Acquired von Willebrand syndrome: diagnostic problems and therapeutic options.

abstract：:A case of leukemia cutis (LC) of monocytic lineage in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is presented. Cutaneous infiltrates were recognized concurrent with diagnosis of refractory anemia (RA) with monocytosis. Skin infiltrates subsequently spontaneously regressed although MDS progressed with increasing mon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yavorkovsky LL,Zain J,Wu CD,Trivelli L,Cook P

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in 60 patients (age 9-83, 45 females) with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who did not achieve sustained remission on steroid therapy. Using a modified procedure, the mean duration of LS was 78 min (range 25-240 min) and surgery was associated with only 5% major a...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Szold A,Schwartz J,Abu-Abeid S,Bulvik S,Eldor A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the more intriguing aspects of the spleen is the protection against certain bacterial infections afforded by its unique vascular and immune function. There have been extensive clinical surveys which indicate an incidence of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) above that of the disease for which the sp...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Krivit W

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hairy cell leukemia is a chronic lymphoproliferative disorder characterized clinically by splenomegaly and cytopenias. Spontaneous remissions are rare and splenectomy is often performed when the blood counts worsen and cause symptoms. Three of our patients with hairy cell leukemia developed recurrent pancytopenia and ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Keefer MJ,Weber MJ,Bottomley SS,Solanki DL,Hosty TA

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-nine HIV-1 antibody positive and 58 antibody negative hemophiliacs were evaluated over a 2 year study period to gain insight into the natural history and prognosis of HIV-1 disease in members of this risk group. Mean CD4 (Leu 3+) cell counts calculated at 6 month intervals decreased gradually in seropositive pat...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Teitel JM,Freedman JJ,Garvey MB,Kardish M

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old woman with mild bilateral parotid gland swelling and bilateral lower extremity purpura was admitted for evaluation of xerostomia and pancytopenia. The patient had an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, pancytopenia, and positive tests for antibodies to nuclear antigen, SS-A, and SS-B. Impaired cell...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Seki T,Kiyosawa K,Monno S,Imai Y,Furukawa K,Kumazawa S,Ota M,Saito H,Furuta S,Nakahata T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several syndromes characterized by striking eosinophilia may be complicated by thrombosis. The experiments described indicate that, paradoxically, eosinophils and certain of their constituents inhibit the activation of Hageman factor (HF, factor XII). In earlier studies, suspensions of mixed types of granulocytes, oth...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ratnoff OD,Gleich GJ,Shurin SB,Kazura J,Everson B,Embury P

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD19+CD5+ lymphocytes constitute a minority of peripheral blood B cells. In view of the importance of these cells in the pathogenesis of the immunoregulation of myeloma, their incidence in another lymphoid organ was determined. CD5+ B cells were studied in 9 spleens from patients with multiple myeloma and in 10 spleen...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： MacKenzie MR,Paglieroni T,Caggiano V

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 75-year-old female patient with agranulocytosis caused by ticlopidine is reported. She took the drug at 200 mg/day for 30 days to prevent recurrence of cerebral infarction. The leukocyte count at the nadir was 500/microliters on the 34th day since she started to take the drug. Complete recovery of her peripheral leu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ono K,Kurohara K,Yoshihara M,Shimamoto Y,Yamaguchi M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and accurate micromethod for the determination of erythrocyte osmotic fragility is introduced. The method uses a laminar parabolic flow pattern, together with gravity, to retain cells in a long, small-diameter tube while a solution with decreasing osmolarity is passed through the tube. As the cells hemolyze, ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ito Y,Carmeci P,Steele R

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Research Network (SCDCRN) designed the PROACTIVE Feasibility Study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00951808) to determine whether elevated serum levels of secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) during hospitalization for pain would permit preemptive therapy of sickle cell acute chest syndrome (ACS)...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Miller ST,Kim HY,Weiner D,Wager CG,Gallagher D,Styles L,Dampier CD,Investigators of the Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Research Network (SCDCRN).

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to analyze clinical and/or autopsy findings at the time of death among adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) at Howard University in Washington, DC over a 25-year period. A single physician recorded circumstances of death among 141 adult SCD patients he treated and knew well from 1976 to 2...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Darbari DS,Kple-Faget P,Kwagyan J,Rana S,Gordeuk VR,Castro O

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (Et-1) is a vasoconstrictor produced by endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells in response to hypoxia, which induces hypertrophy in cultured cardiac myocytes. We measured plasma Et-1 levels and left ventricular dimensions in 13 patients with sickle cell anemia (SCD) and in 12 African-American contro...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Werdehoff SG,Moore RB,Hoff CJ,Fillingim E,Hackman AM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTqPCR)is currently the most sensitive tool available for the routine monitoring of disease level in patients undergoing treatment for BCRABL1 associated malignancies. Considerable effort has been invested at both the local and international levels to stand...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gerrard G,Mudge K,Foskett P,Stevens D,Alikian M,White HE,Cross NC,Apperley J,Foroni L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe pruritus is frequently associated with myeloproliferative and other systemic illnesses, and often fails to respond to conventional measures. We used danazol (Danocrine), a synthetic attenuated androgen, in the treatment of severe pruritus refractory to conventional therapy. Eight patients had myeloproliferative...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kolodny L,Horstman LL,Sevin BU,Brown H,Ahn YS

