Remission induction of refractory anaemia with excess blasts in transformation by sole treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor with persistent chromosomal abnormality.

abstract：:We describe a patient with recurrence of Hodgkin's disease and severe liver disease of unknown origin in whom autoimmune neutropenia developed. Because of possible seronegative viral hepatitis he was treated with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin instead of steroids. He responded with a prompt but transitory increa...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Schoengen A,Fembacher PM,Schulz PC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL) is characterized by a high frequency of infections, including those of viral aetiology. Previous reports have demonstrated a specific immunologic response to influenza virus vaccine in B-CLL patients with normal IgG levels. In this study, we have evaluated different immunop...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Marotta G,Bucalossi A,Galieni P,Bigazzi C,Nuti S,Valenzin PE,Bocchia M,Lauria F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF) mediates a variety of biological responses such as angiogenesis and hematopoiesis. We examined the effect of b-FGF on human neutrophil functions in vitro. The surface expression of effector cell molecules on neutrophils was determined by flow cytometry and monoclonal antibodies. ...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Takagi S,Takahashi K,Katsura Y,Matsuoka T,Ohsaka A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is a common belief among women that iron compounds have unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects. OBJECTIVE:To assess the gastrointestinal side effects of iron prophylaxis in pregnancy. METHODS:A randomized, double-blind study comprising 404 healthy pregnant women allocated to four groups taking ferrous...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Milman N,Byg KE,Bergholt T,Eriksen L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 14 adult patients presenting with fever and cytopenia of the peripheral blood and histiocytic hyperplasia with hemophagocytosis (HHH) in the bone marrow regarding an association of cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) by using in situ hybridization (ISH) and also evaluated the clinical and lab...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Han K,Kim Y,Kahng J,Lee J,Moon Y,Kang C,Shim S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new deletion of the beta-globin gene cluster was characterized in a Turkish family. A 6-year-old male and his father were heterozygotes for this deletion. They presented with mild hypochromic microcytic anemia associated with elevated Hb F (15%) and normal Hb A2 levels (2.0%). This newly described Turkish type (delt...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Oner R,Oner C,Erdem G,Balkan H,Ozdağ H,Erkan M,Gümrük F,Gürgey A,Altay C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of acute leukaemia with t(4;11) chromosomal abnormality in a 28-year-old woman is reported. At diagnosis, two blast cell populations were seen: 60% of the cells were small cells with lymphoid morphology, 40% were large cells with monocytic morphology. Cytochemical examination was consistent with acute myeloid l...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Campos L,Espinouse D,Felman P,Charrin C,Gentilhomme O,Germain D

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased incidence of parallel tubular structures in lymphocytes of patients with Hodgkin's disease was investigated for a correlation with either impairment of cellular immunity (measured by DNCB-skin test and PHA-induced lymphocyte stimulation in vitro) or an increase of antibodies against cytomegalovirus or Ep...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Halie MR,Langenhuysen MM,de Gast GC,Nieweg HO

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of systemic mastocytosis with unusual clinical manifestations, appearing as an isolated splenohepatomegaly, is described. The proliferative character is evident from the cytological characteristics of immaturity and the presence of a moderate percentage of mast cells in the peripheral blood. These cells make up...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Woessner S,Lafuente R,Pardo P,Rosell R,Rozman C,Sans-Sabrafen J

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal liver transplantation was attempted in 7 patients with aplastic anemia. 4 of these patients showed a partial response as evidenced by decrease in blood transfusion requirements and increase in the peripheral blood counts and hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow. Bone marrow culture studies revealed evidence of...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Kansal V,Sood SK,Batra AK,Adhar G,Malviya AK,Kucheria K,Balakrishnan K

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferferon alfa-2b (IFN) plays a major role in the current management of previously untreated patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) as well as patients with CML who have relapsed after bone marrow transplantation. Hydroxyurea (HU) is the best conventional drug for treatment of CML in the chronic phase. Ten ...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Bourantas KL,Syrou M,Tsiara S,Danella M,Konstantinides P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Philadelphia-positive (Ph) acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in a 40-year-old male is presented. At diagnosis, 80% of bone marrow cells were Ph. Remission with normal blood counts was achieved but the marrow became hypercellular, indicating conversion to chronic granulocytic leukaemia (GCL). The Ph clone p...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： O'Brien DV,Craig JM,Secker-Walker LM,Boughton BJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of adhesion receptors are expressed on the blast cells in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia. The panel of receptors expressed demonstrates heterogeneity just as there is morphologic, histochemical, cytogenetic, and molecular genetic variation between various cases of acute myelogenous leukemia. The ad...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Liesveld JL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scanning electron microscopy has shown a typical cell surface morphology in hairy cell leukemia. Scanning immunoelectron microscope techniques, utilizing monoclonal antibodies and colloidal gold particles, have recently become available. Eight patients with hairy cell leukemia have been studied with a panel of monoclo...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Soligo D,Lambertenghi-Deliliers G,Nava MT,Polli N,Cattoretti G,Polli EE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma and benign monoclonal gammopathies (BMG) are regarded as monoclonal B cell proliferations in which B lymphocyte maturation is blocked in the final stages of the differentiation cycle. Further studies with monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) of the FMC series and of the 791T/36 MoAb will perhaps provide a fi...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Ricci C,Cascio G,Canavera R,Basso M,Baldassi R

