CONTEXT Hemolytic uremic syndrome is a rare condition compromising the clinical triad of acute renal failure, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Hemolytic uremic syndrome may be associated with a variety of etiologies, and chemotherapeutic agents have also been reported to be associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome, including mitomycin, cisplatin, bleomycin, and most rec...

INTRODUCTION The objective of the analysis was to examine the epidemiological aspects of maternal alloimmunization and to determine the most common antibody specificities resulting in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). MATERIALS AND METHODS The retrospective epidemiological study encompasses all pregnant women who underwent immunohematological screening and the newborn treated for HDN in...

autoimmune hemolytic anemia (aiha) is characterized by shortening of red blood cell (rbc) survival and the presence of autoantibodies directed against autologous rbcs. approximately 20% of autoimmune hemolytic anemia cases are associated with cold-reactive antibody. about half of patients with aiha have no underlying associated disease; these cases are termed primary or idiopathic. secondary ca...

We present a case report of 52-year-old male who de­veloped hemolytic anemia after undergoing mitral valve repair surgery. Hemolytic is rare complication repair, occurring in less than 1% pa­tients. Fragmentation the regurgitant jet leading cause intravascular In this particular case, was following anterior leaflet and hitting annulus. The pre­sence schistocytes echocardiographic evaluation hel...

Covalently closed extrachromosomal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was isolated from alpha-hemolytic wild-type strains of Escherichia coli. Most strains examined were able to transfer the hemolytic property with varying frequencies to nonhemolytic recipient strains. Out of eight naturally isolated alphahemolytic E. coli strains, four contained a set of three different supercoiled DNAs with sediment...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome occurs more commonly in women and among women is commonly associated with pregnancy. Case series of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome from 1964 to 2002 were reviewed (1) to document the reports of occurrence of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome during pregnancy and (2) to search...

1. Hemolytic streptococcus has been found in 100 per cent of the throats of patients with scarlet fever during the 1st week of the disease. 2. The average length of time that these organisms are present in the throat varies from 10 to 20 days. 3. No morphological or cultural characteristics peculiar to the hemolytic streptococcus from scarlet fever can be demonstrated. 4. Ten immune sera have b...

BACKGROUND Pemphigus is a chronic autoimmune bullous disorder characterized by autoantibodies directed against desmoglein 3 and/or 1. Demonstration of intercellular deposition of IgG on the cell surface of keratinocytes by direct immunofluorescence (DIF) of the skin is the gold standard in the diagnosis of pemphigus. Recently, DIF of plucked hair demonstrating intercellular deposition of IgG in...

BACKGROUND Acute rheumatic fever is a major cause of heart disease in Aboriginal Australians. The epidemiology differs from that observed in regions with temperate climates; streptococcal pharyngitis is reportedly rare, and pyoderma is highly prevalent. A link between pyoderma and acute rheumatic fever has been proposed but is yet to be proven. Group C beta-hemolytic streptococci and group G be...