Marta Riva

Central nervous system (CNS) lesions, especially invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), in immunocompromised patients pose a great challenge in diagnosis and treatment. We report the case of a 48-year-old man with acute myeloid leukaemia and prob…

Severe thrombocytopenia is a relatively uncommon event in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and may occur in high-risk patients, advocating treatment with hypomethylating agents or with allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.1 In low-risk pat…

Thrombocytopenia affects about two thirds of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and treatment is not standardized. Immunosuppressants, such as corticosteroids, cyclosporin or anti-thymocyte globulin show some efficacy, particular…

Abstract Background: Severe thrombocytopenia is an uncommon event in patients (pts) with lower-risk MDS, but it may significantly affect the prognosis. No specific pharmacological approaches other than hypometilating agents (not licensed in…