“Making sure that your pets are protected is very important, as they can bring ticks into the household,” Batcha said. And, ...

CHEST’s new practice guidelines on transfusions in critically ill adults promote a more restrictive approach to RBC, FFP, and platelet transfusions.

Thrombocytopenia, which is a low platelet count, can be caused by problems in the bone marrow or the immune system. The bone marrow may not make enough platelets, or the immune system may destroy ...

Of these, 32 had isolated thrombocytopenia, 189 had isolated anemia, and 54 had both thrombocytopenia and anemia. During the follow-up period 70.1% of patients died (59.9% of those had a ...

Results from a large observational drug monitoring program (DMP) involving 1329 patients with HITTS or isolated HIT were recently made available. This postmarketing study evaluated the same ...

In some chronic infections, however, such as those caused by Helicobacter pylori, HIV, or hepatitis C virus (HCV), the thrombocytopenia may persist.2 Adults with the new onset of isolated ...

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), also known as primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, is defined as isolated thrombocytopenia with normal bone ...

Buy this photo. In a recent University of Michigan study, researchers found a potential treatment target for APS-related thrombocytopenia. APS, or antiphospholipid syndrome, is a syndrome in which the ...

We also noted a negative correlation between thrombocytopenia and CRP values (correlation coefficient = −0.027). Table 1. Distribution of isolated bacteria. Table 2. Thrombocytopenia-CRP correlation.

The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a common bleeding disorder characterised by isolated thrombocytopenia, due to immune-mediated accelerated platelet ...

Primary immune thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune disorder characterized by isolated thrombocytopenia without other conditions. It occurs when the immune system attacks and destroys healthy platelets.