Publications by authors named "Scott Ahl"
Context: Adiponectin levels (ADPN) are lower in individuals with central obesity and cardiometabolic diseases. Conversely, studies have shown paradoxical hyperadiponectinemia (HA) in metabolically healthy obese (MHO) individuals of non-European descent. Moreover, individuals with higher sc to visceral adipose tissue (ie, higher peripheral adiposity) distribution have higher ADPNs.
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- Vancomycin is rarely linked to thrombocytopenia, and the study aimed to investigate if it causes this condition through immune mechanisms by identifying vancomycin-dependent antibodies in affected patients.
- In a 5-year analysis, they found these antibodies in 34 patients, with severe thrombocytopenia leading to significant bleeding in nearly one-third of them, but recovery was noted once vancomycin was discontinued.
- The presence of these antibodies in patients with low platelet counts, and their absence in those who remained stable, suggests a clear causal relationship between vancomycin and immune thrombocytopenia.