Artefacts associated with a cryoglobulin.

Artefacts associated with a cryoglobulin.

A 70 year old man is described in whom the presence of a cryoglobulin caused a number of unusual laboratory features which were not recognized as being due to a cryoglobulin initially. Pseudoleucocytosis has been recognized in the past. However, the intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies have only rarely been described. The curious appearance of the ESR has not previously been described.

Plasmapheresis With Return of Cryoglobulin - Depleted Autologous

Three patients with cryoglobulinemia have been treated with automated plasma exchange procedures in which the replacement fluid was autologous plasma. obtained at a previous plasmapheresis and incubated in the cold to precipitate abnormal protein. All three responded with a reduction in cryoglobulin level and an improvement in clinical manifestations of cryoglobulinemia. The cost of treatment w...

[Immunological studies on cryoglobulin].

Cryoglobulin deposits on a blood smear.

A 61-year-old male presented with 2 months of bone pain. Complete blood count showed Hb 10 g/dL, white blood cell count 4.5 109/L, and platelets 130 109/L. The peripheral smear contained visible agglutinates and a blue background color (panel A). Aggregates of amorphous particles mimicking lysed cells were observed microscopically (panels C-E) with smaller and less stained deposits (panel E arr...

Living with Sentient Artefacts

In this paper, we present the notion of “sentient artefact” and its integration. Sentient artefacts mediate implicit and natural context extraction as well as low cost deployment of a smart environment. The most important advantage is that its state-of-use naturally extracts a user’s activity context because such an everyday artefact has inherent roles and functionalities. Moreover, a sentient ...