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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Plasmapheresis therapy
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 therapy - List of case studies
- Multiple Sclerosis_2
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152 mg/dl (vn<150). Cortisone therapy was started during hospitalization, with improved symptoms; this ... help reduce spasticity. Plasma exchange (plasmapheresis). Plasma exchange may help restore neurological ...
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
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as noted. He was treated again with steroids and plasma therapy. Rituximab was added with eventual remission. A renal biopsy was ... thrombocytopenic purpura ”, a therapy with plasmapheresis with blood count normalization after 15 courses was started. ...
- 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 ... Guillain-Barré syndrome, a plasmapheresis therapy was performed. It was well tolerated by the patient (5 sessions) with ...
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)_2
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2) What therapy do you suggest? In case the therapy performed is the best one could you ... - Plasmapheresis - ...
- 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 ... especially in the setting of chronic immunosuppressive therapy, has limited the enthusiasm for ABOI transplantation. Does ...