Publications by authors named "Bibhant Shah"
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Presenting as Extensive Arterial and Venous Thrombosis: A Case Report.
Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- Thromboembolism is common in solid tumors but rare in hematological malignancies like acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which can complicate patient treatment, especially when anticoagulation is needed.
- A case study of a 54-year-old male revealed extensive thromboembolism, including pulmonary and renal thrombosis, and after treatment started, he was diagnosed with AML.
- Anticoagulation therapy was initiated due to the thrombotic events, emphasizing the need for careful monitoring of bleeding and platelet levels during treatment for hematological conditions like AML.
Introduction: Purpura fulminans is an acute and fatal condition presenting with acute progressive hemorrhagic infarction of the skin and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Scrub typhus, is an emerging disease of Nepal, despite being a rickettsioses has been rarely associated with Purpura fulminans. The non-specific clinical presentation and limited diagnostic facility make it difficult for clinicians to diagnose the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hematologic abnormalities are among the most common complications of infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. These abnormalities are due to: impaired hematopoiesis, immune mediated cytopenias and altered coagulation mechanisms. Anemia is the most frequent,however, leukopenia, lymphopenia, and thrombocytopenia have also been observed.
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