Review Articles, Original Articles, Scientific Letters, Case Reports

Published: 2017-12-27

Review Articles

WALDENSTROM’S MACROGLOBULINEMIA: AN UPDATE

Maddalena Mazzucchelli, Anna Maria Frustaci, Marina Deodato, Roberto Cairoli, Alessandra Tedeschi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.004

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HEAVY-CHAIN DISEASES AND MYELOMA-ASSOCIATED FANCONI SYNDROME: AN UPDATE

Roberto Ria, Franco Dammacco, Angelo Vacca
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.011

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ELOTUZUMAB FOR THE TREATMENT OF RELAPSED OR REFRACTORY MULTIPLE MYELOMA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS MODES OF ACTION AND SLAMF7 SIGNALING

Masafumi Taniwaki, Mihoko Yoshida, Yosuke Matsumoto, Kazuho Shimura, Junya Kuroda, Hiroto Kaneko
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.014

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LIGHT CHAIN AMYLOIDOSIS

Paolo Milani, Giampaolo Merlini, Giovanni Palladini
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.022

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APPROPRIATE DURATION OF INTRAVENOUS TREATMENT OF CANDIDEMIA AND TIMING OF STEP DOWN TO ORAL THERAPY IN NON-NEUTROPENIC PATIENTS

Rita Wilson Dib, Ray Hachem, Anne-Marie P Chaftari, Issam I Raad
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.028

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PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

Kwame Ofori Adjepong, Folashade Otegbeye, Yaw Amoateng ADJEPONG
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.032

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LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE SYNDROMES ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN HERPESVIRUS-6A AND HUMAN HERPESVIRUS-6B

Eva Eliassen, Gerhard R Krueger, Mario Luppi, Dharam Ablashi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.035

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INFECTIONS IN MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME IN RELATION TO STAGE AND THERAPY

Giuseppe Leone, Livio Pagano, Livio Pagano
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.039

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DISSEMINATED HISTOPLASMOSIS AS AIDS PRESENTATION. CASE REPORT AND COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE

Paola Zanotti, Claudia Chirico, Maurizio Gulletta, Laura Ardighieri, Salvatore Casari, Eugenia Quiros Roldan, Ilaria Izzo, Gabriele Pinsi, Giovanni Lorenzin, Fabio Facchetti, Francesco Castelli, Emanuele Focà
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.040

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THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN PATIENTS WITH MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES - STILL AN UNSOLVED PROBLEM

May Basood, Howard S. Oster, Moshe Mittelman
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.046

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INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS IN CHILDREN: UPDATE ON CURRENT GUIDELINES

Athanasia Apsemidou, Nikolaos Petridis, Timoleon-Achilleas Vyzantiadis, Athanasios Tragiannidis
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.048

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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT IN LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS

Mario Sabatelli, Luca Laurenti, Marco Luigetti
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.057

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Original Articles

MOLECULAR HETEROGENEITY IN ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA - A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE FROM INDIA

Nikhil Rabade, Goutham Raval, Shruti Chaudhary, PG Subramanian, Rohan Kodgule, Swapnali Joshi, Prashant Tembhare, Hasmukh Jain, Manju Sengar, Syed Hasan K, Pratibha Amare Kadam, Dhanalaxmi Shetty, Gaurav Narula, Shripad Banavali, Sumeet Gujral, Nikhil Patkar
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.002

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ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN THERAPY-RELATED MYELOID NEOPLASMS (t-MN) OF THE ADULT: MONOCENTRIC OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.

Elisabetta Metafuni, Patrizia Chiusolo, Luca Laurenti, Federica Sorà, Sabrina Giammarco, Andrea Bacigalupo, Giuseppe Leone, Simona Sica
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.005

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TREATMENT OF EARLY STAGES HODGKIN LYMPHOMA DURING PREGNANCY

Agustin Avilès, Maria-Jesus Nambo, Natividad Neri
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.006

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OCCULT HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED GENOTYPES AMONG HBSAG-NEGATIVE SUBJECTS IN BURKINA FASO

Birama DIARRA, Albert Théophane YONLI, Pegdwendé Abel SORGHO, Tegwinde rebecca COMPAORE, Dorcas Obiri -Yeboah, Abdoul Karim OUATTARA, Traore Lassina, Wendpagnangdé Arsène ZONGO, Serge Théophile Soubeiga, Virginio Pietra, Bolni-Marius Nagalo, Wendkuuni Florencia Djigma, Issoufou Tao, Rokia Sanogo, Jacques SIMPORE
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.007

