Clinical Usefulness of Haptoglobin Levels to Evaluate Hemolysis in Recently Transfused Patients by Shilpi Gupta, Kathleen Ahern, Fadi Nakhl, Frank Forte

“…Serum haptoglobin measurement is used as a laboratory marker for the diagnosis of hemolytic anemia. Since stored blood contains free hemoglobin, transfusion may affect haptoglobin levels. …”
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Anaplasmosis bovina en provincia de Buenos Aires durante 2015 by J.F. CORA IBARRA, M.M. LLOBERAS, I.M. LLADA, E.R. ODRIOZOLA, G.J. CANTÓN

“…Anaplasma marginale es una bacteria intracelular que infecta eritrocitos del bovino produciendo hemolisis extravascular y anemia. La anaplasmosis es endémica en regiones tropicales y subtropicales, mientras que en zonas templadas suelen ocurrir brotes esporádicos asociados a movimientos de hacienda desde áreas endémicas. …”
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IgG expressed by renal tubular epithelial cells in epithelial mesenchymal transformation and interstitial fibrosis in diabetic kidney disease by Xinyao Wang, Zhenling Deng, Yue Wang

“…The results showed that RTEC-IgG expression was up-regulated in the renal tubulointerstitium of DKD patients and was associated with worse kidney function, more severe anemia, and higher interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) scores, and positively correlated with tubular epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and TIF. …”
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Atypical Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Presenting as Stroke by Pradeepthi Badugu, Modupe Idowu

“…In the early stages of the disease, platelet aggregation and thrombus formation may not be widespread, and thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia may not be clinically evident. Patients can present soon after the onset of symptoms when the typical laboratory abnormalities may not have had ample time to manifest. …”
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A unique case of extranodal marginal zone lymphoma with synchronous pulmonary and dermatologic manifestations by Carlo Arevalo, Fernando Camacho, Joseph Modrak

“…Initial work-up was remarkable for normocytic anemia, lymphopenia, mild hypercalcemia, and elevated inflammatory markers. …”
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Review of celiac disease in the pediatric population by Aleksandra Strawińska, Maria Wydro, Magdalena Grotowska, Martyna Łukasiewicz

“…Older children and adolescent patients may frequently present atypical, vague symptoms such as fatigue, failure to thrive, weight loss, short stature, behavioral changes and anemia. Diagnosis involves primarily serological tests in patients presenting symptoms or in patients with high-risk of developing CD. …”
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Historical Case of Cervical Penetrating Wound: From First Aid to Surgical Intervention by Koné Fatogoma Issa, Keïta Mohamed Amadou, Soumahoro Siaka, Konaté N’faly, Diarra Kassim, Timbo Samba Karim

“…On admission, the conscious patient had a left cervical hematoma at the level of the cervical zone II and severe signs of acute anemia. The exploratory cervicotomy, carried out 12 hours after the trauma under transfusion, allowed us to highlight a section of the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid and previous jugular muscles under hyoid. …”
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Levamisole/Cocaine Induced Systemic Vasculitis and Immune Complex Glomerulonephritis by Lohit Garg, Sagar Gupta, Abhishek Swami, Ping Zhang

“…Lab testing revealed severe anemia, marked azotemia, deranged electrolytes, and 4.7 gm proteinuria. …”
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Unmasking cerebral infarction: hemianopia and heavy menstrual bleeding in a patient with adenomyosis and vascular abnormalities by Qing Wan, Chao Wang, Weiyue Zhang, Weijia Zhong, Haoran Wang, Hee King SU, Mei Hwa Joanne HNG, Fan Yang, Xiaoguang Li

“…This case presents a rare instance of ischemic stroke in a young patient with adenomyosis and vascular abnormalities, underscoring the role of anemia, hypercoagulability, and vascular factors as potential contributors to cerebral infarction. …”
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Skeletal Manifestations of Scurvy: A Case Report from Dubai by Shahryar Noordin, Naveed Baloch, Muhammad Sohail Salat, Abdul Rashid Memon, Tashfeen Ahmad

“…Basic blood workup was unremarkable except for anemia. However, X-rays showed delayed bone age, severe osteopenia of the long bones, epiphyseal separation, cortical thinning and dense zone of provisional calcification, suggesting a radiological diagnosis of scurvy. …”
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Successful Control of Acute Myelofibrosis with Lenalidomide by G. Vassilopoulos, M. Palassopoulou, K. Zisaki, M. Befani, E. Bouronikou, N. Giannakoulas, E. Stathopoulou, P. Matsouka

