Tag Sierra C. Simmons MD MPH

Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) involves the ex vivo exposure of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (MNCs), including pathogenic or autoreactive T-lymphocytes, to photoreactive 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and ultraviolet A (UVA) light, followed by reinfusion of these MNCs. ECP was first successfully used for the…

Therapeutic thrombocytapheresis (or commonly referred to as plateletpheresis or platelet depletion) is used in primary and sometimes secondary thrombocytosis to rapidly remove platelets for prevention or treatment of hemorrhage and/or thrombosis. Reduction of platelet count achieved by this procedure is…