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DETECTION OF Β THALASSEMIA CARRIERS BY RED CELL PARAMETERS OBTAINED FROM AUTOMATIC COUNTERS USING MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS

Idit Lachover Roth, Boaz Lachover, Guy Koren, Carina Levin, Luci Zalman, Ariel Koren
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.008

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NEGATIVE IMPACT OF PROLONGED ANTIBIOTICS OR PERSISTENT DIARRHEA ON VITAMIN K1 LEVELS IN 2-24 WEEKS AGED EGYPTIAN INFANTS

Mohsen Elalfy, Fatma S E Ebeid, Iman Elagouza, Fatma Ibrahim, Noura Hassan, Beshoy Botros
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.010

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AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF HEMOGLOBINOPATHY, ALPHA THALASSEMIA AND HEMOGLOBIN E ON P. VIVAX PARASITEMIA

Suparak Para, Puncharee Mungkalasut, Makamas Chanda, Issarang Nuchprayoon, Srivicha Krundsood, Chalisa Louicharoen Cheepsunthorn
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.015

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CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE OF SEPTICAEMIA-CAUSING PATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM FEBRILE CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN KANO, NIGERIA.

Ibrahim Yusuf
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.016

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ADULT SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA PATIENTS IN BONE PAIN CRISIS HAVE ELEVATED PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES

Adekunle Emmanuel Alagbe, John Ayodele Olaniyi, Oladapo Wale Aworanti
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.017

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OUTCOME AND TOXICITY PATTERNS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA: A SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE

Paola Angelini, Laura Rodriguez, Mohammed Zolaly, Ahmed Naqvi, Sheila Weitzman, oussama Abla, Angela Punnett
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.020

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CLINICAL AND HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH DENGUE FEVER AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL – AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Vishal Vishnu Tewari, Kunal Tewari, Ritu Mehta
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.021

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ROLE OF CYTOKINES AS MOLECULAR MARKER OF DENGUE SEVERITY

Priyanka Sehrawat, Ashutosh Biswas, Prabhat Kumar, Paras Singla, Naveet Wig, Lalit Dar, Rita Sood
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.023

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GUT COLONIZATION WITH CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE ADVERSELY IMPACTS THE OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES: RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE SURVEILLANCE STUDY

SUPARNO CHAKRABARTI
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.025

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INFECTIOUS RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS IN ADULT LEUKEMIC PATIENTS RECEIVING BLINATUMOMAB

Wonhee So, Shuchi Pandya, Rod Quilitz, John Greene
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.029

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DECOLONIZATION OF INTESTINAL CARRIAGE OF MDR/XDR GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA WITH ORAL COLISTIN IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Igor Stoma, Igor Karpov, Igor Iskrov, Svetlana Krivenko, Anatoly Uss, Svetlana Vlasenkova, Irina Lendina, Veronika Cherniak, Dmitrii Suvorov
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.030

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GROWTH AND ENDOCRINE FUNCTION IN TUNISIAN THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS

Naouel GUIRAT
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.031

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LABORATORY BIOMARKERS TO FACILITATE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN MEASLES AND KAWASAKI DISEASE IN A PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Danilo Buonsenso, Giulia Macchiarulo, Maria Chiara Supino, Francesco La Penna, Simona Scateni, Alessandra Marchesi, Antonino Reale, Elena Boccuzzi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.033

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ORAL/ENTERAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION IN CHILDREN TREATED FOR CANCER IN LOW-MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES IS FEASIBLE AND EFFECTIVE: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MANUEL DE JESUS RIVERA "LA MASCOTA" IN NICARAGUA.

