BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus(CMV)infections can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals.CMV targets dysfunctional lymphocytes.Chronic rituximab(RTX)therapy can cause B-lymphocyte dysfu...
Objective:Pancytopenia is characterized by a reduction in all three types of blood cells:erythrocytes,leukocytes,and platelets.Pancytopenia is caused by a wide range of diseases,leading to diagnostic conundrums.These ...
Rationale:Lepromatous leprosy can have many atypical presentations,obscuring early diagnosis.We present a case of lepromatous leprosy,presenting with atypical features,which made a diagnostic dilemma.Patient concerns:...
BACKGROUND Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic infectious diseases in the world,with approximately 500000 new cases of human brucellosis diagnosed each year.Brucellosis can simulate various multi-system dis...
Supported by The Specialized Scientific Research Fund Projects of The Medical Group of Qingdao University,No.YLJT20201002.
BACKGROUND Myelodysplastic syndrome(MDS)is a hematological neoplasm,and an increase in myeloblasts is representative of leukemic hematopoiesis in advanced MDS.Lowrisk MDS usually exhibits deranged autoimmunity resembl...
Background: Hematopoietic system is seriously affected by tuberculosis. It exerts a dazzling variety of hematological effects involving both cell lines and plasma components [1]. Anemia and leukopenia are not unusual ...
BACKGROUND Typhoid fever is a public health problem in Asia and Africa.Pancytopenia has been rarely reported during the 20th century.Reports during the last 20 years are scarce.CASE SUMMARY Our first patient was a you...
Azathioprine(AZA)is commonly used as immunosuppressive therapy for autoimmune diseases,including systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).Myelosuppression is a common side effect of AZA.Here we report a case of severe myelos...
Supported by Research fund from Chosun University,2020.
BACKGROUND Arsenic trioxide(ATO)is recommended for patients who do not achieve molecular remission or who have molecular or morphologic relapse.However,there are no guidelines for adjusting ATO dosage in patients with...
BACKGROUND Intravascular lymphoma(IVL)is a rare subtype of lymphoma involving the growth of lymphoma cells within the vessel lumina without lymphadenopathy.Because of various modes of presentation and its rarity,IVL i...