Identification of rare anti-f alloantibody in a tertiary care center in India by Gunjan Bhardwaj, Ashish Tewari, Deepak Tiwari, Sanjay Vishwakarma

“…The patient was planned for radical gastrectomy and required two units of packed red blood cell (PRBC), due to low hemoglobin of 6.6 g/dl. …”
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Toxicity of mercury (Hg) on survival and growth rate, hemato- and histopathological parameters ofOreochromis niloticus by Kukuh Nirmala, Yuni Puji Hastuti, Vika Yuniar

“…Growth and survival rates of test fish were decreased with increasing the Hg concentration. Red blood cell (RBC) count, haematocrit content, and haemoglobin content decreased when compared to the control. …”
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Oral Lichen Planus and Polycythemia: Possible Association by Yassine Oueslati, Raouaa Belkacem Chebil, Haifa Regaieg, Lamia Oualha, Nabiha Douki

“…Polycythemia is a nonaggressive myeloproliferative disorder, characterized by an increase in red blood cell mass, often with uncontrolled production of granulocytes and platelets. …”
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A Review of Routine Laboratory Biomarkers for the Detection of Severe COVID-19 Disease by Keynaz Keykavousi, Fahimeh Nourbakhsh, Nooshin Abdollahpour, Farzaneh Fazeli, Alireza Sedaghat, Vahid Soheili, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…The purpose of this review is to investigate the role of hematological (white blood cell (WBC), lymphocyte, and neutrophil count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet, and red blood cell (RBC) count), inflammatory (C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)), and biochemical (Albumin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, D-dimer, total Cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)) biomarkers in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 disease and how their levels vary according to disease severity.…”
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Effects of autolytical fish protein hydrolysate on growth performance, survival rate, and hematological indices in farmed juvenile beluga, Huso huso by Ali Hosseinpour Zelaty

“…No significant differences were found between the experimental groups in other blood parameters, such as hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell indices, monocyte and eosinophil percentages (p>0.05). …”
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A Rare Association of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia with Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Kavita Agrawal, Flores Alfonso

“…Initially, hemoglobin was stabilized by intravenous methylprednisolone, high dose immunoglobulins, and packed red blood cell transfusions. After a few weeks, hemoglobin started trending down again. …”
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Clinicopathological analysis of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation in the spleen by Shufei Wei, Yongliang Han, Yingyong Hou, Liangliang Wang

“…Histologically, angiomatoid nodules are composed of fattened, round, or irregular blood vessels, with or without red blood cells in the lumen, with unequal red blood cell extravasation, and fibrocytes around the nodules. …”
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Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia: A Rare Complication of Acute Pancreatitis by Syedda Ayesha, Masood Muhammad Karim, Maria Ali, Abdul Hadi Shahid, Salman Naseem Adil

“…Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) is a rare subtype of hemolytic anemia characterized by elevated hemolytic markers and red blood cell destruction. Though uncommon, MAHA can occur as a complication of acute pancreatitis because of the associated inflammatory response. …”
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Anticoagulant Related Nephropathy Induced by Dabigatran by Nazia Sharfuddin, Mahra Nourbakhsh, Alan Box, Hallgrimur Benediktsson, Daniel A. Muruve

“…Renal biopsy showed acute tubular injury, tubular red blood cell casts, and an absence of active glomerulonephritis, similar to the pathological findings of warfarin related nephropathy. …”
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Blood Reference Intervals for Antillean Manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) from Puerto Rico by Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Mayela M. Alsina-Guerrero

“…We obtained values for white blood cell count and red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet, mean cell volume, mean cell hemoglobin, mean cell hemoglobin concentration, and red cell distribution width. …”
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Effect of iron fortification and prebiotics on iron biomarkers in anemic rats by S. Iqbal, S. Zafar, W. Ahmed, S. H. B. U. Shah, J. Abid, U. Farooq, A. M. R. Ahmad

“…The duration of the trials was 3 months aimed at determining the effect of iron fortification and prebiotics on different iron biomarkers including Hemoglobin (Hb), Hematocrit, Red Blood Cell (RBC) count, Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) and Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC). …”
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Iron Chelation Therapy with Deferasirox Results in Improvement of Liver Enzyme Level in Patients with Iron Overload-Associated Liver Dysfunction by Yasuo Miura, Yusuke Matsui, Hitomi Kaneko, Mitsumasa Watanabe, Mitsuru Tsudo

