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Mol Clin Oncol
March 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Yufu, Oita 8795593, Japan.
Bone marrow metastasis (BMM) causes pancytopenia and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), resulting in rapid mortality. The incidence of this disease is likely underestimated, with confirmed BMM occurring at approximately twice the rates expected clinically. The present study describes two detailed cases and includes a literature review of BMM caused by ovarian cancer.
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January 2025
Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, US.
Objective: Hemostatic abnormalities, including disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), are often cited as a common finding in patients following Loxosceles spider envenomation (ie, loxoscelism). The prevalence and severity of coagulopathy, however, particularly following L reclusa (ie, brown recluse) envenomation, is not well described. This study aimed to characterize coagulation laboratory parameters and coagulopathy in patients following L reclusa envenomation.
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January 2025
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Background: Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency with high mortality rates. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a critical complication in patients with acute aortic dissection; however, its incidence and impact on outcomes remain inconclusive.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate DIC prevalence and prognosis in patients with aortic dissection.
World J Gastrointest Surg
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.
Background: Postpancreatectomy hemorrhage is one of the most severe and life-threatening complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy. We present four cases of gastrointestinal bleeding patients to clarify its appropriate treatment and prevention.
Case Summary: The main symptoms included black stool, hematochezia, haematemesis, blood in the nasogastric tube, and hemorrhagic shock.
Med J Armed Forces India
January 2024
Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.
Snake bite is a major cause of mortality in the Indian subcontinent. The condition is fraught with the problem of under reporting. Most bites in India are caused by the "Big 4 species," based on this, the anti-snake venom (ASV) is also sourced from these species only.
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