Background: The etiology and pathogenesis of hyperlipidemic pancreatitis are not yet fully understood, and the relationship between the severity and different causes of this disease is still not clear. Now the treatment of hyperlipidemic pancreatitis is mainly to reduce the elevated serum triglyceride and control the secondary risk factors. For severe hyperlipidemic pancreatitis, which can dete...

Pregnancy associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (pa-aHUS) is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), fatal in 50-60% of cases. It‘s typical clinical presentation is a triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and acute progressive renal failure. Plasmapheresis therapy is recommended as a specific treatment. Retrospective analysis of medical documentation of a patien...

Neuromyelitis optica, also known as Devic's disease, is an autoimmune disorder that leads to the inflammation and demyelination of nerves. Devic's disease primarily affects the optic nerve and spinal cord, but can lead to a significant loss of function throughout the body if not treated with steroid therapy or plasmapheresis. We recently saw a 62-year-old patient who received plasmapheresis for...

A successful transplantation, across a positive crossmatch barrier, is one of the most persistent long-standing problems in the field of kidney transplant medicine. The aim of this study was to describe seven consecutive living renal transplantations in recipients with positive crossmatch for donors or positive for donor specific antibodies (DSAs). A preconditioning regimen including plasmapher...

Renovascular lesions of lupus nephritis (LN) were classified into five categories by D'Agati in Heptinstall's Pathology of the Kidney, with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) and clinical thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) being combined. We encountered 2 cases with histological LN (class III and lass V), and they presented with clinical features of TTP, such as acute renal failure, microa...

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BACKGROUND ABO-incompatible live donor liver transplant (ABOi-LDLT) is being widely done to bridge the gap of demand and supply of organs. Different desensitization regimes are being used to reduce titer of blood group antibodies for successful transplant and accommodation of graft. The authors used cascade plasmapheresis (CP) to bring down titer of naturally occurring blood group antibody to 1...

Results In this patient urticaria with angioedema eruptions were induced by cold, pressure, NSAID, antibiotics, but mainly appeared spontaneous, and were aggravated before menstruation. She was twice hospitalized due to the severe angioedema. nsAnti-H1 in standard and high doses were ineffective, and caused the drowsiness. Concomitant treatment with LTRA, anti-H2 and sAnti-H1 as well as diet we...

OBJECTIVES To report the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic features and the response to plasmapheresis in a patient with encephalopathy, opsoclonus, and myoclonus whose cerebrospinal fluid was positive for N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-IgG. DESIGN Case report. SETTING St Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. PATIENT A 27-year-old woman with a history of episodic migraine developed su...

The plasma elimination rates of serial 2-g intravenous injections of ceftriaxone were studied in a patient who also was treated with therapeutic plasma exchange pheresis. Plasmapheresis had negligible influence on the total clearance of ceftriaxone.