Nicolò Peccatori, Roberta Ortiz, Emanuela Rossi, Patricia Calderon, Valentino Conter, Yesly Garcia, Andrea Biondi, Darrel Espinoza, Francesco Ceppi, Luvy Mendieta, Maria Luisa Melzi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.038

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IMPACT OF MULTIPLEX PCR IN REDUCING THE RISK OF RESIDUAL TRANSFUSION-TRANSMITTED HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY AND HEPATITIS B AND C VIRUSES IN BURKINA FASO

Arzouma Paul YOODA, Serge Theophile SOUBEIGA, Kompingnin Yacouba NEBIE, Birama DIARRA, Salam SAWADOGO, Abdoul Karim OUATTARA, Dorcas OBIRI-YEBOAH, Albert Theophane YONLI, Issoufou TAO, Pegdwende Abel SORGHO, Honorine DAHOUROU, Jacques SIMPORE
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.041

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PREVALENCE OF ß-THALASSEMIA MUTATIONS AMONG NORTHEASTERN IRANIAN POPULATION AND THEIR IMPACTS ON HEMATOLOGICAL INDICES AND APPLICATION OF PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS, A SEVEN-YEARS STUDY

Mohammad Ehsan Jaripour, Kourosh Hayatigolkhatmi, Vahid Iranmanesh, Farhad Khadivi Zand, Zahra Badiei, Hamid Farhangi, Ali Ghasemi, Abdollah Banihashem, Reza Jafarzadeh Esfehani, Ariane Sadr-Nabavi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.042

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DETECTION OF AMINOGLYCOSIDE AND QUINOLONE RESISTANCE GENES AND EVALUATION OF POLYMYXIN B SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILE IN ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII CLINICAL ISOLATES IN TEHRAN, IRAN DURING 2015-2016

Mohsen Heidary
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.044

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ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN CHILDREN: A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE FROM TURKEY

Tekin Aksu
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.045

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HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS IN ADULTS: LOW INCIDENCE OF PRIMARY NEOPLASM AS A TRIGGER IN A CASE SERIES FROM TURKEY

Ferhat Arslan
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.047

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TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY (TE) IS A USEFUL TOOL FOR ASSESSING THE RESPONSE OF LIVER IRON CHELATION IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE PATIENTS

SOPHIA DELICOU
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.049

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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MALARIA IN THE STATE OF QATAR, 2008-2015

Elmoubasher Farag, Devendra Bansal, Mohamad Abdul Halim Chehab, Ayman Al-Dahshan, Mohamed Bala, Nandakumar Ganesan, Yosuf Abdulla Al Abdulla, Mohammed Al Thani, Ali H. Sultan, Hamad Al-Romaihi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.050

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OUTBREAK OF BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA INFECTION: A SYSTEMATIC STUDY IN A HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY UNIT OF A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL FROM EASTERN INDIA.

Shuvra Neel Baul, Rajib De, PRAKAS KUMAR MANDAL, Swagnik Roy, Tuphan Kanti Dolai, Prantar Chakrabarti
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.051

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THE SPECTRUM OF HYPEREOSINOPHILIA AND ASSOCIATED CLONAL DISORDERS – A REAL WORLD DATA FROM A TROPICAL SETTING.

Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, Neelam Varma, Man Updesh Singh Sachdeva, Shano Naseem, Pankaj Malhotra, Deepak Bansal, Amita Trehan, Subhash Varma
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.052

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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF VANCOMYCIN, MUPIROCIN AND ANTISEPTIC RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STRAINS.

Mahtab Hadadi, Hamid Heidari, Hadi Sedigh Ebrahim-Saraie, Mohammad Motamedifar
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.053

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PREVALENCE OF THALASSEMIA AMONG NEWBORNS: A RE-VISITED AFTER 20 YEARS OF A PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM IN NORTHEAST THAILAND.

Goonnapa Fucharoen
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.054

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THE EMERGING RESISTANCE IN NOSOCOMIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS: FROM THE PEDIATRICS PERSPECTIVE.

Fatma Devrim, Erkin Serdaroğlu, İlknur Çağlar, Yeliz Oruç, Nevbahar Demiray, Nuri Bayram, Hasan Ağın, Şebnem Çalkavur, Yelda Sorguç, Nida Dinçel, Yüce Ayhan, Ebru Yılmaz, İlker Devrim
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.055

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MUTATIONAL PROFILES OF F8 AND F9 IN A COHORT OF HAEMOPHILIA A AND HAEMOPHILIA B PATIENTS IN THE MULTI-ETHNIC MALAYSIAN POPULATION

Maimiza Zahari, Siti Aishah Sulaiman, Zulhabri Othman, Yasmin Ayob, Faraizah Abd Karim, Rahman Jamal
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.056

