Review Topics:

  • HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION AND INFECTIONS. Guest Editor: Miguel Sanz More...
  • REVIEW SERIES: UPDATE ON FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA. Guest Editor: Corrado Tarella More...

Review Articles

INFECTIOUS AETIOLOGY OF MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA AND ROLE OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY

Salvatore Perrone, Gianna Maria D'Elia, Alessandro Pulsoni
Abstract 3810 | PDF Downloads 922 HTML Downloads 2072 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.006

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BCR SIGNALING INHIBITORS: AN OVERVIEW OF TOXICITIES ASSOCIATED WITH IBRUTINIB AND IDELALISIB IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

Lorenzo Falchi, Jessica M Baron, Carrie Anne Orlikowski, Alessandra Ferrajoli
Abstract 3660 | PDF Downloads 1055 HTML Downloads 3254 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.011

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CURRENT STRATEGIES FOR THE DETECTION OF MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

Juliana Maria Camargos Rocha, Sandra Guerra Xavier, Marcelo Eduardo Lima Souza, Juliana Godoy Assumpção, Mitiko Murao, Benigna Maria Oliveira
Abstract 3978 | PDF Downloads 952 HTML Downloads 4162 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.024

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THE GUT MICROBIOTA AND IMMUNE SYSTEM RELATIONSHIP IN HUMAN GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST DISEASE

Lucrezia Laterza, Gianenrico Rizzatti, Eleonora Gaetani, Patrizia Chiusolo, Antonio Gasbarrini
Abstract 3899 | PDF Downloads 919 HTML Downloads 13601 Untitled Downloads 0 figure Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.025

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SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Walter Ricciardi, Gabriele Giubbini, Patrizia Laurenti
Abstract 3283 | PDF Downloads 941 HTML Downloads 13347 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.036

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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CARBAPENEM RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE INFECTIONS IN MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES

Corrado Girmenia, Martina Canichella, Alessandra Serrao
Abstract 4061 | PDF Downloads 978 HTML Downloads 2080 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.032

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CMV IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Rafael de la Camara
Abstract 3941 | PDF Downloads 1134 HTML Downloads 2585 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.031

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PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Isidro Jarque, Miguel Salavert, Javier Pemán
Abstract 2994 | PDF Downloads 841 HTML Downloads 3713 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.035

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ANTIFUNGAL PROPHYLAXIS IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS

Lourdes Vazquez
Abstract 3304 | PDF Downloads 949 HTML Downloads 1902 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.040

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ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY IN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS

Alessandro Busca, Livio Pagano
Abstract 3713 | PDF Downloads 1034 HTML Downloads 2083 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.039

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LIMITED STAGE FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA: THE ROLE OF RADIATION THERAPY.

Andrea Riccardo Filippi
Abstract 2889 | PDF Downloads 653 HTML Downloads 2096 Figure 1 Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.041

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IMMUNITY TO INFECTIONS AFTER HAPLOIDENTICAL HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION

Franco Aversa, Lucia Prezioso, Ilenia Manfra, Federica Galaverna, Angelica Spolzino, Alessandro Monti
Abstract 3301 | PDF Downloads 622 HTML Downloads 1255 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.057

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THE ROLE OF AUTOLOGOUS AND ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA IN THE NEW DRUGS ERA.

Francesco Maura, Lucia Farina, Paolo Corradini
Abstract 3420 | PDF Downloads 762 HTML Downloads 1792 Fig.1 Downloads 0 Fig. 2 Downloads 0 Table 1 Downloads 0 Table2 Downloads 0 Table 3 Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.045

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“IDENTIFYING HIGH-RISK CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA: A PATHOGENESIS-ORIENTED APPRAISAL OF PROGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE FACTORS IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY WITH OR WITHOUT IMMUNOTHERAPY.”

Sara Martinelli, Antonio Cuneo, Gian Matteo Rigolin
Abstract 3526 | PDF Downloads 686 HTML Downloads 3030 Untitled Downloads 0 Cneo. Fig.1 Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.047

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INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS AFTER UMBILICAL CORD-BLOOD TRANSPLANTATION FROM UNRELATED DONORS

Juan Montoro, Jaime Sanz
Abstract 2681 | PDF Downloads 629 HTML Downloads 1306 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.051

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WHAT UNRELATED HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN THALASSEMIA TAUGHT US ABOUT TRANSPLANT IMMUNOGENETICS.