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eltrombopag is a thrombopoietin receptor agonist frequently used to manage immune thrombocytopenia and aplastic anemia. At the high doses used for aplastic anemia, but not the doses used for immune thrombocytopenia, eltrombopag can cause reddish-brown discoloration of plasma, which can interfere with bilirubin measure...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Al-Samkari H,Goodarzi K

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:95 of 1,019 (9.3%) sera with monoclonal immunoglobulins (MIg) were found to have cold-reacting lymphocytotoxins (LCT). There was no difference in the prevalence of LCT in multiple myeloma, macroglobulinemia, cancer, lymphoma or benign monoclonal gammopathy. Prevalence of LCT was similar in various classes and types of...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Pruzanski W,Capes H,Ramirez G,Falk J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the bone marrow histological picture in 7 patients with hairy cell leukemia treated with recombinant interferon. Bone marrow biopsies were performed at diagnosis, after 1, 3 and 7 months from the beginning of treatment and at 12 months at treatment suspension. The main modifications observed were a ...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Lambertenghi-Deliliers G,Benazzi E,Cortelezzi A,Polli EE

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse large B cell lymphoma, T-cell-rich/histiocyte-rich variant (DLBL-TH), is characterized by the presence of neoplastic B cells set in a background containing numerous non-neoplastic T lymphocytes and histiocytes. We report here the case of a patient with DLBL-TH who developed overt pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) f...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Oyaizu N,Kozai Y,Kodo H,Sunaga S,Iwabuchi K,Higashihara M,Mori S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unusual to find microorganisms in peripheral blood smears, and their presence is frequently associated with overwhelming sepsis and consequently a poor prognosis. In this report, we demonstrate 4 cases with bacteria in blood smears. Two of them had a fatal outcome, but the other 2 were caused by a contamination ...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： van der Meer W,Verwiel JM,Gidding CE,de Metz M,de Keijzer MH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 3 different detergents (Triton X-100, Lubrol WX and Nonidet) on brain thromboplastin was examined and compared with the solubilisation due to deoxycholate. The effect of deoxycholate is superior over that of the other examined detergents. Deoxycholate extracts thromboplastic activity from brain tissue to...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Bayer PM,Deutsch E

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemoglobin synthesis was studied in bone marrow erythroblasts and in reticulocytes of 4 children with beta O-thalassaemia major and of 7 children with beta +-thalassaemia major. In patients with beta O-thalassaemia the gamma/a ratio was found to be lower in bone marrow than in peripheral blood. On the contrary, in pa...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Musumeci S,Schilirò G,Romeo MA,Pizzarelli G,Fischer A,Russo G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive bone marrow necrosis and symptomatic hypercalcemia have been described independently as rare complications of chronic myeloid leukemia. Here we report a 66-year-old man who developed B cell blastic transformation 10 years after diagnosis of CML in the chronic phase. Extensive bone marrow necrosis and symptom...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Noguchi M,Oshimi K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/lymphoma (B-CLL) patient with an adrenocortical adenoma. He was treated initially with oral cyclophosphamide and prednisolone for 2 months, followed by low-dose prednisolone for an additional 2 years, which resulted in the prompt disappearance of CLL cells. After a per...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Adachi Y,Adachi M,Hinoda Y,Fukushima H,Takahashi T,Imai K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a dose titration study we tested the efficacy and tolerance of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in 10 patients with myelodysplasia (MDS) and 2 patients with idiopathic myelofibrosis. Patients with a haemoglobin level < 100 g/l were treated as out-patients for 12 weeks with daily doses ranging from 30 U/kg b...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Mohr B,Herrmann R,Huhn D

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dose cytosine arabinoside (ARA-C) induced complete remissions in 6 of 10 patients with acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia (ANLL) who were either refractory to combination chemotherapy with anthracyclines and conventional doses of ARA-C, or were in relapse. Three patients relapsed after 4, 19, and 20 months, whereas 3...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Krogh Jensen M,Stentoft J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of multiple pyarthroses due to Staphylococcus aureus occurring in a severe classical hemophiliac is presented. Successful management depended on drainage of the infected joints and a prolonged course of antibiotics. Several criteria are suggested for recognition of hemophiliacs who might benefit from joint aspi...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Goldsmith JC,Silberstein PT,Fromm RE Jr,Walker DY

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunologic abnormalities have been described in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma, including autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune thrombocytopenic purpura. The concurrent diagnoses of Hodgkin lymphoma and acquired aplastic anemia, however, is extremely rare. We report a 56-year-old Japanese female patient with severe ...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Saitoh T,Matsushima T,Yamane A,Sakuraya M,Irisawa H,Yokohama A,Handa H,Tsukamoto N,Karasawa M,Nojima Y,Murakami H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Richter syndrome (RS) describes the development of high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) from low-grade NHL. RS isolated to the brain is very rare and has a poor prognosis. We describe the cases of high-grade large B-cell diffuse NHL in a 56-year-old male with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and in a 71-year-old female...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Stuplich M,Mayer K,Kim Y,Thanendrarajan S,Simon M,Schäfer N,Glas M,Schmidt-Wolf IG,Herrlinger U

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old Japanese male having refractory anemia with excess of blasts (RAEB) preceding acute myelomonocytic leukemia (AMMoL) with dysplastic marrow eosinophilia (M4Eo in the FAB classification) is reported. Sequential cytogenetic studies revealed a specific chromosomal abnormality, inv(16) (p13q22), when RAEB was...

journal_title：Acta haematologica

authors： Horiike S,Misawa S,Nishida K,Nishigaki H,Tsuda S,Taniwaki M,Takino T,Abe T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00