Background: Venous ulcers represent 70% of the lower limb ulcers. They are difficult to heal, requiring a correct diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Many products have been developed to healing, such as homologous platelet gel obtained from the platelet concentrate exceeding from blood transfusion. Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of homologous platelet gel in venous ulcers co...

We describe a 47 years lady with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), due to transfusion either by blood or platelet concentrate. There was a near remission in the disease and during the course of follow up she developed cryptococcal meningitis. The approach to the diagnosis of HIV infection in a patient with SLE, the effect of SLE on the ...

Introduction: Thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune condition in which there abnormal low level of platelets. This also called as Thrombopenia. The word derived from English “Thrombocyte” means “Platelet” and Greek “Penia” “Poverty’.
 Clinical Findings: Persistent reddish lesion, generalized weakness.
 Diagnostic Evaluation : Blood test – Hb-11.2 %,RBC -6.06 million /cu mm , Total WBC Cou...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the efficiency of platelet-rich plasma preparations by means of a double centrifugation tube method to obtain platelet-rich canine plasma at a concentration at least 4 times higher than the baseline value and a concentration of white blood cells not exceeding twice the reference range. A complete blood count was carried out for each sample and each concentrate. Whole bloo...

OBJECTIVE To perform a comparative analysis of the effects of platelet-rich plasma and centrifuged bone marrow aspirate on the induction of bone healing in rabbits. METHOD Twenty adult, male New Zealand rabbits were randomly separated into two equal groups, and surgery was performed to create a bone defect (a cortical orifice 3.3 mm in diameter) in the proximal metaphysis of each rabbit's rig...

BACKGROUND: Platelet transfusion is universally employed in acute leukemia. Platelet concentrate supernatants contain high concentrations of biologic mediators that might impair immunity. We investigated whether washed platelet and red cell transfusions could improve clinical outcomes in adult patients with acute leukemia. METHODS: A pilot randomized trial of washed, leukoreduced ABO identical ...

Sir: We enjoyed reading the article by Kulher et al. about the use of fibrin sealant in the prevention of seromas in a rat model ( Plast. Reconst). Surg. 99: 842. 199 7). We agree that the best managemeni of seromas is prevention. We would like to briefly describe the use of platelet gel as a wound sealant' and dural waterproofing agent that has been used successfully in numerous specialties at...