212,882 results match your criteria Anemia Chronic
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2018 Nov 26;81:74-83. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence Based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address:
Malaysia has an increasingly aging population. Despite the substantial benefits of physical activity for healthy aging, older adults are considered the most physically inactive segment of the Malaysian population. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of physical inactivity among older adults in Malaysia and its correlates. Read More
Acta Ortop Mex 2018 May-Jun;32(3):126-130
Centro de Evaluación de Tecnologías, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia.
Introduction: Cephalomedullary nails are used for the treatment of hip fractures; however, there are few studies that allow identifying data on the complications of the use of these devices and the results in terms of restoration of the functionality of the patient.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of patients with femur fracture was conducted during the period from January 2008 to December 2012. Data on demographic and clinical variables were collected. Read More
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Dec 5;12:CD006975. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Paediatrics, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, PMB 1115, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, 540261.
Background: Salmonella infections are a common bacterial cause of invasive disease in people with sickle cell disease especially children, and are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Although available in some centres, people with sickle cell anaemia are not routinely immunized with salmonella vaccines. This is an update of a previously published Cochrane Review. Read More
PLoS One 2018 6;13(12):e0208916. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil.
The aim of this study was to identify the levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCA) compared to healthy individuals. A cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was performed at a reference center for the treatment of patients with hemoglobinopathies in northeastern Brazil. Patients were recruited between October 2015 and January 2017. Read More
PLoS One 2018 6;13(12):e0208485. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common micronutrient deficiency worldwide, and an important health problem especially in women of reproductive age. This study aimed to determine the relationship between IDA and sexual satisfaction and function among reproductive-aged Iranian women. In this study, 129 women (52 with IDA and 77 non-IDA) with age 18-45 in Mahshahr, Iran were recruited. Read More
PLoS One 2018 6;13(12):e0208316. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), Departamento de Genética e Evolução, São Carlos, Brazil.
β-thalassemia is a worldwide distributed monogenic red cell disorder, characterized by an absent or reduced beta globin chain synthesis. The unbalance of alpha-gamma chain and the presence of pathological free iron promote severe oxidative damage, playing crucial a role in erythrocyte hemolysis, exacerbating ineffective erythropoiesis and decreasing the lifespan of red blood cells (RBC). Catalase, glutathione peroxidase and peroxiredoxins act together to protect RBCs from hydrogen peroxide insult. Read More
Anticancer Drugs 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Medical Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital.
The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin (TFL) as first-line treatment in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC). One hundred and thirteen patients were enrolled in the study who were confirmed to have AGC by histopathology. These patients were treated with TFL: paclitaxel at a dose of 135 mg/m as a 3-h intravenous infusion on day 1, LV 400 mg/m as an intravenous infusion over 2 h on day 1, followed by 5-fluorouracil 2400 mg/m as an infusion over a 46-h period on 3 consecutive days. Read More
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Background: Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) play significant roles in the pathogenesis of sickle cell anemia (SCA). TSP-1 enhances cellular adhesion/inflammation, hence contributing to vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC); vitamin D, in contrast, retards inflammation and may lower rate of pain episodes. We determined serum levels of TSP-1 and 25-OHD in Nigerian children with SCA and their matched hemoglobin AA controls; and assess the relationship between the 2 biomarkers. Read More
Platelets 2018 Dec 6:1-9. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
b Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences , University of Birmingham , Birmingham , UK.
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is often undiagnosed in women and can cause discomfort and distress. A haemostatic cause for excessive bleeding is often not routinely investigated and can lead to hysterectomy at an early age. A prospective cohort study was carried out to determine whether certain patients with unexplained HMB have an underlying platelet function defect (PFD). Read More
Transfusion 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Fetal Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510000, China.
Background: Alloanti-M was once regarded as not clinically significant, with a few exceptions in extremely rare cases. However, an increasing number of cases of severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN), resulting in fetal hydrops and recurrent abortion caused by alloanti-M, have been reported mainly in the Asian population.
Study Design And Methods: Three pregnant Chinese women with a history of abnormal pregnancy with hydrops fetalis were encountered. Read More
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom.
Background: A minimum data set, known as a core outcome set, should standardise outcome selection, collection, and reporting across future twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome research.
Methods: An international steering group including healthcare professionals, researchers, and patients, guided the development of this core outcome set. Potential core outcomes, identified through a comprehensive literature review, were entered into a three round Delphi survey. Read More
Transfusion 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Background: The prevalence of iron depletion is high among premenopausal women who donate blood frequently. Studies in nondonor populations indicate that iron deficiency anemia is associated with an increased risk of low birth weight. This prompts concerns that iron deficiency induced by frequent blood donation might impair subsequent fetal development. Read More
Surg Case Rep 2018 Dec 5;4(1):140. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-Nagakubo, Sunto-Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan.
