Follicular Lymphoma: A Clinicopathological Analysis from a Tertiary Care Institute in Southern India.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, causing damage and dysfunction in multiple organs. The complications of this disease are numerous, affect every organ and/or tissue in the body and vary considerably among patients over the time challenging its man...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Yassin M,Soliman A,De Sanctis V,Nashwan A,Abusamaan S,Moustafa A,Kohla S,Soliman D

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Better survival of thalassemia patients allowed previously unrecognized renal complications to emerge. OBJECTIVES:Assess prevalence and early predictors of renal dysfunction in young β-thalassemia major (β-TM) and intermedia (β-TI) patients. SUBJECTS:66 β-TM (group I), 26 β-TI (group II) Egyptian patients ...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Tantawy AA,El Bablawy N,Adly AA,Ebeid FS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Alpha Thalassemia (α-thal) is a heterogeneous group of hereditary alterations caused by deletions that affect alpha regulatory genes, and the 3.7Kb deletion is the most frequent worldwide. The prevalence ranges from 20% and 35% in Brazil, depending mainly on race, predominant in Afro-descendants. Purpose:Th...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Anselmo FC,Soumanou AG,de Aguiar Ferreira C,Sobrinha FMV,Castro ACS,Brito RO,da Mota AJ,de Souza Gonçalves M,de Moura Neto JP

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple myeloma (MM) is a haematological malignancy associated with kidney injury resulting from cast nephropathy, which can be caused by monoclonal free light chains (FLC). It has been demonstrated that early reduction of FLC can lead to a higher proportion of patients recovering renal function with a bett...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Khalafallah AA,Loi SW,Love S,Mohamed M,Mace R,Khalil R,Girgs M,Raj R,Mathew M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 95% of cases and 98% of deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) occur in tropical countries while, in temperate low incidence countries, a disproportionate portion of TB cases is diagnosed in immigrants. Urbanization, poverty, poor housing conditions and ventilation, poor nutritional status, low education level, the HIV...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Zammarchi L,Bartalesi F,Bartoloni A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the report of the clinical case of a patient who presents the association of a JAK-2 positive chronic myeloproliferative neoplasia to a subsequent 5q- myelodysplastic syndrome, developed after about 14 years from the first diagnosis. Patient's symptoms had rapidly worsened, and she became transfusion-dependent...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Vaccarino A,Dogliotti I,Marletto F,Demarchi A,Bazzan M

更新日期：2016-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial infections are major complications after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT). They consist mainly of bloodstream infections (BSI), followed by pneumonia and gastrointestinal infections, including typhlitis and Clostridium difficile infection. Microbiological data come mostly from BSI. Coagulase negativ...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Balletto E,Mikulska M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling inhibitors ibrutinib and idelalisib are revolutionizing the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and other B-cell malignancies. These oral agents, both alone and in combination with other drugs, have shown remarkable clinical activity in relapsed or refractory CLL across ...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Falchi L,Baron JM,Orlikowski CA,Ferrajoli A

更新日期：2016-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor that targets myeloma cell and its bone marrow microenvironment. Intravenous Bortezomib with or without dexamethasone, is effective and well tolerated in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (MM). METHODS:We used Bortezomib without corticosteroids, to avoi...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Gentilini F,Levi A,Federico V,Russo E,Foà R,Petrucci MT

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Low-dose cytarabine (LD-AraC) is still regarded as the standard of care in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) 'unfit' for intensive chemotherapy. In this study, we reported our experience with LD-AraC in patients ≥ 70 years old and compared the results to those of intensive chemotherapy, best...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Heiblig M,Elhamri M,Tigaud I,Plesa A,Barraco F,Labussière H,Ducastelle S,Michallet M,Nicolini F,Plesa C,Wattel E,Salles G,Thomas X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One case of acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis (APMF) is here reported. A 45 year old male presented with abrupt onset of rapidly progressing low backache, weakness and pancytopenia. On examination there was no organomegaly. Peripheral blood examination revealed normocytic normochromic red blood cells with 10% circu...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Chatterjee T,Gupta S,Sharma A,Sharma S,Gupta D

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:JAK2V617F is a gain of function point mutation that occurs in Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN) patients and deranges their hemopoiesis at cellular level. We speculate that hyperfunctioning JAK2 can modify osteoclast (OCL) homeostasis in MPN patients. We studied 18 newly diagnosed MPN patients and four age-matched nor...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Spanoudakis E,Papoutselis M,Bazdiara I,Lamprianidi E,Kordella X,Tilkeridis C,Tsatalas C,Kotsianidis I

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition of patients with ≥20% <30% bone marrow (BM) blast from the FAB category of myelodysplasia to the family of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) according to the recent WHO classification has not resolved the argument as to whether the natural history and responsiveness to therapy of these diseases is comparable...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Maurillo L,Buccisano F,Del Principe MI,Sarlo C,Di Caprio L,Ditto C,Giannotti F,Nasso D,Ceresoli E,Postorino M,Refrigeri M,Amadori S,Venditti A

更新日期：2013-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease (KFD), also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis [corrected], is a benign, self-limiting disease that manifests primarily as cervical lymphadenopathy but may include low-grade fever, headache, and fatigue. There is a higher incidence of KFD in women aged 20-35 years and in Asian popu...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Deaver D,Naghashpour M,Sokol L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nebulized colistin (NC) is used for the treatment of pneumonia due to multidrug- resistant Gram-negative bacteria. In this one-year case-control study, our objective was to evaluate the effect of NC on the ventilator circuit (VC) components. The case group consisted of 25 mechanically-ventilated patients who received ...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Ghonimat IM,Nazer LH,Aqel F,Mohammad MK,Hawari FI,Le J

