Clin. Infect. Dis. 2020 Feb 01
First report of Candidatus Mycoplasma haemohominis infection in Australia causing persistent fever in an animal carer.
Alcorn K, Gerrard J, Cochrane T, Graham R, Jennison A, Irwin PJ, Barbosa AD
Haemotropic mycoplasmas (haemoplasmas) infect animals and humans and can lead to clinical syndromes mainly characterised by haemolytic anaemia. A nove ...
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BMC Nephrol
Diagnostic and treatment challenge of unrecognized subacute bacterial endocarditis associated with ANCA-PR3 positive immunocomplex glomerulonephritis: a case report and literature review.
Bele D, Kojc N, Perše M, Cerne Cercek A, Lindic J, Aleš Rigler A, Veceric-Haler Ž
Diagnosis and treatment of either ANCA disease or silent infection-related glomerulonephritis is complicated and is a huge treatment challenge when ov ...
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CEN Case Rep 2020 Jan 30
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated to dual checkpoint inhibitor therapy for metastatic melanoma.
Lafranchi A, Springe D, Rupp A, Ebnöther L, Zschiedrich S
Dual checkpoint inhibitor therapy has known immune-related adverse events. However, checkpoint inhibitor-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpur ...
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J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
Cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia: a rare association with triple-positive breast cancer.
Tauseef A, Asghar MS, Zafar M, Ahmed I, Dawood M, Shaikh T, Khan N, Alam T
A 45-year-old Asian woman was presented with fever, easy fatigability, shortness of breath, cervical and axillary lymphadenopathy and other signs and ...
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BMC Nephrol
Adrenocortical carcinoma complicated by renal thrombotic microangiopathy, a case-series.
de Nattes T, Moreau-Grangé L, Vezzosi D, Haddoux J, Hie M, Guerrot D, Grangé S
Cancer-related thrombotic microangiopathy (CR-TMA) is a rare entity associated with a dismal prognosis. Usually, CR-TMA is associated with mucin-produ ...
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