Background: No reports have so far described arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the pancreas caused by a tumor. We herein report a case of pancreatoduodenectomy for a patient who developed duodenal hemorrhage due to AVM developed around serous cystic neoplasm (SCN) of the pancreas.
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of anemia (Hb 7. Read More
Cureus 2018 Sep 14;10(9):e3306. Epub 2018 Sep 14.
Medicine, Xavier University School of Medicine, Oranjestad, ABW.
Pernicious anemia (also known as Biermer's disease) is an autoimmune atrophic gastritis which predominantly affects the fundus of the stomach. It results in a deficiency of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) as it affects the normal process of absorption in the ileum. The pernicious anemia is characterized by a wide range of hematological and neurological features. Read More
Bone Marrow Transplant 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
International Centre for Transplantation in Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell Anaemia, Mediterranean Institute of Haematology, Rome, Italy.
To candidate children as bone marrow donors raises two main concerns: donor safety and adequate marrow cell dose. Data in the field are limited and guidelines for child donor care management are lacking. In this context, we herein report the experience collected in our center by comparing very-young donors (defined as age ≤ 3 years) with young donors (defined as age > 3 years) who donated bone marrow (BM) for patients affected by beta-globin disorders. Read More
JCI Insight 2018 Dec 6;3(23). Epub 2018 Dec 6.
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Background: Hypophosphatemia can complicate intravenous iron therapy, but no head-to-head trials compared the effects of newer intravenous iron formulations on risks and mediators of hypophosphatemia.
Methods: In a randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial of adults with iron deficiency anemia from February 2016 to January 2017, we compared rates of hypophosphatemia in response to a single FDA-approved course of ferric carboxymaltose (n = 1,000) or ferumoxytol (n = 997). To investigate pathophysiological mediators of intravenous iron-induced hypophosphatemia, we nested within the parent trial a physiological substudy (ferric carboxymaltose, n = 98; ferumoxytol, n = 87) in which we measured fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), calcitriol, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) at baseline and 1, 2, and 5 weeks later. Read More
Malar J 2018 Dec 5;17(1):453. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa.
Background: The effect of malaria in Nigeria is still worrisome and has remained a leading public health issue in the country. In 2016, Nigeria was the highest malaria burden country among the 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that accounted for the 80% global malaria cases. The purpose of this study is to utilize appropriate statistical models in identifying socio-economic, demographic and geographic risk factors that have influenced malaria transmission in Nigeria, based on malaria rapid diagnostic test survey results. Read More
BMC Genomics 2018 Dec 5;19(1):877. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
U.S. Army Public Health Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD, 21010, USA.
Background: The health and resilience of species in natural environments is increasingly challenged by complex anthropogenic stressor combinations including climate change, habitat encroachment, and chemical contamination. To better understand impacts of these stressors we examined the individual- and combined-stressor impacts of malaria infection, food limitation, and 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) exposures on gene expression in livers of Western fence lizards (WFL, Sceloporus occidentalis) using custom WFL transcriptome-based microarrays.
Results: Computational analysis including annotation enrichment and correlation analysis identified putative functional mechanisms linking transcript expression and toxicological phenotypes. Read More
J Pharm Pract 2018 Dec 5:897190018815373. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
1 Department of Pharmacy Practice, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) represent a complex patient population due to their refusal to accept blood transfusions on religious grounds. Pharmacologic management of anemic JW patients is limited to stimulation of hematopoiesis by iron and erythropoietin supplementation and reduction of blood loss by prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs). Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) represent the only pharmacologic modality for JW patients capable of acutely increasing a patient's oxygen carrying capacity in the setting of organ failure, yet clinical safety and efficacy data are lacking in this population. Read More
Future Med Chem 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdansk, Poland.
Matriptase-2 (MT2) is a membrane-anchored proteolytic enzyme. It acts as the proteolytic key regulator in human iron homeostasis. A high expression level can lead to iron overload diseases, whereas mutations in the gene encoding MT2, TMPRSS6, may result in various forms of iron deficiency anemia. Read More
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Dec 4;15(12). Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Research & Innovation, University of Limpopo, Turfloop 0727, South Africa.
The aim of this study was to assess the association between lifetime spousal violence victimization, spousal violence perpetration, and physical health outcomes and behaviours among women in India. In the 2015⁻2016 National Family Health Survey, a sample of ever-married women (15⁻49 years) ( = 66,013) were interviewed about spousal violence. Results indicate that 29. Read More
Eur J Endocrinol 2018 Dec 1. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
O Dekkers, Internal Medicine, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, Netherlands.
Introduction: The association between type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other auto-immune diseases is well-known. However, a quantitative overview of all associated auto-immune diseases and their prevalence in T1D is lacking.
