SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The growing number of anecdotal reports on the effect of
plasmapheresis in patients with active SLE suggests that plasmapheresis, particularly in …

Indications for the use of apheresis technologies in managing lupus erythematosus have
undergone numerous conceptual changes since the procedure was automated in the 1960s …

Five patients with long‐standing seronegative arthritis resistant to conventional therapy and
who also had psoriasis of the skin were treated with photopheresis. This mode of treatment …

• Hematologic complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) usually involve
peripheral destruction of blood elements. We report a case of SLE-associated aplastic …

OBJECTIVES: To review the current status of lupus registries, highlight the importance and
evolution of registries in clinical lupus research, discuss substantial advances in the …

Large-volume plasma exchange can now be rapidly and safely done using cell separator
technology. Significant depletion of immunoglobulins and immune complexes can be …

Thoracic duct drainage (TDD) led to major improvement of disease in two of five patients
with severe rheumatoid arthritis and lesser improvement in two others. This improvement …

The effects of lymphoplasmapheresis on immunologic indices, including T cell subsets, and
on clinical parameters of rheumatoid arthritis were evaluated in a controlled double‐blind …

The past 10–15 years have been witness to major technological achievements in the field of
therapeutic apheresis. Concurrently, a large number of diseases, primarily with an …

This chapter examines the uses of apheresis in children that have been reported, the
technical problems that are peculiar to apheresis in children, and the cognitive development …