Antibiotic prevention of pneumococcal infections in asplenic hosts: admission of insufficiency.

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and iron overload are the main causes of liver disease in β-thalassemia major (βTM). There is limited data regarding the course of CHC in this population. All patients (n=144) from the thalassemia centre of the University Hospital of Patras were evaluated (January 1981 to June 2012). Patients...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Triantos C,Kourakli A,Kalafateli M,Giannakopoulou D,Koukias N,Thomopoulos K,Lampropoulou P,Bartzavali C,Fragopanagou H,Kagadis GC,Christofidou M,Tsamandas A,Nikolopoulou V,Karakantza M,Labropoulou-Karatza C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a relatively common inherited hemolytic anemia among individuals of African descent. Genetic factors might clarify clinical diversity of the disease and variations in treatment response. Some researchers investigated heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX1) or chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5Δ32) genotypes amon...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Bakr S,Khorshied M,Talha N,Jaffer KY,Soliman N,Eid K,El-Ghamrawy M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), occurs secondary to a number of hereditary and acquired disorders of hemostasis. A recently recognized polymorphism in Factor V (FV) gene H1299R (also named HR2) has been reported to be a possible risk factor for the deve...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Otrock ZK,Taher AT,Shamseddeen WA,Zaatari G,Bazarbachi A,Mahfouz RA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral involvement is an unusual complication in multiple myeloma: herein four patients who presented myelomatous meningitis with multiple intraparenchymal lesions or a localized cerebral plasmacytoma are described. Two of these patients relapsed with meningeal involvement and a very limited disease outside the cent...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Patriarca F,Zaja F,Silvestri F,Sperotto A,Scalise A,Gigli G,Fanin R

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) expression in dendritic cells (DCs) can induce or maintain peripheral immune tolerance. Impaired IDO-mediated tryptophan catabolism has been observed in autoimmune diseases. In order to investigate the effects of IDO-mediated tryptophan catabolism and IDO-expressing DCs in immune thro...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Xu SQ,Wang CY,Zhu XJ,Dong XY,Shi Y,Peng J,Qin P,Sun JZ,Guo C,Ni H,Hou M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we described a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma expressing the gamma/delta T-cell receptor [5]. The patient suffering from this lymphoma showed low numbers of myeloid and T cells in peripheral blood, while B and NK cells were relatively increased. In vitro culture of the patient's bone marrow (BM) cells revealed a s...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Wilhelm M,Meyer P,Batram C,Tony HP,Dummer R,Nestle F,Burg G,Wilms K

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bortezomib is one of the most widely used novel drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). However, twice-weekly intravenous administration is associated with innegligible adverse events and treatment discontinuation. We therefore evaluated the long-term efficacy and feasibility of reduced frequency treatment w...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Ozaki S,Hata H,Abe M,Saitoh T,Hanamura I,Yano H,Sunami K,Kosugi H,Sawamura M,Nakazato T,Masunari T,Mori M,Takagi T,Murakami H,Shimizu K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the combination of rituximab and bendamustine (R-Benda) has been defined as highly active in patients with follicular lymphomas, but little is known about the efficacy of R-Benda in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. In a retrospective analysis, we have defined 14 patients with MALT lymphoma ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Kiesewetter B,Mayerhoefer ME,Lukas J,Zielinski CC,Müllauer L,Raderer M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy-induced autoimmunity may mediate the destruction of cancer cells. Previous studies have demonstrated that presence of autoimmune thyroid disorder is associated with favorable outcome in patients with solid cancer. Patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who achieved complete response on positron em...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Song MK,Chung JS,Kim SJ,Kim SS,Shin HJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize T-cell large granular leukemia in Asia, 22 Chinese patients from a single institute were reported, together with an analysis of 88 Asian and 272 Western patients identified from the literature. In our cohort, anemia due to pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) occurred in 15/22 (68%) of cases, being the most co...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Kwong YL,Au WY,Leung AY,Tse EW

