2016
Previously undiagnosed fatal familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 24-year-old woman
Barmettler S, Nowak RJ, Parker T, Price C. Previously undiagnosed fatal familial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a 24-year-old woman. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2015213698. PMID: 26903364, PMCID: PMC4769444, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamilial haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisSoluble CD25 levelHaemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisCD25 levelsDiagnosis of HLHHigh clinical suspicionInitiation of treatmentIntrathecal chemotherapyClinical suspicionCytotoxic cellsEarly recognitionDiagnostic criteriaPatientsOlder ageHomozygous mutationLymphohistiocytosisWomenCoughPancytopaeniaChemotherapyFeverPerforinMortalitySuspicionDiagnosis
2015
Management of isolated calf vein thrombosis in cancer patients
Brahmandam AS, Brownson K, Skrip L, Parker T, Indes J, Sarac T, Dardik A, Chaar CI. Management of isolated calf vein thrombosis in cancer patients. Vascular 2015, 24: 64-69. PMID: 25957344, DOI: 10.1177/1708538115584726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalf vein thrombosisIsolated calf vein thrombosisVein thrombosisHistory of cancerCancer patientsBenefits of anticoagulationInitiation of anticoagulationPatient risk factorsRetrospective chart reviewLong-term recurrenceChart reviewConsecutive patientsTreatment modalitiesRisk factorsThrombosisHigh incidencePatientsAnticoagulationOlder ageCancerMortalityIncidenceAnatomical characteristicsTreatmentRecurrence