PLASMAPHERESIS IN COMBINED TREATMENT OF R HEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS COMPLICATED BY ANEMIA AND COAGULATION DISTURBANCES

Authors
TALYBOV FY KUBANTSEVA IV ZHEREBTSOV LA DUBROVINA NA KALININ NN PETROVA VI
Citation
Fy. Talybov et al., PLASMAPHERESIS IN COMBINED TREATMENT OF R HEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS COMPLICATED BY ANEMIA AND COAGULATION DISTURBANCES, Kliniceskaa medicina, 71(5), 1993, pp. 48-50
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Kliniceskaa medicina → ACNP
ISSN journal
00232149
Volume
71
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
48 - 50
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-2149(1993)71:5<48:PICTOR>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Time course of changes in hemostasis were investigated in 68 rheumatoi d arthritis (RA) patients. DIC syndrome and anemia were recorded in 23 and 20 patients, respectively. Three RA sufferers were free of anemia . A course of plasma. pheresis proved effective against DIC syndrome i n 12 anemic and 2 nonanemic patients. Alleviation of DIC syndrome occu rred in association with improvement in the red cell count and inhibit ion of rheumatoid process activity. In persistent DIC syndrome a trend to normalization of the above parameters was insignificant.