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While inherited X-linked (XL) isolated thrombocytopenia is a mild condition, the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) associates severe thrombocytopenia with an immunodeficiency component and has a poor prognosis. Whether these conditions correspond to separate genetic entities or to different mutations of the same gene(s) ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： De Saint-Basile G,Schlegel N,Caniglia M,Le Deist F,Kaplan C,Lecompte T,Piller F,Fischer A,Griscelli C

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal immunoglobulin, as a marker for monoclonal gammopathy, is evaluated by protein electrophoresis (PEP) and immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE). However, PEP and IFE are not satisfactory in sensitivity, objectivity, and facility. Recently, a highly sensitive, automated immunoassay for measurement of free ligh...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Kang SY,Suh JT,Lee HJ,Yoon HJ,Lee WI

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcome of 172 children with newly diagnosed severe aplastic anemia (SAA) between January 2008 and April 2018, who received rabbit antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and cyclosporine (CsA) as first-line treatment. The median age at diagnosis was 5 years (range, 1-14). The ove...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Lan Y,Chang L,Yi M,Cai Y,Feng J,Ren Y,Liu C,Chen X,Wang S,Guo Y,Zhang A,Liu L,Zhang J,Zhu X

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation into the effects of irradiation and of the storage time on aging and quality are a relevant issue to ensure the safety and the efficiency of irradiation in the prevention of transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GVHD). In this work, the biochemical properties and alterations presented b...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Maia GA,Renó Cde O,Medina JM,Silveira AB,Mignaco JA,Atella GC,Cortes VF,Barbosa LA,Santos Hde L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a low-grade lymphoma that is usually characterized by generalized lymphadenopathy. Extranodal invasion by FL generally involves the bone marrow, skin, and duodenum; splenic infiltration often occurs in the advanced stages. However, primary splenic FL is very rare. Hence, few studies have be...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Shimono J,Miyoshi H,Kamimura T,Eto T,Miyagishima T,Sasaki Y,Kurita D,Kawamoto K,Nagafuji K,Seto M,Teshima T,Ohshima K

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 13,525 haemoglobin analyses performed in our laboratory we detected 21 cases of haemoglobin D (Hb D) disease. Investigation of a family affected with this abnormal haemoglobin revealed two cases of Hb D/beta-(0) thalassaemia for the first time among Saudi Arabs. The two patients were diagnosed as having chronic ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Ahmed M,Stuhrmann M,Bashawri L,Kühnau W,El-Harith EH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections and especially blood stream infections (BSI) with gram-negative bacteria (GNB) represent a major threat for patients with hematological diseases undergoing chemotherapy and mainly contribute to morbidity and mortality. In this retrospective single-center study, we analyzed the impact of BSI with different g...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Scheich S,Weber S,Reinheimer C,Wichelhaus TA,Hogardt M,Kempf VAJ,Kessel J,Serve H,Steffen B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen patients with myeloproliferative syndrome (14 with chronic myeloid leukemia, four with essential thrombocytosis) were investigated for modulation of HLA antigens on peripheral blood lymphocytes, monocytes, and hematopoietic precursors during IFN alpha therapy as a sign of potentially increased immune recognit...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Müller CA,Walz J,Zinser R,Bühring HJ,Steinke B,Schmidt H

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Second allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has a low survival outcome and a high non-relapse mortality (NRM) rate which is a major obstacle to this treatment. We hypothesized that the status of malnourishment after first allo-HSCT as represented by the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI)...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Kaito S,Wada A,Adachi H,Konuma R,Kishida Y,Nagata A,Konishi T,Yamada Y,Kumagai T,Yoshifuji K,Mukae J,Akiyama M,Inamoto K,Toya T,Igarashi A,Najima Y,Muto H,Kobayashi T,Kakihana K,Ohashi K,Sakamaki H,Doki N

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is characterised by a transient or persistent decrease in platelets accompanied by an increased risk of bleeding, which can have a significant negative impact on patients' health-related quality of life. The condition has long been associated with an increased rate of immune-mediated plat...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Kühne T,Imbach P

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amifostine increases in vitro burst-forming unit-erythroid and colony-forming unit-granulocyte/granulcoyte-macrophage cultured from bone-marrow cells from patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Several small clinical studies give divergent informations about the potential of amifostine as single agent to improv...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Hofmann WK,Seipelt G,Ottmann OG,Kalina U,Koschmieder S,Brücher J,Frickhofen N,Klausmann M,Mitrou PS,Hoelzer D