Giorgio La Nasa, Adriana Vacca, Roberto Littera, Eugenia Piras, Sandro Orru, Marianna Greco, Carlo Carcassi, Giovanni Caocci
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MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA OF ADULTS: DETERMINATION, PROGNOSTIC IMPACT AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS.

Maria Ilaria Del Principe
Abstract 3826 | PDF Downloads 952 HTML Downloads 1622 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.052

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ZIKA VIRUS: A REVIEW FROM THE VIRUS BASICS TO PROPOSED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Lorenzo Zammarchi, Michele Spinicci, Alessandro Bartoloni
Abstract 3717 | PDF Downloads 801 HTML Downloads 1958 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.056

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NOVEL DRUGS IN FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA

Giuseppe Rossi, Antonella Anastasia
Abstract 3365 | PDF Downloads 999 HTML Downloads 1421 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.061

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SYSTEMIC FRONT LINE THERAPY OF FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA: WHEN, TO WHOM AND HOW

Francesca Pavanello, Sara Steffanoni, Michele Ghielmini, Emanuele Zucca
Abstract 2909 | PDF Downloads 733 HTML Downloads 1647 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.062

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Original Articles

FEATURES OF ADOLESCENTS TUBERCULOSIS AT A REFERRAL TB'S HOSPITAL IN TEHRAN, IRAN

Ferial Lotfian, Mohammad Reza Bolursaz, soheila Khalilzadeh, Noshin Baghaie, Maryam Hassanzad, Aliakbar Velayati
Abstract 3474 | PDF Downloads 614 HTML Downloads 2796 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.005

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PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS C AMONG EGYPTIAN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND THE ROLE OF IL28B GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN SPONTANEOUS VIRAL CLEARANCE

Somaia Mohammed Mousa, Mona Kamal El-Ghamrawy, Heba Gouda, Mervat Khorshied, Dina Ahmed, Hala Shiba
Abstract 3507 | PDF Downloads 535 HTML Downloads 2370 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.007

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CYTOKINE RESPONSE ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATITIS C VIRUS CLEARANCE IN HIV COINFECTED PATIENTS INITIATING PEG INTERFERON-? BASED THERAPY.

Truong Tam Nguyen, Reihani Niloofar, Pierre-Alain Rubbo, Kuster Nils, Karine Bollore, Jacques Ducos, Georges-Philippe Pageaux, Jacques Reynes, Philippe Van de Perre, Edouard Tuaillon
Abstract 2615 | PDF Downloads 568 HTML Downloads 1963 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.003

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TREATMENT WITH LOW-DOSE CYTARABINE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS (AGE 70 YEARS OR OLDER) WITH ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA: A SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE

Maël Heiblig, Mohamed Elhamri, Isabelle Tigaud, Adriana Plesa, Fiorenza Barraco, Hélène Labussière, Sophie Ducastelle, Mauricette Michallet, Franck Nicolini, Claudiu Plesa, Eric Wattel, Gilles Salles, Xavier Thomas
Abstract 6180 | PDF Downloads 1000 HTML Downloads 1554 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.009

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PATIENTS REFERRED FOR BLEEDING SYMPTOMS OF UNKNOWN CAUSE: DOES EVALUATION OF THROMBIN GENERATION CONTRIBUTE TO DIAGNOSIS?

Elena Holm, Eva Zetterberg, Susanna Lövdahl, Erik Berntorp
Abstract 3305 | PDF Downloads 532 HTML Downloads 1472 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.014

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HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE

PEERAPON WONG
Abstract 2620 | PDF Downloads 619 HTML Downloads 2829 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.012

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IMPACT OF MANNOSE-BINDING PROTEIN GENE POLYMORPHISMS IN OMANI SICKLE CELL DISEASE PATIENTS

Mathew Zachariah, Anil Pathare
Abstract 2811 | PDF Downloads 503 HTML Downloads 1473 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.013

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PREVALENCE OF SICKLE CELL TRAIT IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF BEIRUT, LEBANON

Abdel Badih El Ariss, Mohamad Younes, Jad Matar, Zeina Berjaoui
Abstract 3330 | PDF Downloads 635 HTML Downloads 18857 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.015

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CANDIDA ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS IN PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY PATIENTS: SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE

Dilek Gurlek Gokcebay, Nese Yarali, Pamir Isik, Cengiz Bayram, Aslinur Ozkaya-Parlakay, Abdurrahman Kara, Bahattin Tunç
Abstract 3635 | PDF Downloads 529 HTML Downloads 1186 Table1 Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.018

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CUTANEOUS HYPERPIGMENTATION IN MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA: A FIVE YEAR RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW.

