Dr. Leontios Pappas (Medicine): An 80-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital because of pancytopenia and the identification of schistocytes on a peripheral-blood smear. Six weeks before ...

Schistocyte enumeration is a recurrent laboratory request after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). The presence of schistocytes in the peripheral blood (PB) is considered to be abnormal and ...

A 71-year-old woman with breast cancer and systemic sclerosis was admitted because of refractory hemolytic anemia. A diagnostic test was performed.

Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) occurs when turbulence in the blood destroys red blood cells. This leads to symptoms such as tiredness and shortness of breath. Certain treatments are ...

A smear for schistocytes was automatically ordered; however, the result was not available at discharge. The day of his follow-up appointment, the patient became confused. Assessment in an emergency ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the rapid development and administration of various vaccines worldwide, with some reports linking these vaccines to immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the rapid development and administration of various vaccines worldwide, with some reports linking these vaccines to immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).