thrombocytopenia

Immature platelet fraction can be a predictive tool to monitor platelet recovery in dengue fever patients

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Dengue fever’s clinical progression is closely tied to platelet dynamics, yet predicting recovery remains challenging. Immature platelet fraction (IPF) is recognized as a marker for thrombopoiesis, but its role in dengue has been underexplored. This finding indicates that IPF% can be utilized as a predictor of platelet increase in patients with dengue infection. Additionally, IPF … Read more

A case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura induced by acute hepatitis E and successfully controlled by lymphoplasmapheresis plus rituximab | Virology Journal

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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a common cause of viral hepatitis and represents a significant global public health issue. It is often transmitted via contaminated drinking water or food, occasionally via vertical routes, blood transfusion, and sexual contact [1]. Emerging evidence suggests that HEV infection also has different extrahepatic manifestations, including kidney involvement and … Read more

‘Worrisome’ mutations found in H5N1 bird flu virus isolated from Canadian teen

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The fate of a Canadian teenager who was infected with H5N1 bird flu in early November, and subsequently admitted to an intensive care unit, has finally been revealed: she has fully recovered. But genetic analysis of the virus that infected her body showed ominous mutations that researchers suggest potentially allowed it to target human cells … Read more