“…We present the case of a 59-year-old female who presented with a two-month history of anemia, leucopenia and a normal platelet count. The marrow was heavily fibrotic, and no aspirate material could be obtained; the biopsy showed extensive infiltration with small to medium size megakaryocytes, dysplastic changes in the erythroid compartment, and left shift in the myeloid cells. …”
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Chemotherapy and radiotherapy’s toxicity prediction in the surgical cancer patient by Juan Carlos Arranz Pozo, Zaily Fuentes Díaz, Migdolis Savigne Daudinot, Orlando Rodríguez Salazar, Tania Victoria Puerto Pérez

“…The variables in the equation were: arterial hypertension, left ventricular ejection fraction, and anemia. The comparison of the prediction with reality, using the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve, determined an area under the curve of 0.901.…”
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Pegilated interferon α2а in treatment of chronic hepatitis C by P. O. Bogomolov, S. V. Koblov, A. O. Buyeverov, M. V. Matsiyevich, O. S. Kuzmina, N. A. Barsukova, N. V. Dubinina

“…Statistically significant differences by gender, body mass index, virus genotype were revealed between groups which have achieved and not achieved SVRs. Anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, thyropathy and depression were marked as the most frequent undesirable treatment effects.Conclusions. …”
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A Challenging Twist in Pulmonary Renal Syndrome by Rajaie Namas, Bernard Rubin, Wamidh Adwar, Alireza Meysami

“…Lab workup revealed a severe normocytic anemia and a serum creatinine of 5.09 mg/dL (baseline 0.9). …”
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Autoimmune Cytopenias in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Giovanni D'Arena, Roberto Guariglia, Francesco La Rocca, Stefania Trino, Valentina Condelli, Laura De Martino, Vincenzo De Feo, Pellegrino Musto

“…The clinical course of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may be complicated at any time by autoimmune phenomena.The most common ones are hematologic disorders, such as autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and autoimmune agranulocytosis (AG) are, indeed, more rarely seen. …”
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Factores de riesgo asociados con el bajo peso al nacer. Municipio Cienfuegos. 2010-2014 by Yanet Villafuerte Reinante

“…Se evidenció que las enfermedades con mayor asociación al embarazo fueron la infección vaginal, la anemia y la hipertensión arterial, con predominio de los recién nacidos pretérmino. …”
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Parasitological, Hematological, and Immunological Response of Experimentally Infected Sheep with Venezuelan Isolates of Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma equiperdum, and Trypanosoma... by Nereida Parra-Gimenez, Armando Reyna-Bello

“…T. vivax caused an acute infection with severe anemia showing a drop of more than 70% of the hematocrit value, high fever, and rapid deterioration of physical condition, for 36 days of infection. …”
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TWELVE INTRAUTERINE TRANSFUSIONS IN THE EARLY EDEMATOUS FORM OF HEMOLYTIC DISEASE IN BOTH FETUSES WITH DICHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWINS by Антон Валерьевич Михайлов, Алексей Николаевич Кянксеп, Светлана Владимировна Самусь, Анна Антоновна Савельева, Татьяна Александровна Каштанова, Инна Викторовна Кянксеп, Артем Николаевич Романовский

“…This clinical case demonstrates the possibility of prolonging a multiple pregnancy in Rh-immunized patient with severe fetal hemolytic disease to a full term and achieving favorable perinatal outcomes, provided that early detection and timely correction of severy anemia in both fetuses by serial intrauterine blood transfusions.…”
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Common variable immunodeficiency: An uncommon cause of bronchiectasis, granulomatous disease, chronic liver disease, and enteropathy – Case report and review of literature by Veena Shamsudeen, Arun Hegde, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Nisha Verma, Anurag Jain

“…Nearly 20%–25% of cases develop autoimmune complications such as autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune thrombocytopenia. Hepatic involvement can occur in the form of abnormal biochemistry, nodular degenerative hyperplasia, and cirrhosis of liver. …”
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Exploring Developmental Care in Neonatal Jaundice Management: A Case Report with Supporting Literature Synthesis by Esther Aduramo, Deborah T. Esan, Emmanuel Adesuyi, Opeoluwa Olabode, Elizabeth Awoniyi, Blessed Oyama, Oluwadamilare Akingbade

“…Case Presentation: This case report presents “Baby M,” a preterm female neonate born at 32+5 weeks gestation due to maternal complications, including anemia and pregnancy-induced hypertension, who was admitted to a neonatal unit with prematurity, ventriculomegaly and bilateral talipes. …”
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