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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Plasmapheresis
Plasmapheresis
Plasmapheresis (from the Greek πλάσμα - plasma, something molded, and ἀφαίρεσις - aphairesis, taking away) is the removal, treatment, and return of (components of) blood plasma from blood circulation. It is thus an extracorporeal therapy (a medical procedure which is performed outside the body). The method can also be used to collect plasma for further manufacturing into a variety of medications. The procedure is used to treat a variety of disorders, including those of the immune system, such as myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, lupus, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura...
Plasmapheresis - List of case studies
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome / Acute Myeloradiculoneuritis
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of the marrow consistent with myelitis. Treatment with plasmapheresis and IV steroids was followed by improvement in the right leg ... Due to suspected Guillain-Barré syndrome, a plasmapheresis therapy was performed. It was well tolerated by the patient (5 ...
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
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thrombocytopenic purpura ”, a therapy with plasmapheresis with blood count normalization after 15 courses was started. ... negative. A dosage of ADAMTS-13 towards the end of plasmapheresis courses resulted at the lower limits without any findings of ...
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)_2
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- Plasmapheresis - ... (IVIG) , cytotoxic immunosuppresive therapy , Plasmapheresis, monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody against B-cells (Rituximab), ...
- End Stage Renal Disease
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1) pts with a BFXM >300 at baseline underwent pre-Tx plasmapheresis (PP) to achieve a BFXM <300 (MESF=18,000) prior to Tx and PP ... Eculizumab, crossmatch kidney transplant (Tx) , pre-Tx plasmapheresis, immunosuppression with thymoglobulin, induction tacrolimus, ...
- Multiple Sclerosis_2
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help reduce spasticity. Plasma exchange (plasmapheresis). Plasma exchange may help restore neurological ... , Muscle relaxants , Plasma exchange, plasmapheresis. Symptoms: ...
- ABO-incompatible (ABOI) renal transplantation
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sessions are done over a period of 9 days. In the US plasmapheresis is used instead of IA filters. Splenectomy is rarely used ... immunosuppression, intravenousimmunoglobulin (IVIG), plasmapheresis, IA filters, Splenectomy, heavy immunosuppression, chronic ...