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Scientific Letters

Association of the SOD2 polymorphism (Val6Ala) and SOD activity with vaso-occlusive crisis and acute splenic sequestration in children with sickle cell anemia

Isabela Cristina Cordeiro Farias, Taciana Furtado Mendonça-Belmont, Andreia Soares Silva, Kleyton Palmeira do Ó, Felipe Borba Ferreira, Fernanda Silva Medeiros, Luydson Richardson Silva Vasconcelos, Moacyr Jesus Barreto de Melo Rego, Marcos Andre Cavalcanti Bezerra, Aderson Silva Araujo, Patricia Muniz Mendes Freire Moura, Ana Claudia Mendonça Anjos, Betânia Lucena Domingues Hatzlhofer, Maria do Socorro Mendonça Cavalcanti
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.012

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Human T-cell leukemia virus type І associated with an increased risk of primary malignant neoplasm

Aya Nakaya, Shinya Fujita, Atsushi Satake, Takahisa Nakanishi, Yoshiko Azuma, Yukie Tsubokura, Akiko Konishi, Masaaki Hotta, Hideaki Yoshimura, Kazuyoshi Ishii, Tomoki Ito, Shosaku Nomura
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.024

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Case Reports

Late-onset hepatic veno-occlusive disease after allografting: report of two cases with atypical clinical features successfully treated with defibrotide.

Alessia Castellino, Stefano Guidi, Chiara Dellacasa, Antonella Gozzini, Irene Donnini, Chiara Nozzoli, Sara Manetta, Semra Aydin, Luisa Giaccone, Moreno Festuccia, Lucia Brunello, Enrico Maffini, Benedetto Bruno, Ezio David, Alessandro Busca
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.001

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Genomic integration of HHV-6 mimicking viral reactivation after autologous stem cell transplantation

rossana mineri, Jacopo Mariotti, Barbara Sarina, Lucio Morabito, roberto crocchiolo, stefania bramanti, tiziana sarno, federica tordato, carmelo carlo-stella, armando santoro, Luca Castagna
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.013

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Chemotherapy-colchicine interaction in a child with Familial Mediterranean Fever and Hodgkin Lymphoma

Karin Petra Sabine Langenberg-Ververgaert, Ronald M. Laxer, Angela S. Punnett, Lee L Dupuis, Yaron Finkelstein, Oussama Abla
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.019

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Parvovirus B19-triggered acute hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia in a child with Evans syndrome

ELPIS MANTADAKIS
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.018

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Breastfeeding in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia: case series with measurements of drug concentrations in maternal milk and review of literature

Ekaterina Chelysheva, Sergey Aleshin, Evgenia Polushkina, Roman Shmakov, Igor Shokhin, Ghermes Chilov, Anna Turkina
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.027

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Parasitic hypereosinophilia in childhood: a diagnostic challenge

Roberto Antonucci, Nadia Vacca, Giulia Boz, Cristian Locci, Rosanna Mannazzu, Claudio Cherchi, Giacomo Lai, Claudio Fozza
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.034

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T-cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia Manifesting in Patients with HIV-1 Infection: Cases Series and Review of the Literature

Ashley M Rose, Leidy Isenalumhe, Magali VanDenBergh, Lubomir Sokol
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.036

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Very early development of typical signs of Kawasaki Disease with transient coronary involvement.

Danilo Buonsenso, Sebastian Cristaldi, Antonino Reale, Isabella Tarissi de Jacobis, Laura Granata, Alessandra Marchesi
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.037

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Successful management of Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma with long-term sirolimus treatment: a case report and review of the literature

Matteo Chinello, Daniela Di Carlo, Francesca Olivieri, Rita Balter, Massimiliano De Bortoli, Virginia Vitale, Ada Zaccaron, Elisa Bonetti, Alice Parisi, Simone Cesaro
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.043

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Letters to Editor

Sterile "Abscess" of the Spleen and the Sickle Cell Trait

Lucio Luzzatto
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.003

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Increased mortality in male recipients of red cells from ever pregnant female donors : mHAGs on red cells to blame ?

Kanjaksha Ghosh
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.009

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Formulas for the Detection β-Thalassemia Carriers Are Affected by Changes in Red Cell Parameters

Deniz Aslan
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.026

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