Publications by authors named "E Psimenou"

Article Synopsis
  • TEMPI syndrome is a rare plasma cell disorder that affects multiple systems and is characterized by symptoms like telangiectasias, erythrocytosis, and monoclonal gammopathy.
  • A specific case study details a 73-year-old man diagnosed with TEMPI syndrome after experiencing severe renal issues and erythrocytosis, who responded positively to treatment with Dara-VCD.
  • Preliminary research indicates lower levels of certain cytokines in TEMPI patients, suggesting a possible link between cytokine deregulation and ischemic changes in the kidneys, although further investigation is needed to establish a direct connection.
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Background: The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection in blood lipids of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) has not been explored.

Case Summary: We report a case of a 43-year-old male patient with -/-LDLR HoFH with previous history of premature coronary artery disease, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and surgical repair of aortic valve stenosis. He presented with an abrupt decrease of his blood lipid levels during acute infection with SARS-CoV2 and subsequently a rebound increase above pre-infection levels, refractory to treatment including LDL-apheresis, statin, ezetimibe and lomitapide up-titration to maximum tolerated doses.

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We present a series of twelve patients, bearing a wide range of solid malignancies, who received either PD-L1 or a combination of PD-L1 and CTLA-4 inhibitors. Following immunotherapy administration, they exhibited the clinical signs indicative of renal toxicity, including increased serum creatinine levels, proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome and/or hematuria. All patients underwent renal biopsy.

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Daratumumab has major and rapid activity in AL amyloidosis with favourable toxicity. We used as a consolidation a short course of daratumumab in 25 patients with AL amyloidosis or light chain deposition disease (LCDD), who had not achieved a haematologic complete response (hemCR) after standard therapy with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (VCD). We evaluated minimal residual disease (MRD) and changes in the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment before and after consolidation using next generation flow cytometry (NGF).

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