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Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with pauciimmune vasculitis: Hospital Universitario San Ignacio experience; Bogotá, Colombia [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Colombiana de Nefrología, 2014
Introduction: The vasculitis ANCAS positive, are a group of diseases with different clinical manifestations. Therapeutic plasma exchange has become an excellent tool for the treatment of these patients in specific conditions.
Juan P. Córdoba   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic plasma exchange: A study of indications and efficacy

open access: yesGlobal Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2018
Background and Objectives: Therapeutic plasma exchange has been in use to treat a variety of diseases and for the purpose of rational decision-making, the American Society for Apheresis has proposed guidelines for the same.
Gita Negi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Is the Role of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange as an Adjunctive Treatment in Severe COVID-19: A Systematic Review

open access: yesViruses, 2021
Introduction: Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, multiple promising treatment modalities have been tested, however, only several of them were proven to be effective.
Ł. Krzych   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Refractory Hyperthyroidism [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Thyroid Journal, 2020
Hyperthyroid patients who are unresponsive to medical treatment remain a challenging clinical problem.The goal of our study was to evaluate the use of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in hyperthyroid patients and their outcome after TPE.We retrospectively reviewed 22 patients who underwent TPE for refractory thyrotoxicosis in our institution: 13 with ...
Fabrice Menegaux   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Severe hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis successfully managed with therapeutic plasma exchange: Report from India

open access: yesAsian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2018
Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is the third most significant risk factor for acute pancreatitis after gallstones and alcohol. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) has been considered a possible treatment for HTG-induced pancreatitis, especially in severe and ...
Swati Pabbi Mehta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The use of therapeutic plasma exchange as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019: A critical appraisal of the current evidence

open access: yesJournal of clinical apheresis, 2021
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has led to a major pandemic. While vaccine development moves forward, optimal treatment continues to be explored.
Wen Lu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Rare case of Guillain-Barré syndrome in pregnancy treated with plasma exchange

open access: yesAsian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2014
Guillain-Barre syndromé (GBS) is an autoimmune disorder. It is rare in pregnancy as there is a decrease in cell-mediated immunity. A case of 28-year-old pregnant woman who presented with acute flaccid quadriplegia suffering from GBS is discussed in this ...
Rahul Vasudev, Tilak Raj Raina
doaj   +1 more source

Successful therapeutic plasma exchange in cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patient with disseminated tuberculosis

open access: yesReumatismo, 2021
An association of autoimmune hemolytic anemia with disseminated tuberculosis is an exceedingly rare entity. We describe herein a case of cold hemolytic autoimmune anemia associated with miliary tuberculosis resolved with blood transfusions, therapeutic ...
N. Belfeki   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic plasma exchange in steroid-refractory multiple sclerosis relapses. A retrospective two-center study

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, 2021
Background: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is frequently used in glucocorticosteroid (GCS)-refractory multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses. Data regarding predictors of treatment response are scarce.
Stephan Blechinger   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Life-threatening COVID-19 presenting as stroke with antiphospholipid antibodies and low ADAMTS-13 activity, and the role of therapeutic plasma exchange: A case series

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
We present a case series of three patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to our intensive care unit due to acute respiratory distress syndrome, brain infarction, pulmonary embolism, and antiphospholipid antibodies.
Abdulrahman Alharthy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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