title: Some uses of the continuous flow blood separator in the myeloproliferative syndrome.
abstract: A continuous flow blood separator was used for leucapheresis in two patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia, complicated by pregnancy and leukastasis respectively, and for thrombocytopheresis in a patient with megakaryocytic myelosis. The cases described, outline some of the clinical uses of this machine in the myeloproliferative syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002066:Busulfan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007937:Leukapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D002066:Busulfan