更新日期：2015-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-threatening bleeding is a major and early complication of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), but in the last years there is a growing evidence of thromboses in APL. We report the first case of a young woman with dyspnea as the first symptom of APL due to massive pulmonary embolism (PE) successfully treated with ...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Sorà F,Chiusolo P,Laurenti L,Autore F,Giammarco S,Sica S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-associated PBL is an AIDS-defining cancer, classified by WHO as a distinct entity of aggressive DLBCL. To date less than 250 cases have been published, of them 17 are pediatric. The pathogenesis of this rare disease is related to immunodeficiency, chronic immune stimulation and EBV. Clinically is a rapid growing d...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Bibas M,Castillo JJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Primary Myelofibrosis (PMF), megakaryocyte dysplasia/hyperplasia determines the release of inflammatory cytokines that, in turn, stimulate stromal cells and induce bone marrow fibrosis. The pathogenic mechanism and the cells responsible for progression to bone marrow fibrosis in PMF are not completely understood. T...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Malara A,Abbonante V,Zingariello M,Migliaccio A,Balduini A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral neuropathies are a vast group of diseases with heterogeneous aetiologies, including genetic and acquired causes. Several haematological disorders may cause an impairment of the peripheral nervous system, with diverse mechanisms and variable clinical, electrophysiological and pathological manifestations. In ...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Sabatelli M,Laurenti L,Luigetti M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The aim of the study was to enumerate the clinical, hematological, and molecular spectrum of G6PD deficiency in malaria endemic regions of south west Odisha. Methods:Diagnosis of G6PD deficiency was made by using the Di-chloroindophenol Dye test in two south west districts (Kalahandi and Rayagada) of Odis...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Kumar R,Singh MPSS,Mahapatra S,Chaurasia S,Tripathi MK,Oommen J,Bharti PK,Shanmugam R

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic involvement in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) ranges from a nonspecific increase in liver enzymes to cryptogenic cirrhosis, and the liver is mostly involved in patients bearing the M694V MEFV mutation in homozygosis. A 44-year-old Jewish woman with FMF developed nonalcoholic steatohepatitis during colchici...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Massaro MG,Pompili M,Sicignano LL,Pizzolante F,Verrecchia E,Vecchio FM,Rigante D,Manna R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is the only curative treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Most patients with MDS are older than 60 years and age-associated morbidities limit the patients' options for curative transplant therapy. Since the development of conditioning regimens...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Field T,Anasetti C

更新日期：2010-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron overload in patients with beta-thalassemia major (BTM) lead to alterations in the arterial structures and the thickness of the carotid arteries. Doppler ultrasound scanning of extra-cranial internal carotid arteries is non-invasive and relatively quick to perform and may identify children at increased r...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Abdelsamei HA,El-Sherif AM,Ismail AM,Abdel Hakeem GL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical manifestations of severe malaria are several and occur in different anatomical sites. Both parasite- and host-related factors contribute to the pathogenicity of the severe forms of the disease. Cytoadherence of infected red blood cells to the vascular endothelium of different organs and rosetting are uniq...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Autino B,Corbett Y,Castelli F,Taramelli D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to compare polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and IgM detection using enzyme linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA) in diagnosis of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. METHODS:This study was conducted from May 2009 to December 2010. Urine and blood samples were collected from 94 neonates ...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Albanna EA,El-Latif RS,Sharaf HA,Gohar MK,Ibrahim BM

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodococcus equi is an uncommon Gram positive, variably acid-fast pathogen, that appears as hard to treat mostly owing to the establishment of intracellular niches. Lack of interpretive criteria for susceptibility testing may lead to under-reporting or overestimation of resistances, whereas knowledge about this pathog...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Savini V,Salutari P,Sborgia M,Mancini I,Masciarelli G,Catavitello C,Astolfi D,D'Amario C,Fioritoni G,Spadaro A,D'Antonio D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent focus on the potential link between periodontal and cardiovascular disease (PD and CVD) is part of the larger renewed interest on the role of infection and inflammation in the etiology of atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestations. Periodontal Disease is an inflammatory process affecting the periodonti...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Trevisan M,Dorn J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:POEMS syndrome is a rare, chronic and disabling condition. The causes of this condition remain unknown; however, chronic overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines appears to be a major contributor. Early diagnosis is essential to start treatment before the clinical state of the patient becomes compromised. A complet...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Nozza A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Italy has been one of the first European countries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many patients dying from severe respiratory issues, especially frail subjects. Hematology patients are generally thought to be at high risk of developing severe COVID-19-associated complications. The aim of this work was to...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Botti S,Serra N,Castagnetti F,Chiaretti S,Mordini N,Gargiulo G,Orlando L

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence to imatinib(IM) is of utmost importance in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) to maximise treatment effectiveness. The main objective is to measure adherence to IM by evaluating individual patient characteristics, personal behaviour and, treatment related psychological factors influencing adherence...

journal_title：Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases

authors： Kapoor J,Agrawal N,Ahmed R,Sharma SK,Gupta A,Bhurani D

更新日期：2015-02-20 00:00:00