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of circulating progenitor cells to develop erythroid colonies was studied in vitro in the presence or absence of growth factors (5637-CM and erythropoietin) in 63 patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) (36 homozygotes for hemoglobin [Hb] S, 13 double heterozygotes for Hb S and beta thalassemia, and 14 SC ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Perlingeiro RC,Costa FF,Saad ST,Arruda VR,Queiroz ML

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a phase II trial, we evaluated chlorambucil and rituximab (CLB-R) as first-line induction treatment with or without R as maintenance for elderly chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients. Treatment consisted of eight 28-day cycles of CLB (8 mg/m(2) /day, days 1-7) and R (day 1 of cycle 3, 375 mg/m(2) ; cycles 4-8...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Foà R,Del Giudice I,Cuneo A,Del Poeta G,Ciolli S,Di Raimondo F,Lauria F,Cencini E,Rigolin GM,Cortelezzi A,Nobile F,Callea V,Brugiatelli M,Massaia M,Molica S,Trentin L,Rizzi R,Specchia G,Di Serio F,Orsucci L,Ambros

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of chronic tonsillitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Despite empiric radiation and antibiotic therapy, the patient's sore throat and tonsillar enlargement persisted. Excisional biopsy of the involved tonsil revealed the presence of Cryptococcus neoformans. Blood cultures also yielde...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Korvick J,Yu VL

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients and their parents from five different families with Hb H have been evaluated clinically and hematologically. Previous studies using restriction endonuclease mapping technique indicated that alpha-thalassemia determinants in these cases are heterogeneous. Only one of the five cases have the usual genotype ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Altay C,Gurgey A,Tuncbilek E

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and a primary overt stroke are at high risk of recurrent (secondary) stroke. Chronic transfusion therapy dramatically reduces but does not eliminate this high risk, and inevitably results in transfusion-related hemosiderosis. We previously reported the use of hydroxyurea/phleboto...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Greenway A,Ware RE,Thornburg CD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LG) is an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. The disease primarily involves the lungs; however, skin, renal, and central nervous system (CNS) are seen in varying proportions. Neurological involvement occurs in one third of the patients, and confers a worse prognosis. The use of radiot...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Petrella TM,Walker IR,Jones GW,Leber B

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemia vera (PCV) and multiple myeloma are both clonal disorders of hematopoietic stem cells. The simultaneous occurrence of these diseases in an individual patient is rare. A case of synchronous PCV and smoldering myeloma is presented and the literature is reviewed. The issues of clinical importance in this unu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Fink L,Bauer F,Perry JJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old Caucasian woman presented with features suggestive of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). She did not respond to treatment with repeated plasma exchange and corticosteroids. A bone marrow biopsy revealed presence of metastatic carcinoma. A limited autopsy revealed presence of breast cancer with rib metasta...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Werner TL,Agarwal N,Carney HM,Rodgers GM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukemic cells of 43 patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (M3) were investigated morphologically and cytochemically to determine the percentage of aberrant enzymes and whether or not the presence impacts on the clinical outcome. Twelve patients (27.9%) showed alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE) activity in th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Matsuo T,Jain NC,Bennett JM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin (Ig) light chain amyloidosis is a clonal but nonproliferative plasma cell disorder in which fragments of an Ig light chain are deposited in tissues. The clinical features depend on the organs involved but can include restrictive cardiomyopathy, nephrotic syndrome, hepatic failure, and peripheral/autonom...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gertz MA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with distinct fusion transcripts has unique clinical features. In this study, the incidence, clinical characteristics, early treatment response, and outcomes of 1,004 Chinese pediatric ALLs were analyzed. Patients with TEL-AML1 and E2A-PBX1 fusion genes or other B cell precursor ALLs...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gao C,Zhao XX,Li WJ,Cui L,Zhao W,Liu SG,Yue ZX,Jiao Y,Wu MY,Li ZG

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report reviews the diagnostic significance of immune markers, their relationship to patient outcome, and the therapeutic uses of monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) in acute leukemia. Immunophenotyping allows for rapid and reproducible diagnosis in the majority of cases of acute leukemia. It is of particular importance...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Wang JC,Beauregard P,Soamboonsrup P,Neame PB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective labeling of phagocytes in human blood can be achieved by incubation of unseparated, heparinized blood with 99mTc-sulfur colloid. We have developed a method for quantitation of granulocyte chemotaxis using granulocytes labeled by this technique. The method was found to be more accurate and less tedious to per...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： English D,McPherson TA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some evidence has shown that platelet crossmatching is useful in multitransfused patients with hypoplastic bone marrows who are refractory to platelet therapy through alloimmunization. Several immunoglobulin binding assays other than enzyme-linked immunospecific assay (ELISA) have been studied previously. We performed...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Brubaker DB,Duke JC,Romine M

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lenalidomide and azacitidine are active in MDS patients, and may complement each other by targeting the bone marrow microenvironment and the malignant clone. A recent Phase I trial testing the lenalidomide and azacitidine combination yielded encouraging results; however, lenalidomide’s contribution was unclear. In thi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sekeres MA,O'Keefe C,List AF,Paulic K,Afable M 2nd,Englehaupt R,Maciejewski JP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00