Methods: We searched Pubmed, Web of Science, EMBASE and Cochrane library in September 2018 to identify relevant articles about the prevalence of the following associated auto-immune diseases in T1D cohorts: auto-immune thyroid disease, celiac disease, gastric autoimmunity including pernicious anemia, vitiligo, and adrenal gland insufficiency. Read More
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2018 Dec 1. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
Section of Biostatistics, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
Objectives: Nonintubated surgical biopsy (NISB) of interstitial lung disease (ILD) has shown promise in unicentre reports as a reliable method to achieve pathological diagnosis with low morbidity. The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time early outcomes of NISB of ILD using a multicentre retrospective analysis.
Methods: Seven European and extra-European institutions participated in the study. Read More
JAMA 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
Genet Mol Biol 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Departmento de Genética e Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biologicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Continued exposure to reactive oxygen species and inflammation are the rationale behind aging theories and associated diseases. Scientific evidence corroborates the ethnomedicinal use of the oil of pequi (Caryocar brasiliense Camb.), a typical Brazilian Cerrado fruit, against oxidative damage to biomolecules and inflammation. Read More
Med Biol Eng Comput 2018 Dec 1. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
Anemia is a disease that leads to low oxygen carrying capacity in the blood. Early detection of anemia is critical for the diagnosis and treatment of blood diseases. We find that retinal vessel optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of patients with anemia have abnormal performance because the internal material of the vessel absorbs light. Read More
J Gastrointest Oncol 2018 Oct;9(5):797-805
Department of Biomedical Research, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Background: Anaemia reduces the efficacy of chemotherapy in gastric cancer. However, it has not been studied in oesophageal cancer. We investigated whether anaemia impacts on survival and the efficacy of chemotherapy, in adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus for those undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy and then surgical resection. Read More
Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2018 Dec 16;36:199-202. Epub 2018 Nov 16.
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto O 3000, Monterrey, 64710, Mexico.
Introduction: Splenic hamartoma is a primary benign tumor of the spleen, with approximately 150 cases documented in the literature to date, with only a few cases associated with symptoms and hematologic disorders.
Presentation Of Case: A 49-year-old female with no past medical history, presented to the emergency department complaining of a three-month history of intermittent abdominal pain and 12 kg of weight loss. Physical examination revealed abdominal distension and a big palpable and painless mass on the left side of her abdomen measuring 14 cm. Read More
Front Microbiol 2018 16;9:2780. Epub 2018 Nov 16.
School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China.
Cobalamin deficiency is believed to be related to disturbances in cell division, neuropathy, nervous system disease and pernicious anemia. Elderly people are usually advised to supplement their diets with cobalamin. As cobalamin has several forms, the effects of different forms of cobalamin on gut microbiota were investigated in this study. Read More
Kidney Blood Press Res 2018 Nov 30;43(6):1796-1805. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Cardiology Department, Ioannina University Hospital, Ioannina, Greece.
Background/aims: Several studies have implicated atrial fibrillation (AF) as a contributing factor in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular events. The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with AF varies substantially from 17% to 46.5%. Read More
Neurol India 2018 Nov-Dec;66(6):1634-1643
Department of Neurology, Government Medical College Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Introduction: Our aim was to study dengue-related immune-mediated neurological complications (IMNC) during the recent epidemic.
Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study of 79 IMNC cases from 1627 laboratory confirmed dengue cases from January 2015 to January 2016 and their follow-up for 3 months. According to the World Health Organization, cases were categorized into those having dengue fever (DF), and those having a severe syndrome that includes dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Read More
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2018 Dec 1. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
General Paediatric Department, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry, UK.
Iron studies are frequently requested in paediatric practice. They are useful both as a diagnostic tool and as a way of monitoring certain conditions, particularly those causing iron overload. This article outlines the physiology of iron metabolism and discusses laboratory aspects of performing iron studies, including factors influencing interpretation. Read More
Anticancer Res 2018 Dec;38(12):6939-6945
Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Background: Enteral feeding tubes used to manage the nutritional status of esophageal cancer were evaluated regarding their effectiveness in patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective study evaluating patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant therapy between 2001 and 2014 was conducted at a medical center. Hospital patients' records for enteral access (EA) insertion and treatment outcomes were statistically analyzed. Read More
Anticancer Res 2018 Dec;38(12):6911-6917
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
Background/aim: Nanoparticle albumin-bound (nab)-paclitaxel has demonstrated antitumor activity against advanced gastric cancer. However, gastric cancer patients can be difficult to treat with the recommended dose because of the high incidence of adverse toxicities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of low-dose nab-paclitaxel in a multicenter, single-arm, phase II study. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):522-529
Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
The use of extracorporeal circulation for cardiac surgery and extracorporeal life support poses tremendous challenges to the hemostatic equilibrium given its diametric tendency to trigger hyper- and hypocoagulopathy. The necessity of anticoagulant therapy to counteract the hemostatic activation by the extracorporeal circuitry compounded by unfavorable patient and surgical factors significantly increase the risk of catastrophic bleeding in patients who require extracorporeal circulation. Preoperative measures, such as stratification of high-risk bleeding patients, and optimization of the modifiable variables, including anemia and thrombocytopenia, provide a crude estimation of the likelihood and may modify the risk of catastrophic bleeding. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):467-473
Department of Hematology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS, Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation remains the only curative treatment for patients with acquired severe aplastic anemia (SAA). When a matched sibling is not available, one can search for a matched unrelated donor or a cord blood unit (CB) in the international registries or, more recently, for an HLA haploidentical (HAPLO) family member. International guidelines call for a course of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and cyclosporine before a patient with SAA receives a transplant from a donor other than an HLA identical sibling, but whether this is necessary for patients age <20 years is less clear. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):457-466
Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and.