Somanath Padhi, RajLaxmi Sarangi, Anita Ramdas, Kandasamy Ravichandran, Renu G’Boy Varghese, Thomas Alexander, George Kurien, Sudhagar Mookkappan
Abstract 3703 | PDF Downloads 675 HTML Downloads 11851 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.021

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MOLECULAR HETEROGENEITY OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY IN BURKINA FASO: G-6-PD BETICA SELMA AND SANTAMARIA IN PEOPLE WITH SYMPTOMATIC MALARIA IN OUAGADOUGOU

Abdoul Karim OUATTARA, Pouiré YAMEOGO, Birama DIARRA, Dorcas OBIRI-YEBOAH, Albert Theophane YONLI, Tegwindé Rebeca COMPAORE, Serge Théophile SOUBEIGA, Florencia Wenkuuni DJIGMA, Jacques Simpore
Abstract 3592 | PDF Downloads 585 HTML Downloads 1089 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.029

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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY CHARACTERISTICS OF DENGUE-ORIENTI TSUTSUGAMUSHI CO-INFECTION FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN SOUTH INDIA

Aneesh Basheer, Nayyar Iqbal, Sudhagar Mookkappan, Patricia Anitha, Shashikala Nair, Reba Kanungo, Ravichandran Kandasamy
Abstract 3955 | PDF Downloads 593 HTML Downloads 1217 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.028

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BISPHOSPHONATES IN LANGERHANS CELL HISTIOCYTOSIS: AN INTERNATIONAL RETROSPECTIVE CASE SERIES

Deepak Chellapandian, Polyzois Makras, Gregory Kaltsas, Cor van den Bos, Lamia Naccache, Raajit Rampal, Anne-Sophie Carret, Sheila Weitzman, R. Maarten Egeler, Oussama Abla
Abstract 3031 | PDF Downloads 759 HTML Downloads 934 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.033

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DETECTION OF OCCULT GLOMERULAR DYSFUNCTION IN GLUCOSE SIX PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Gehan Abdel Hakeem, Emad Abdel Naem, Salwa Swelam, Laila Aboul Fotoh, Abdel Azeem Al Mazary, Ashraf Abdel Fadeil, Asmaa Abdel Hafez
Abstract 3142 | PDF Downloads 829 HTML Downloads 1490 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.038

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EFFECTS OF FACTOR XIII DEFICIENCY ON THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY. THROMBELASTOGRAPHY WITH CALCIUM AND LYSIS BY ADDITION OF STREPTOKINASE IS MORE SENSITIVE THAN SOLUBILITY TESTS

Marta E Martinuzzo
Abstract 2683 | PDF Downloads 572 HTML Downloads 1790 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.037

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SEROPOSITIVITY OF HEPATITIS B AND C AMONG SYRIAN MULTITRANSFUSED PATIENTS WITH HEMOGLOBINOPATHY

Widad Yazaji, Wafa Habbal, Fawza Monem
Abstract 2503 | PDF Downloads 438 HTML Downloads 1037 Cover Letter Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.046

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OUTCOME OF CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS COMPLEX INFECTIONS TREATED WITH CASPOFUNGIN IN CHILDREN

İlker Devrim, Rana İşgüder, Hasan Ağın, Nuri Bayram, Gökhan Ceylan, Yüce Ayhan, Özlem Saraç Sandal, Ferhat Sarı, Ahu Kara, Mine Düzgöl
Abstract 3207 | PDF Downloads 484 HTML Downloads 772 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.042

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MILD BLEEDERS: DIAGNOSIS IS ELUSIVE IN LARGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS

Mrinalini kotru, Deepti Mutereja, Abhishek Purohit, Seema Tyagi, Manoranjan Mahapatra, Renu Saxena, Hara Prasad Pati
Abstract 2797 | PDF Downloads 436 HTML Downloads 641 Figure 1 Distribution of the various causes of mild bleeding (in %) in males and females Downloads 0 Figure 2 Age and Sex distribution of patients with Bleeding disorders- Unclassified Downloads 0 Table : Distribution of the sites of bleeding and their causes Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.049

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ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION FOR ADULT PATIENTS WITH FANCONI ANEMIA.

hosein kamranzadeh fumani, Mohammad Zokaasadi, Amir Kasaeian, Kamran Alimoghaddam, Asadollah Mousavi, Babak Bahar, Mohammad Vaezi, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh
Abstract 3431 | PDF Downloads 544 HTML Downloads 677 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.054

