2020
Passive anti‐C acquired in the setting of Rh immune globulin administration following Rh mismatched apheresis platelet transfusion: A case series
Sostin N, Ross R, Balbuena‐Merle R, Hendrickson JE, Tormey CA. Passive anti‐C acquired in the setting of Rh immune globulin administration following Rh mismatched apheresis platelet transfusion: A case series. Journal Of Clinical Apheresis 2020, 35: 224-226. PMID: 32110829, DOI: 10.1002/jca.21773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet transfusionsRh immune globulin administrationRisk/benefit ratioApheresis platelet transfusionImmune globulin administrationRhIG immunoprophylaxisImmune globulinTransfusion supportAlloantibody formationCase seriesNegative recipientsAlloimmunization riskRhIG administrationReproductive agePassive transferPLT transfusionsTransfusionBlood bankBenefit ratioRhIGApheresis PLTsAdministrationImmunoprophylaxisPatientsSetting
2019
Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Disease diagnosed in Postmortem Examination: A Case Series.
Balbuena-Merle RI, Santé-Pérez M, Pérez-Berenguer J, Velez-Rosario R, Correa-Rivas M, Jiménez A. Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis as the Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Disease diagnosed in Postmortem Examination: A Case Series. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal 2019, 38: 64-67. PMID: 30924918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptomeningeal carcinomatosisYear old womanPostmortem examinationOlder womenMalignant cellsStatus post resectionCerebrospinal fluid examinationYear old maleInitial manifestationClinical suspicionMetastatic diseaseNeurologic symptomatologyFluid examinationCase seriesNeurological presentationUnknown malignancyPost resectionUnknown etiologyBreast cancerSerial examinationsPia-arachnoidOld maleClinical diagnosisNeurological imagingMultidisciplinary approach
2018
Bullous hemorrhagic dermatosis is an under-recognized side effect of full dose low-molecular weight heparin: a case report and review of the literature
Russo A, Curtis S, Balbuena-Merle R, Wadia R, Wong E, Chao HH. Bullous hemorrhagic dermatosis is an under-recognized side effect of full dose low-molecular weight heparin: a case report and review of the literature. Experimental Hematology & Oncology 2018, 7: 15. PMID: 29989046, PMCID: PMC6035443, DOI: 10.1186/s40164-018-0108-7.BooksLow molecular weight heparinBullous hemorrhagic dermatosisWeight heparinCoagulation testingFull-dose low molecular weight heparinMajority of patientsSmall case seriesMolecular weight heparinDays of administrationSearch of PubMedSite of injectionCase seriesIntracranial hemorrhageOvid EmbaseCase reportElderly menLate diagnosisTherapeutic rangeOvid MEDLINEAnticoagulationSide effectsPatientsTherapeutic interventionsNew casesDifferent anticoagulants