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Theodory B, Dopp M, Swisher AR, Flores RM, Robb PM. Epstein-Barr virus induced acute hepatitis with hyperferritinemia: A rare presentation. IDCases 2023; 33:e01872. [PMID: 37609447 PMCID: PMC10440503 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Elevated aminotransaminases and hyperbilirubinemia are common in primary Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection in the adult and pediatric population and the disease course is usually subclinical and self-limited. However, EBV-induced hepatitis is an uncommon diagnosis, accounting for less than 1% of acute hepatitis causes. Acute EBV-hepatitis usually affects immunocompromised and older populations, with nearly half of patients being aged greater than 60 years. Significantly elevated ferritin levels correlate with severe infection and have been associated with EBV complications such as infectious mononucleosis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. We present a case of isolated acute cholestatic EBV-hepatitis and hyperferritinemia in an adult immunocompetent patient.
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- Bassam Theodory
- University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Inland Empire, Fontana, CA, USA
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- University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA
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- University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Inland Empire, Fontana, CA, USA
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Atkins P, Brown IK, Downie RJ, Haggart BG, Littler J, Robb PM, Santer GJ, Jones I. The Value of Phenformin and Ethyloestrenol in the Prevention of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Surgery. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryThe effect of phenformin and ethyloestrenol on the incidence of post-operative deep venous thrombosis was studied in 314 surgical patients in a double-blind randomised trial.Although the laboratory tests suggested that the regime produced an increase in activators of the fibrinolytic system, the drugs used did not lower the incidence of post-operative deep venous thrombosis.Possible explanations of this paradox are advanced.
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- P Atkins
- The Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, England
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- The Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, England
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- The Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, England
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- The Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, England
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- The Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, England
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- The Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, England
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- The Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, England
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- The Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, England
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Robb PM, Sorrentino D. Long-term prevention of postoperative Crohn's disease recurrence with azathioprine: the wolf in the sheep clothing. Int J Colorectal Dis 2015; 30:283-4. [PMID: 25139367 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-014-1984-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Paul M Robb
- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, 3 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA, 24016, USA
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A radial artery pseudoaneurysm represents a rare, potentially catastrophic complication of arterial cannulation that has been reported after cardiac catheterization. Treatment options are limited to chemical, mechanical, and combined approaches to obliterate the radial artery pseudoaneurysm and tract. Manual compression protocols using the TR Band (Terumo Medical Corporation, Somerset, NJ) have been variable and anecdotal, without objective measurements of adequate compression, making this technique prone to failure. In this report, we present an efficient, safe, and noninvasive management protocol using a pulse oximeter and the TR Band for treatment of radial artery pseudoaneurysms that is cost-effective and efficient and ensures correction without occlusion of the radial artery.
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- Matthew P Cauchi
- Departments of Internal Medicine (M.P.C., P.M.R.), Emergency Medicine (R.P.Z.), and Cardiology (T.C.B.), Carilion Clinic, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine (M.P.C., P.M.R.), Emergency Medicine (R.P.Z.), and Cardiology (T.C.B.), Carilion Clinic, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia USA.
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- Departments of Internal Medicine (M.P.C., P.M.R.), Emergency Medicine (R.P.Z.), and Cardiology (T.C.B.), Carilion Clinic, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine (M.P.C., P.M.R.), Emergency Medicine (R.P.Z.), and Cardiology (T.C.B.), Carilion Clinic, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia USA
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Pseudoaneurysms are rare complications of chronic pancreatitis and are associated with a high mortality. In this article we demonstrate a novel utilization of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) technology to embolize a large pancreatic pseudoaneurysm when gold standard therapies had proven futile.
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- Paul M Robb
- Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Roanoke, USA
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- Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Roanoke, USA
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- Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Interventional Radiology, Roanoke, USA
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- Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Interventional Radiology, Roanoke, USA
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Atkins P, Brown IK, Downie RJ, Haggart BG, Littler J, Robb PM, Santer GJ, Jones I. The value of phenformin and ethyloestrenol in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis in patients undergoing surgery. Thromb Haemost 1978; 39:89-96. [PMID: 580509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The effect of phenformin and ethyloestrenol on the incidence of post-operative deep venous thrombosis was studied in 314 surgical patients in a double-blind randomised trial. Although the laboratory tests suggested that the regime produced an increase in activators of the fibrinolytic system, the drugs used did not lower the incidence of post-operative deep venous thrombosis. Possible explanations of this paradox are advanced.
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Atkins P, Brown IK, Santer GJ, Robb PM. Letter: Diagnostic criteria in the 125i-fibrinogen test. Br Med J 1975; 4:163-4. [PMID: 1191980 PMCID: PMC1674820 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5989.163-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Rae PG, Robb PM. Megaloblastic anaemia of pregnancy: a clinical and laboratory study with particular reference to the total and labile serum folate levels. J Clin Pathol 1970; 23:379-91. [PMID: 5476865 PMCID: PMC476777 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.23.5.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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It has been shown that the incidence of megaloblastic anaemia in a group of 463 randomly selected pregnant women receiving iron was 12 times as high as in a control group of 235 pregnant women receiving iron and folic acid. The incidence of all types of anaemia in the women receiving iron alone was more than three times the incidence in those having iron and folic acid. Some women who were not anaemic or who had normoblastic anaemia had serum folate levels in the same range as the women with megaloblastic anaemia, but none of the women with megaloblastic anaemia had high serum folate levels. The labile fraction of the serum folate was no more reliable than the total serum folate as a diagnostic criterion of megaloblastic erythropoiesis in the individual case. The blood group distribution in the women with megaloblastic anaemia was the same as in the general population. Babies born to mothers with megaloblastic anaemia tended to be smaller than the rest, although there was no difference in the placental weights. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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