“…Iron chelation therapy (ICT) has been applied for the patients with iron overload-associated liver dysfunction since it is one of the causes of death in patients with intractable hematological diseases requiring multiple red blood cell transfusions. Recently, deferasirox (DSX), a novel, once-daily oral iron chelator, was demonstrated to have similar efficacy to the conventional continuous infusion of deferoxamine on a decrease in serum ferritin (SF) level in heavily transfused patients. …”
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Analysis of hematology quality control using six sigma metrics by Shreya Goel, Amit R. Nisal, Ankita Raj, Ravindra C. Nimbargi

“…Internal quality control (IQC) data sets of five analytes- Red Blood Cell count (RBC), Hemoglobin (Hb), Hematocrit (Hct), White blood cell count (WBC), and Platelet count (PLT) were analyzed retrospectively of six months using Beckman Coulter DXH 800 hematology analyzers. …”
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Malian field isolates provide insight into Plasmodium malariae intra-erythrocytic development and invasion. by Francois Dao, Amadou Niangaly, Fanta Sogore, Mamadou Wague, Djeneba Dabitao, Siaka Goita, Aboubacrin S Hadara, Ousmaila Diakite, Mohamed Maiga, Fatoumata O Maiga, Chantal Cazevieille, Cecile Cassan, Arthur M Talman, Abdoulaye A Djimde, Alejandro Marin-Menendez, Laurent Dembélé

“…In this study, we embarked on an investigation of P. malariae, including exploring its clinical disease characteristics, molecular aspects of red blood cell (RBC) invasion, and host-cell preferences. …”
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Correlation of Vitamin B12 Levels with Clinical and Laboratory Features in Patients of Dengue Fever by Asma Abdul Razzak

“…The creation of DNA, the genetic information-carrying molecules found inside cells, as well as the metabolism of cells, neuron function, and red blood cell development all depend on vitamin B-12.6 Measurements of serum or plasma vitamin B12 levels are commonly used to determine vitamin B12 status. …”
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Equine Trypanosomiasis: Molecular Detection, Hematological, and Oxidative Stress Profiling by Mostafa Shoraba, Salma A. Shoulah, Faysal Arnaout, Abdelfattah Selim

“…The results revealed a notable reduction in red blood cell (RBC), hematocrit (HCT), and hemoglobin (Hb) levels in the infected horses, as compared to the control healthy group. …”
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Elevated Aminotransferase Activity as an Indication of Muscular Dystrophy: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by S Zamora, C Adams, JD Butzner, H Machida, Rb Scott

“…Paradoxically, the increase in ALT activity was greater than that of serum aspartate aminotransferase (three to 16 times normal), an enzyme whose elevation is generally recognized as being less specific and indicative of muscle, cardiac, kidney, pancreatic, red blood cell or hepatic injury. At presentation to the gastrointestinal service, one case, age 2.5 months, had no symptoms or signs of neuromuscular dysfunction, while the other four had previously unrecognized hypertrophy of the calves, proximal limb weakness, positive Gower’s sign or delayed gross motor skills. …”
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Evaluation of immunomodulatory effects of lamotrigine in BALB/c mice by Abu-Rish Eman Y., Elhayek Shada Y., Mohamed Yehia S., Hamad Islam, Bustanji Yasser

“…These included the in vivo effects of lamotrigine on delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to sheep red blood cell (SRBC) antigens, hemagglutination titer assays and hematological changes. …”
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A Case of Myomatous Erythrocytosis Syndrome Associated with a Large Uterine Leiomyoma by Yosuke Ono, Takao Hidaka, Kaori Fukuta, Keiko Kouchi, Kuniaki Yasoshima, Kiyoshi Takagawa, Takashi Arai

“…She had severe polycythemia: hemoglobin (Hb), 19.9 g/dL; red blood cell count (RBC), 6.65 × 106/mm3; hematocrit, (Hct) 59.1%. …”
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Challenges Faced by Nurses in Transitioning Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients to Adult Care by Gifty Enyonam Amoaku, Delali Adwoa Wuaku, Vivian Efua Senoo-Dogbey

“…Background Sickle-cell disease is a common genetic red blood cell disorder with global concern. Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana, is most predominantly affected. …”
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