Concurrent presentation of erythrocytic and megakaryocytic aplasia.

abstract：:We evaluated possible prognostic factors just before salvage therapy with vincristine, doxorubicin, and dexamethasone (VAD) for 36 patients with refractory multiple myeloma. The median duration from diagnosis to the first VAD salvage was 14 months (range 2-76 months). Among parameters that have been shown to be associ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Suguro M,Kanda Y,Yamamoto R,Chizuka A,Hamaki T,Matsuyama T,Takezako N,Miwa A,Togawa A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 3 episodes of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) in 2 solid organ recipients under FK506 (tacrolimus) therapy. In both cases, discontinuation of FK506 and treatment with plasma exchange, fresh frozen plasma replacement, corticosteroids, aspirin, and dipyridamole led to resolution of MAHA. In one pati...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Mach-Pascual S,Samii K,Beris P

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defective fibrinolysis due to decreased tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) activity is a well-established finding in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The possibility that this decrease in t-PA activity may be related to the presence of autoantibodies directed against t-PA, and the possible role ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ruiz-Arguelles A,Angles-Cano E,Perez-Romano B,Ruiz-Arguelles GJ,Deleze M,Alarcon-Segovia D,Gaussem P

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal treatment of advanced sporadic Burkitt lymphoma in adults is still a matter of debate. The salutary results of pediatric therapies did open the road for improving the adult outcome. Between May 1988 and March 2009, 71 consecutive patients-46 adults, 25 children-affected by Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia were tr...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Todeschini G,Bonifacio M,Tecchio C,Balter R,Carli G,Stefani PM,Adami F,Zamò A,Dei Tos AP,Marino F,Gherlinzoni F,Marradi P,Semenzato G,Pizzolo G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aragon et al [4] reported that rat erythrocytes can be cross-linked and permeabilized without significant inactivation or alterations of several enzymes in the glycolytic pathway. If this is the case, in situ kinetic analysis of the red cell enzymes in normal human red cells and abnormal red cells associated with hemo...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Ikawa M,Yoshida A

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen recently diagnosed patients with acute leukemias admitted for induction chemotherapy were selected for study. When thrombocytopenic (venous platelet count less than 20 X 10(9)/l) these patients received prophylactic platelet transfusions. A total of 67 platelet transfusion therapies were administered and evalu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kutti J,Zaroulis CG,Safai-Kutti S,Dinsmore RE,Day NK,Good RA

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elderly patient with evidence of atherosclerosis and uremic bleeding diathesis developed two foci of cerebral thrombosis immediately after an infusion of desmopressin (DDAVP). Because large molecular weight multimers of von Willebrand factor (vWF) have been demonstrated to cause platelet aggregation under condition...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Byrnes JJ,Larcada A,Moake JL

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical management of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL)/Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) has changed considerably over recent years, reflected in the use of new therapeutic agents (purine analogs, monoclonal antibodies, thalidomide- and bortezomib-based therapies). No population-based studies and few randomized tria...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kristinsson SY,Eloranta S,Dickman PW,Andersson TM,Turesson I,Landgren O,Björkholm M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A risk score based on three biological features (CD38, ZAP-70, and IGHV mutational status) was previously developed to predict progression-free survival (PFS) in untreated Binet A CLL patients. Here we perform a score validation analysis in a prospective and independent cohort of patients. Biological markers (CD38, ZA...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gentile M,Cutrona G,Mosca L,Matis S,Fabris S,Lionetti M,Ilariucci F,Zupo S,Musolino C,Levato L,Molica S,Di Raimondo F,Vincelli I,Di Rienzo N,Pesce EA,Angrilli F,Federico M,Neri A,Ferrarini M,Morabito F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a demyelinating infectious disease caused by JC virus (JCV), occurs almost exclusively in immunocompromised patients usually with malignant diseases. We report here a Japanese female with follicular lymphoma who subsequently developed PML. In addition to JCV, human her...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Daibata M,Hatakeyama N,Kamioka M,Nemoto Y,Hiroi M,Miyoshi I,Taguchi H

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency is a common cause of megaloblastic anemia in Western populations. Laboratory evaluation of megaloblastic anemia frequently includes the assessment of patient cobalamin and folate status. Current total serum cobalamin measurements are performed in the clinical laboratory with competit...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Oberley MJ,Yang DT

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced ferrochelatase activity in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) causes the accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) leading to acute cutaneous photosensitivity and liver injury. Many EPP patients also have a mild hypochromic, microcytic anemia and iron deficiency. Iron deficiency can lead to decreased PPIX accu...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Schmidt PJ,Hollowell ML,Fitzgerald K,Butler JS,Fleming MD

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is a poor prognostic indicator in the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Treatment options for patients with symptomatic thrombocytopenia are limited. Danazol, an attenuated androgen, may have some efficacy in increasing the platelet count of patients with MDS. We retrospectively reviewed 33 patients wi...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chan G,DiVenuti G,Miller K

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a black box warning to anti-D immune globulin (Rho(D) immune globulin, anti-D) for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) to warn of the complications related to severe hemolysis. The objective of this retrospective medical record review was to examine recent trends in anti...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Long M,Kalish LA,Neufeld EJ,Grace RF