Acquired aplastic anemia (AA) is an immune-mediated bone marrow aplasia that is strongly associated with clonal hematopoiesis upon marrow recovery. More than 70% of AA patients develop somatic mutations in their hematopoietic cells. In contrast to other conditions linked to clonal hematopoiesis, such as myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential in the elderly, the top alterations in AA are closely related to its immune pathogenesis. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):450-456
Division of Hematology, Hospital A Beneficência Portuguesa, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Since the approval of horse antithymocyte globulin (ATG) decades ago, there was a long hiatus in therapies with activity in severe aplastic anemia (SAA). This scenario changed in 2014 when eltrombopag, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist, was approved for SAA after an insufficient response to initial immunosuppressive therapy (IST). The basis for this approval was the observation of single-agent activity of eltrombopag in this patient population, where 40% to 50% recovered blood counts at times involving >1 lineage. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):418-425
Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Development of exercise guidelines for individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT) and sickle cell anemia (SCA) is hampered by the need to weigh the benefits against risks of exercise in these populations. In SCT, concern for exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait has resulted in controversial screening of student athletes for SCT. In SCA, there exists unsubstantiated concerns that high-intensity exercise may result in pain and other complications. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):390-398
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and.
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is frequently reported by adolescents. The role of the hematologist is threefold in evaluating such patients: (1) perform a clinical and laboratory evaluation for an underlying bleeding disorder on the basis of the degree of clinical suspicion, (2) identify and manage any concomitant iron deficiency, and (3) provide input to the referring provider regarding the management of HMB, particularly for patients with identified hemostatic defects. Several clues in the menstrual history should raise suspicion for an underlying bleeding disorder, such as menses lasting >7 days, menstrual flow which soaks >5 sanitary products per day or requires product change during the night, passage of large blood clots, or failure to respond to conventional therapies. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):382-389
Department of Haematology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, United Kingdom.
The diagnosis of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) can be made with a stepwise approach that aims to identify laboratory and clinical evidence of hemolysis and then determine the immune nature of hemolysis with the direct anti-globulin test. Once alternative causes for these findings have been excluded, AIHA is established, and the clinician must search for secondary causes, as well as identify the type of AIHA. Rituximab is now the preferred second-line treatment for primary warm AIHA and first-line treatment for primary cold agglutinin disease (CAD), either as monotherapy or combined with bendamustine. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):377-381
New York Blood Center, New York, NY.
Significant advances have been made in diagnosis and clinical management of inherited red cell membrane disorders that result in hemolytic anemia. Membrane structural defects lead to hereditary spherocytosis (HS) and hereditary elliptocytosis (HE), whereas altered membrane transport function accounts for hereditary xerocytosis (HX) and hereditary overhydrated stomatocytosis (OHS). The degrees of membrane loss and resultant increases in cell sphericity determine the severity of anemia in HS and HE, and splenectomy leads to amelioration of anemia by increasing the circulatory red cell life span. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):371-376
Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS); hemolysis, elevated liver function tests, and low platelets syndrome; and transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy are related conditions, in that many patients harbor germline heterozygous mutations in genes that regulate the alternative pathway of complement (APC). Penetrance is variable because development of clinically significant disease appears to require supervention of a process such as inflammation. Complement activation on the endothelial surfaces leads to endothelial damage, platelet consumption, microthrombi, and a mechanical hemolytic anemia with schistocytes. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):88-96
Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, LeBow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Mrs. A. is a 73-year-old woman who has developed increasing fatigue and lower back pain over the past year. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):83-87
Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, LeBow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Mrs. A. is a 73-year-old woman who has developed increasing fatigue and lower back pain over the past year. Read More
Blood Adv 2018 Nov;2(Suppl 1):50-53
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH.