Sir John Dacie: THE HAEMOLYTIC ANAEMIAS, VOLUME 5, 3ª Ed.
Año: 1999..........P.V.P. 36.300 Ptas/216,07 Euros..........464 Pag/92 Illus.
Volume 5 of the third edition of The Haemolytic Anaemias represents a comprehensive update of volume 4 of the secont edition, published in 1967. This fifth and final volume deals in ten substantialy revised and expanded chapters with the haemolytic anaemias caused by drugs or chemical and provides coverage of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and haemolytic disease of the newborn.
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Drug and chemical-induced haemolytic anaemias I: History, clinical findings and blood picture. Drug and chemical-induced haemolytic anaemias II: Pathogenesis, Heinz Bodies and Heinz-body anaemias. Haemolytic anaemias attributable to chemicals of vegetable origin. Haemolytic anaemias cauded by animal venoms. Drug and chemical-induced haemolytic anaemias III: Drug dependent immune and drug-induced auto-immune haemolytic anaemias. Paroxismal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) I: History, clinical, haematological and pathological findings. Paroxismal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) II: Diagnosis by laboratory test. Biochemial and serological findings. creation in vitro of PNH-like erithrocytes. Paroxismal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) III: The increased sensitivity of PNH blood cells to lysis by complement. The conplement regulatory proteins and their deficiency in PNH. The role of mutations within the relationship between PNH and aplasia of the bone marrow and the myeloproliferative disorders. Its pathogenesis and treatment. Haemolytic disease of the newborn I: History, clinical haematological. Biochemical and serological findings. Haemolytic disease of the newborn II: Aetiology and pathogenesis. Differential diagnosis and pathological findings. Haemoloytic disease of the newborn III: Treatment and prevention. |