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：: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：:An 18-year-old girl with a preoperative platelet count of 216,000/cmm received 3 units of stored plasma at the time of surgery. Within 6 hours her platelet count had fallen to 5,000/mm3 and hemorrhagic manifestations appeared. One of the plasma donors was found to be P1A1 negative with an anti P1A1 antibody. The recip...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nijjar TS,Bonacosa IA,Israels LG

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-three patients with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) (58 nonsplenectomized, 15 splenectomized) were studied to evaluate iron status and the adequacy of iron availability for erythropoiesis. Splenectomized patients, who had hemoglobin levels in the normal or upper normal range, had higher levels of serum iron, tra...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Zanella A,Barosi G,Berzuini A,Colombo MB,Quaglini S,Volpes D,Sirchia G

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbid obesity is a health problem that has been shown to be refractory to diet, exercise, and medical treatment. Surgeries designed to promote weight loss, termed bariatric surgery and typically involving a gastric bypass procedure, have recently been implemented to treat obesity with high success rates. However, lon...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Love AL,Billett HH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosomes (granules) of rabbit PMN leukocytes were extracted with either HCl or H2SO4, and the extracts were chromatographed over Sephadex to separate protein constituents. Some of the low molecular weight cationic proteins homogeneous on SDS PAGE (8% and 12.5% gels) were characterized by electrophoretic mobility in a...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Herion JC,Bucher JR,Penniall R,Walker RI,Baker M,Roberts HR

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How often elevated serum ferritin in primary-care patients reflects increased iron stores (normally 0.8 g in men, 0.4 g in women) is not known. The Hereditary Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) study screened 101,168 primary-care participants (44% Caucasians, 27% African-Americans, 14% Asians/Pacific ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Gordeuk VR,Reboussin DM,McLaren CE,Barton JC,Acton RT,McLaren GD,Harris EL,Reiss JA,Adams PC,Speechley M,Phatak PD,Sholinsky P,Eckfeldt JH,Chen WP,Passmore L,Dawkins FW

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) (250 microg/m2) was administered subcutaneously to 7 normal volunteers for up to 14 days to study its effects on neutrophil kinetics and function. With treatment, blood neutrophil counts rose gradually to peak at 3 1/2 times baseline by day 14. At day 5 marrow ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Dale DC,Liles WC,Llewellyn C,Price TH

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:In this study, we investigated the incidence and prognostic impact of monosomal karyotype (MK) in 405 higher-risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) patients treated with 5-AZA. The MK was present in 66 out of 405 (16.3%) patients, most of whom had complex karyotype (CK). MK was strongly associated with CK and the cytoge...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Papageorgiou SG,Vasilatou D,Kontos CK,Kotsianidis I,Symeonidis A,Galanopoulos AG,Hatzimichael E,Megalakaki A,Poulakidas E,Diamantopoulos P,Vassilakopoulos TP,Zikos P,Papadaki H,Mparmparousi D,Bouronikou E,Panayiotidis P,V

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botrocetin, a protein isolated from the venom of the snake Bothrops jararaca, induces platelet aggregation/agglutination by von Willebrand factor (vWF) binding to the membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ib, an action resembling that of ristocetin. However, some differences in the interaction between vWF and platelet GPIb induc...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Nishio K,Fujimura Y,Niinomi K,Takahashi Y,Yoshioka A,Fukui H,Usami Y,Titani K,Ruggeri ZM,Zimmerman TS

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen adults received the antifibrinolytic drug tranexamic acid during cardiac surgery utilizing extracorporeal circulation (ECC). In 8 patients, drug administration began prior to skin incision (pre-ECC); infusions commenced after ECC and protamine administration in another 9 patients (post-ECC). Compared with th...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Soslau G,Horrow J,Brodsky I

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on the initial clinical descriptions and subsequent investigation of the syndrome of recurrent infections associated with neutrophil membrane glycoprotein deficiencies. Characterization of the missing group of three glycoprotein heterodimers and their role in adhesion-related neutrophil function is...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Styrt B

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Autonomous" development of erythroid colonies in erythropoietin (EPO)-free semi-solid culture has been used as an in vitro assay for diagnosis of polycythemia vera (PV). These colonies, however, are small and poorly hemoglobinized, rendering the assay in many cases unreliable. We report here on the use of a novel ass...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Manor D,Rachmilewitz EA,Fibach E

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an in vitro system to evaluate the simultaneous use of two drugs, we previously have confirmed the synergism of vincristine and prednisolone cytotoxicity against lymphoid cells. Experiments were now carried out to determine whether other steroid hormones can be substituted for prednisolone. Partial or complete p...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Rosner F,Hirshaut Y,Grünwald HW,Deutsch S

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell type, was treated with naproxen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), for paraneoplastic fever. A dramatic disappearance of not only the fever but also generalized lymphadenopathy was observed. Naproxen was continued, and he maintai...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yoshinaga K,Teramura M,Iwabe K,Kobayashi S,Masuda M,Motoji T,Mizoguchi H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00