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30 YEARS RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF TUBERCULOSIS CASES IN A TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY IN BURSA/NILUFER, TURKEY (1985-2014)

Kayıhan PALA, Harika GERÇEK, Tuncay AYDIN TAŞ, Rukiye ÇAKIR, Sedef ÖZGÜÇ, Timur YILDIZ
Abstract 2792 | PDF Downloads 534 HTML Downloads 1554 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.059

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Follicular Lymphoma: A Clinicopathological Analysis from a Tertiary care Institute in Southern India

Mary Theresa Sylvia, Biswajit Dey, Debdatta Basu, Sajini Elizabeth Jacob, Rakhee Kar, Biswajit Dubashi
Abstract 2656 | PDF Downloads 485 HTML Downloads 2790 Figure 1a and 1b Downloads 0 Figure 2 Downloads 0 Figure 3 Downloads 0 Figure 4 Downloads 0 Figure 5 Downloads 0 Tables 1-5 Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.060

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Scientific Letters

The diagnostic approach to central adrenocortical insufficiency (CAI) in thalassemia

Vincenzo De Sanctis, Heba Elsedfy, Ashraf T Soliman
Abstract 2598 | PDF Downloads 486 HTML Downloads 2604 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.026

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Case Reports

Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Call for a Change in the Current Guidelines

Alex Shimanovsky, Devbala Patel, Jeffrey Wasser
Abstract 3543 | PDF Downloads 780 HTML Downloads 2029 Figure 1 Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.010

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Coexistence of P190 BCR/ABL transcript and CALR 52-bp deletion in chronic myeloid leukemia blast crisis: a case report

najmaldin saki, Mohammad Seghatoleslami, Neda Ketabchi, Alireza Ordo, Javad Mohammadi-Asl, Neda Golchin
Abstract 2666 | PDF Downloads 550 HTML Downloads 2385 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.002

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Life-threatening autoimmune hemolytic anemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: successful seletive splenic artery embolization

matteo molica, Fulvio Massaro, Giorgia Annechini, Erminia Baldacci, Gianna maria D'elia, Riccardo Rosati, Silvia maria trisolini, Paola Volpicelli, Robin Foà, Saveria Capria
Abstract 2891 | PDF Downloads 665 HTML Downloads 2181 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.020

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Severe acute axonal neuropathy following treatment with arsenic trioxide for acute promyelocytic leukemia: a case report

Marcus Kuhn, Mithia Nabergoj, Kety Sammartin, Fabrizio Vianello
Abstract 2946 | PDF Downloads 613 HTML Downloads 1262 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.023

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Massive pulmonary embolism at the onset of acute promyelocytic leukemia

Federica Sorà, Patrizia Chiusolo, Luca Laurenti
Abstract 2862 | PDF Downloads 563 HTML Downloads 1504 figure 1 Downloads 0 Untitled Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.027

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Hyperhemolytic Syndrome complicating a Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction due to anti-P1 alloimmunization, in a pregnant woman with HbO-Arab?-thalassemia

Zoe Bezirgiannidou, Anna Christoforidou, Eftychia Kontekaki, Athanasios Anastasiadis, Spyros Papamichos, Helen Menexidou, Dimitrios Margaritis, George Martinis, Elpidoforos Mandadakis
Abstract 2535 | PDF Downloads 513 HTML Downloads 1049 Figure 1 Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.053

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Diagnosis of del(5q) MDS, 14 years after JAK-2 positive PV appearance: complete remission of both diseases with lenalidomide monotherapy

Antonella Vaccarino, Irene Dogliotti, Fabio Marletto, Andrea Demarchi, Mario Bazzan
Abstract 2385 | PDF Downloads 473 HTML Downloads 1180 Blood Count trend before and during lenalidomide treatment Downloads 0 Light micrograph of bone marrow biopsy of a patient with PV and 5q deletion Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.050

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MJHID Educational Clinical Cases

Anemia in the elderly: not always what it seems.

Marco Cerrano, Elena Crisà, Valentina Giai, Mario Boccadoro, Dario Ferrero
Abstract 2896 | PDF Downloads 713 HTML Downloads 1595 Figure 1 Downloads 0 Figure 1 revised Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.017

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Letters to the Editor

Ponatinib induced improvement of cutaneous lesions associated to accelerated phase of Ph-positive chronic myeloid leukemia

Massimo Breccia, Gioia Colafigli, Luisa Quattrocchi, elisabetta abruzzese, giuliana alimena
Abstract 2433 | PDF Downloads 441 HTML Downloads 1804 figure 1 Downloads 0 figure 2 Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.016

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