Middle-Aged Man With Acute Thrombocytopenia Subsequent to Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer
A 44-year-old patient with a history of stage IIB colorectal cancer at the hepatic flexure, invading the duodenum and pancreas, was initially diagnosed in September 2005 and received modified Whipple surgery and 8 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with capecitabine and oxaliplatin every 3 weeks. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - November 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Henning Schade, MD Lindsey Davis, MD Peter Kabos, MD Tags: Case Studies Colorectal Cancer Oncology Journal Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic PathWays: What's the diagnosis?
This week's case involves?review of a peripheral smear from a 42-year-old man with lifelong mild thrombocytopenia. View the case and make your diagnosis. Learn more about Mayo Clinic PathWays. (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 19, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Preterm Thrombocytopenia Tied to Delayed Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Preterm Thrombocytopenia Tied to Delayed Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Thrombocytopenia is an independent risk factor for failure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure and more hemodynamically significant PDA in preterm infants, according to new findings from India.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - September 30, 2016 Category: Radiology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Spleen stiffness correlates with cirrhosis complication
The progression of thrombocytopenia, or blood platelet deficiency, in cirrhotic...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Can elastography help guide breast cancer treatment? Shear-wave elastography can predict esophageal varices Fans of contrast ultrasound celebrate FDA approval Quantitative ultrasound method stages fatty liver Panel says elastography has value for liver fibrosis (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 2, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Rigel's Bleeding Disorder Drug Clears First of Two Key Trials Rigel's Bleeding Disorder Drug Clears First of Two Key Trials
Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug to treat chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) met its main goal in the first of two late-stage trials, sending its shares up 12 pct in premarket trade.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Genetics Home Reference: immune thrombocytopenia
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/immune-thrombocytopenia (Source: NLM General Announcements)
Source: NLM General Announcements - August 30, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Thrombocytopenia (Low Platelet Count)
(Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - July 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Utah Resident Becomes First Zika-Related Death In U.S.
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a Utah resident’s death last month is the first Zika-related death in the continental United States, the CDC said in an emailed statement. Health officials in the Salt Lake County health department in Utah reported the death on Friday of an elderly resident who had been infected with the Zika virus while traveling to an area with active transmission of the virus. The exact cause of death is not known, the health department said in a press release. The resident had an undisclosed health condition and had tested p...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Case 2: Neonate with Cholestasis, Thrombocytopenia, and Hypoglycemia
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - June 30, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Velazquez, D. M., Ovchinsky, N., Taragin, B., Bruno, C. J. Tags: Pediatric Drug Labeling Update Index of Suspicion in the Nursery Source Type: news

Legal Briefs: In Utero Cerebral Hemorrhage and Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia: Was It Preventable?
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - June 30, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sims, M. E. Tags: Pediatric Drug Labeling Update Index of Suspicion in the Nursery Source Type: news

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Source: Neuromics - June 28, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Astrocyte-Glial-Neuron Co-cultures Cell based assays Detachin Neurons stem cell based assays Source Type: news

Thrombocytopenia After Reversal of Anticoagulation for SurgeryThrombocytopenia After Reversal of Anticoagulation for Surgery
What was the cause of the sudden development of severe thrombocytopenia in this patient post-surgical blood transfusions? Laboratory Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Inherited thrombocytopenia type is a risk factor for hematologic cancers
Copenhagen – Investigators in Italy have found that a recently identified form of inherited thrombocytopenia related to mutations in the gene ETV6 (ETV6-RT) appears to be largely asymptomatic, but... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - June 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Inherited thrombocytopenia type is a risk factor for hematologic cancers
Copenhagen – Investigators in Italy have found that a recently identified form of inherited thrombocytopenia related to mutations in the gene ETV6 (ETV6-RT) appears to be largely asymptomatic, but... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 11, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news