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical experience of the significant difference in iron metabolism between multiple myeloma and myelodysplasia prompted us to analyse patients according to mutation frequency in the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) known to participate in the regulation of iron metabolism. HFE genotyping results were also evaluated in...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Várkonyi J,Demeter J,Tordai A,Andrikovics H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the widespread use of immunosuppressive drugs, CMV infection is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with haematological malignancies worldwide. The aim of the study was to retrospectively analyse the epidemiology of CMV infection in haematological patients. Between 2008 a...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Piukovics K,Terhes G,Gurbity-Pálfi T,Bereczki Á,Rárosi F,Deák J,Borbényi Z,Urbán E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is often difficult for standard blood banks in Korea to supply adequate amounts of blood for patients with rare phenotype. Moreover, the definition of a blood in need is ambiguous, and much remains to be learned. In this study, we determined the prevalence of various red blood cell (RBC) antigens from a donor viewp...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Hong YJ,Chung Y,Hwang SM,Park JS,Kwon JR,Choi YS,Kim JN,Lee DH,Kwon SY,Cho NS,Song EY,Park KU,Song J,Han KS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic impact of extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMPs) on newly diagnosed symptomatic multiple myeloma (MM) was evaluated in the context of treatment approach including autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and chemotherapy alone. A total of 275 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed MM were included, a...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Lee SE,Kim JH,Jeon YW,Yoon JH,Shin SH,Eom KS,Kim YJ,Kim HJ,Lee S,Cho SG,Lee JW,Min WS,Park CW,Min CK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presenting features of 356 previously untreated multiple myeloma (MM) patients grouped according to age were analyzed in order (a) to elucidate the possible differences in initial clinical and laboratory features between patients younger than 50 years and the older ones and (b) to statistically assess the prognost...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Corso A,Klersy C,Lazzarino M,Bernasconi C

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this report is to provide long-term follow-up of 38 patients diagnosed of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) included in a phase 2 clinical trial of first line therapy with rituximab and to evaluate the same therapy in a real world cohort of 21 consecutive patients treated once the trial...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： González-Barca E,Capote FJ,Gómez-Codina J,Panizo C,Salar A,Sancho JM,López A,Briones J,Muñoz A,Encuentra M,Mercadal S,Domingo-Domenech E,de Sevilla AF,GELTAMO (Spanish Lymphoma Group) and GOTEL (Group of Oncology for Therapy an

更新日期：2020-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies suggest that haploinsufficiency is involved in the pathogenesis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). In patients with del5q cytogenetic abnormality, RPS-14 and microRNAs (miRNAs) play a major role. In a multicenter phase II single-arm trial with lenalidomide in anemic primary del5q MDS patients with lo...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Oliva EN,Cuzzola M,Aloe Spiriti MA,Poloni A,Laganà C,Rigolino C,Morabito F,Galimberti S,Ghio R,Cortelezzi A,Palumbo GA,Sanpaolo G,Finelli C,Ricco A,Volpe A,Rodà F,Breccia M,Alimena G,Nobile F,Latagliata R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of multiple myeloma (MM) has increased in the last 20 years, particularly in middle and low-middle income countries. Access to diagnostic and prognostic tests and the availability of effective care is highly variable globally. Latin America represents 10% of the world population, distributed in countries...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Riva E,Schütz N,Peña C,Ruiz-Argüelles G,Hopkins CR,Bove V,Villano F,Andino L,Suárez L,Martínez H,Navarro J,López-Vidal H,Da Costa O,Pineda MR,Rubio Y,Ramirez J,Choque J,Fantl D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevation of echocardiography-determined tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity (TRV) predicts high systolic pulmonary artery pressure. The present study tested the hypotheses that elevated tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity is associated with both hemolysis and hypoxia and abnormal 6-min walk test (6MWT) results. This st...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Agha H,El Tagui M,El Ghamrawy M,Abdel Hady M

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00