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Antibodies to von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease in acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

New England Journal of Medicine, 1998
BACKGROUND Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a potentially fatal disease characterized by widespread platelet thrombi in the microcirculation. In the normal circulation, von Willebrand factor is cleaved by a plasma protease.
H. Tsai, E. Lian
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Natural ITD statistics predict human auditory spatial perception

eLife, 2020
A neural code adapted to the statistical structure of sensory cues may optimize perception. We investigated whether interaural time difference (ITD) statistics inherent in natural acoustic scenes are parameters determining spatial discriminability.
Rodrigo Pavão, Elyse S Sussman, Brian J Fischer, José L Peña   +3 more
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A Review of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura) Past, Present, and Future

Medical Science Monitor
The clinical association of purpura, arthralgia, and arthritis was first described in 1837 in a publication by Johann Lukas Schönlein, a German physician.
D. Parums
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Discussion required for correct interpretation [PDF]

, 2006
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the editorial by Romero and colleagues [1], which raises a number of important and interesting questions.
Aguan, Bethin, Challis, Chan, Gary D. V Hankins, George R Saade, Radek Bukowski, Romero, Slater, Sparey, Steve Thornton   +10 more
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CRYPTOGENIC INCREASED ACTIVITY OF ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE: A CASE REPORT

Slovenska pediatrija, 2021
We present a case of cryptogenic elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity. AST is an enzyme found in many tissues, so the serum activity of this enzyme may be elevated in various diseases.
Tjaša Žagar, Rok Orel
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Skin manifestations of COVID-19

RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2021
The infection caused by the recently identified SARS-CoV-2, dubbed coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), has become a pandemic. With exponential growth of morbidity among the people around the world, the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 are becoming ...
E. V. Dvoryankova, I. M. Korsunskaya, T. A. Slavyanskaya   +2 more
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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a practice guideline developed by explicit methods for the American Society of Hematology.

Blood, 1996
DIOPATHIC thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP, also I known as primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura) is a hematologic disorder for which appropriate diagnostic and treatment strategies are uncertain.
J. George, S. Woolf, G. Raskob, J. Wasser, L. Aledort, P. Ballem, V. Blanchette, J. Bussel, D. Cines, J. Kelton, A. Lichtin, R. Mcmillan, J. Okerbloom, D. H. Regan, I. Warrier   +14 more
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A CASE OF PURPURA [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1909
In the following case I have regarded the condition as a distinct malady for descriptive purposes, since hemorrhages were the dominating feature. Symptoms of slight fever and weakness seemed not causative, but natural results respectively of ferment in the ecchymoses and loss of blood. Family History. —The patient's family consisted of father, mother
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Pneumococcal purpura fulminans in asplenic or hyposplenic patients: a French multicenter exposed-unexposed retrospective cohort study

Critical Care, 2020
Background Pneumococcal infections remain the main cause of overwhelming post-splenectomy infections, and purpura fulminans may develop in almost 20% of patients with overwhelming post-splenectomy infection.
D. Contou, R. Coudroy, G. Colin, J. Tadié, M. Cour, R. Sonneville, A. Mekontso Dessap, N. de Prost, Laurent François Amélie Gaëtan Frédéric Pascal Pascal Cédr Argaud Barbier Bazire Béduneau Bellec Beuret Blanc, L. Argaud, F. Barbier, A. Bazire, G. Béduneau, F. Bellec, P. Beuret, P. Blanc, C. Bruel, C. Brun-Buisson, G. Colin, Delphine Colling, A. Conia, R. Coudroy, M. Cour, D. Contou, F. Daviaud, V. Das, J. Dellamonica, Nadège Demars, S. Ehrmann, A. Galbois, E. Gélisse, J. Grouille, L. Guérin, E. Guérot, S. Jaber, Caroline Jannière, S. Jochmans, M. Jozwiak, P. Kalfon, A. Kimmoun, A. Lautrette, J. Lemarié, C. Le Moal, C. Lenclud, N. Lerolle, O. Leroy, A. Marchalot, B. Mégarbane, A. Dessap, E. de Montmollin, F. Pène, C. Pichereau, G. Plantefeve, S. Préau, G. Preda, N. de Prost, J. Quenot, S. Ricôme, D. Roux, B. Sauneuf, M. Schmidt, G. Schnell, R. Sonneville, J. Tadié, Yacine Tandjaoui, M. Tchir, N. Terzi, X. Valette, L. Zafrani, B. Zuber   +69 more
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Platelet Apoptosis in Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia: Insights into the Mechanism of Damage Triggered by Auto-antibodies [PDF]

, 2016
Mechanisms leading to decreased platelet count in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are heterogeneous. This study describes increased platelet apoptosis involving loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), caspase 3 activation (aCasp3) and ...
Contrufo, Geraldine, Espasandin, Yesica Romina, García, Alejandro Jorge, Glembotsky, Ana Claudia, Goette, Nora Paula, Grodzielski, Matías, Heller, Paula Graciela, Lev, Paola Roxana, Marta, Rosana Fernanda, Molinas, Felisa Concepción, Pierdominici, Marta S., Riveros, Dardo Alberto   +11 more
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