Publications by authors named "Carola Weber"

An 11-year-old Turkish girl from a non-consanguineous family was suffering from joint pain, fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and respiratory insufficiency. Laboratory abnormalities were thrombocytopenia, elevated levels of serum transaminases, lactate dehydrogenase, and C-reactive protein (up to 193 mg / l), a hyperferritinaemia of 8030 ng/ml, and an increased sCD25. The tentative diagnosis of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) was confirmed by the detection of a histiocytosis with haemophagocytosis in the bone marrow.

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On-site tests based on immunoassay techniques are widely used for toxicologic screening analysis in patients with suspected poisoning. However, such assays usually have been validated using urine samples with known concentrations of the investigated substances. In the present investigation, on-site screening results were evaluated in a clinical setting.

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