Long-term follow-up of patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance after kidney transplantation.

Introduction: Long-term data regarding kidney transplantation (KTx) patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) are scarce. We evaluated the long-term outcomes of these patients in a single-center retrospective study from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., USA.

Parvovirus B19 serology in early inflammatory polyarthritis--experience from a tertiary core teaching hospital in South India.

This study was done to look for IgM antibody to parvovirus B19 in early inflammatory arthritis patients and their clinical correlations, if any. This was a retrospective case sheet based study and follow-up. IgM antibody to parvovirus B19 was studied in 47 patients who presented to the rheumatology outpatient department with early arthropathy of less than 24 weeks' duration during their first 3 months of onset or flare of arthritis.

Platelet and red blood cell indices in Harris platelet syndrome.

Inherited thrombocytopenias, including inherited giant platelet disorders (IGPD) or macro thrombocytopenias are relatively rare, but their prevalence is likely underestimated from complexities of diagnosis and a spectrum of subclinical phenotypes. Harris platelet syndrome (HPS) is the most common IGPD reported from the Indian subcontinent. Of note there are an increased number of hemoglobinopathies reported from the geographic location.

Thrombotic microangiopathy during peripheral blood stem cell mobilization.

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) is currently the most widely used cytokine for stem cell mobilization. There are few studies suggesting GCSF administration may induce activation of both coagulation and endothelial cells that could favor the developing of thrombotic events. We report a 58-year-old female with vasculitis and renal impairment.