Notificamos un caso de microangiopatía trombótica, caracterizado por un proceso de agregación plaquetaria amenazante para la vida, que presentó afectación multisistémica y rápida evolución en una paciente con infección por el VIH. En este caso exponemos ampliamente los síntomas, la evolución y...
Introducción: el síndrome de las plaquetas pegajosas (SPP), es una entidad que provoca trastornos en la agregación de las plaquetas caracterizados por incremento anormal (hiperagregabilidad plaquetaria) y tendencia a la ocurrencia de trombosis, enfermedad que provoca morbilidad y mortalidad. Objetivo:...
O gênero Passiflora (Passifloraceae) é utilizado principalmente para tratar doenças do SNC e cardiovasculares. A espécie Passiflora nitida Kunth é comumente conhecida como “maracujá-do-mato". A literatura relata o consumo in natura dos frutos desta espécie pela população local para distúrbios...
Snake venoms are rich in enzymes such as phospholipase A2, proteolytic enzymes, hyaluronidases and phosphodiesterases, which are well characterized. However, L-amino acid oxidase (LAO EC.1.4.3.2) from snake venoms has not been extensively studied. A novel L-amino acid oxidase from Bungarus caeruleus veno...
Objective: To correlate the incidence of hemorrhage and thrombosis to bleeding time (BT) and platelet aggregation in 27 consecutive patients with myeloproliferative diseases (MPD). Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Public tertiary referral center. Patients: Eighteen patients with chronic myelogenous ...
Platelet aggregation was studied in a patient with familial hypercholesterolemia immediately after aphereis selective for low-density lipoprotein (LDL), a lipid-lowering procedure. This treatment reduced plasmatic levels of total and LDL-cholesterol, apo B, and triglyceride. Increased platelet aggregatio...
