The Importance of Log Ferritin and Transferrin /Log Ferritin in Differentiating Iron Deficiency Anemia from Anemia of Chronic Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.

The most common types of anemia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and anemia of chronic disease (ACD).The differentiation between both is important and challenging. Our objective is to select the most accurate method that differentiates IDA from ACD in RA patients.

Prevalence and chemotherapy-induced reactivation of occult hepatitis B virus among hepatitis B surface antigen negative patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: significance of hepatitis B core antibodies screening.

Background: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is characterized by negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and detectable hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA in the liver and/or serum, with or without hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc). Anti-HBc is the most sensitive marker of previous HBV. HBV reactivation in patients under immunosuppressive treatment is life-threatening, occurring in both overt and occult HBV especially in hematological malignancies.