in children , but is seen i n adults as well . The chronic recurrent f orm occurs most o f t e n in women between t wenty and forty years of age.
Sh. MOHAMEDI M ZAMANIANPOUR ML GHASEMI
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Abstract Background Studies suggest an increase in autoimmune diseases following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and/or COVID‐19‐vaccination. We aimed to describe possible associations in Norway. Methods We used information from the emergency preparedness register for COVID‐19, BeredtC19, for all residents aged 18–64 (N = 3,450,080).
Håkon Bøås +4 more
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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema [PDF]
Hereditary angioedema is a rare, but potentially life-threatening genetic disorder that results from an autosomal dominant trait. It is characterized by acute, recurrent attacks of severe local edema, most commonly affecting the skin and mucosa. Swelling
Andersen, Michelle Fog, Bygum, Anette
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European Code Against Cancer, 5th edition – cancer‐causing infections and related interventions
The 5th edition of the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC5) contains 14 recommendations on cancer prevention. Here, we update the cancer prevention recommendations related to cancer‐causing infections, namely H. pylori, HPV, HBV, HCV and HIV, positioned as recommendation number 12.
Catharina Johanna Alberts +18 more
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Our case highlights the possible coexistence of essential thrombocythemia (ET) and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), two pathological entities with opposite clinical and laboratory manifestations.
Antonio Carruale +5 more
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Portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy: an ongoing clinical challenge. [PDF]
ObjectivesPortal vein thrombosis (PVT) following open splenectomy is a potentially lethal complication with an incidence of up to 6%. The objective of this report is to describe our management of a recent laparoscopic case, discuss current therapies, and
Kee, Stephen T +4 more
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Timeline of events ABSTRACT Moderate‐to‐severe ulcerative colitis can be effectively treated with JAK‐1 inhibition, but platelet counts should be closely monitored, especially in active disease. We confirmed immune‐mediated thrombocytopenia (ITP) in one of our patients after the initiation of filgotinib. Whether this was drug‐induced is uncertain.
M. J. van der Hoff +2 more
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