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Midostaurin may result in significant clinical improvement among pediatric patients with aggressive SM. A newborn diagnosed with aggressive systemic mastocytosis (SM) was successfully treated with ...

Anasarca is a medical condition that leads to whole-body swelling. It causes your body tissues to retain too much fluid due to several reasons. Unlike other types of edema, which usually only affect ...

In a heartbreaking tale of resilience and suffering, 43-year-old Ghanaian man Seth Norbi has shared his harrowing journey of living with a debilitating movement disorder. The mysterious condition has ...

2 Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore A woman in her 70s presented with anasarca and exertional dyspnoea. Investigation showed severe hypoalbuminaemia with ...

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The syndrome of thrombocytopenia, anasarca, reticulin fibrosis, renal dysfunction, organomegaly (TAFRO) is a rare subtype of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease. This syndrome should be ...

Japan: In a rare medical occurrence shedding light on potential post-vaccination complications, a case of TAFRO syndrome has been reported, marking a significant milestone in understanding and ...

A total of 66 commercial and backyard chickens from 7 salt toxicity cases were diagnosed from necropsy submissions to the California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory (CAHFS) Systemwide. Carlos ...