Poornima Ramadas

Dr. Poornima Ramadas

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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 September 2021 in Case Reports in Hematology
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PRPoornima Ramadas
Poornima Ramadas
MWMichael Williams
Michael Williams
DDDavid B. Duggan
David B. Duggan
Plasmablastic lymphomas and plasmablastic myelomas are malignancies with overlapping clinical and pathological features which pose a diagnostic dilemma and are known to be aggressive with a poor outcome. CD38 is a common immunophenotypic maker for both these malignancies and provides a rationale for using daratumumab-based regimes. We describe a 57-year-old male with a history of end-stage renal disease who underwent a deceased-donor renal transplant maintained on chronic immunosuppression who presented with ascites and was found to have abdominal adenopathy and a lytic lesion in the humerus and diagnosed with a post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder with features intermediate between plasmablastic lymphoma and plasmablastic myeloma. The patient was subsequently treated with a daratumumab-based regime with an excellent response. This case highlights a rare scenario that poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. As there is no standard of care for the treatment of both these malignancies, this case report also describes the use of daratumumab with a good long-term outcome, especially when the pathological distinction between the two entities is difficult.

1 January 2016 in journal of Cancer Therapeutics and Research
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PRPoornima Ramadas
Poornima Ramadas
PKPrathik Krishnan
Prathik Krishnan
APAakriti Pandita
Aakriti Pandita
MPManju Paul
Manju Paul
CCChristopher Curtiss
Christopher Curtiss
AGAjeet Gajra
Ajeet Gajra
Background: Small cell lung cancer is a neuroendocrine neoplasm representing about 15 percent of all lung cancers. Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease. The involvement of mediastinal lymph nodes

30 July 2019 in Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
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MBMadhuri Badrinath
Madhuri Badrinath
ATAjay Tambe
Ajay Tambe
PRPoornima Ramadas
Poornima Ramadas
MMMelissa Mahajan
Melissa Mahajan
AJAdham Jurdi
Adham Jurdi
The simultaneous occurrence of two different neoplasms is uncommon, and collision tumors are even rarer. We describe a cutaneous collision tumor of melanoma and mantle cell lymphoma presenting synchronously in a previously healthy individual.

23 November 2023 in European Journal of Haematology
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AAAnil Ananthaneni
Anil Ananthaneni
GSGaelen Shimkus
Gaelen Shimkus
FWFrancesca Weis
Francesca Weis
EAEunice Adu‐Dapaah
Eunice Adu‐Dapaah
RLRachaita Lakra
Rachaita Lakra
SHSamina Hayat
Samina Hayat

5 July 2024 in Annals of Hematology
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SCSuma Sri Chennapragada
Suma Sri Chennapragada
SGShriya Goyal
Shriya Goyal
UAUpasana Agrawal
Upasana Agrawal
VSVaishnavi Singh
Vaishnavi Singh
SSSaloni Savani
Saloni Savani
PRPoornima Ramadas
Poornima Ramadas

1 November 2016 in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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PRPoornima Ramadas
Poornima Ramadas
RCRumon Chakravarty
Rumon Chakravarty
PKPrathik Krishnan
Prathik Krishnan
ANAnupa Nadkarni
Anupa Nadkarni
Giant bullae are bullae that occupy at least 30 percent of a hemi thorax. This condition can rarely be idiopathic and not usually suspected in young patients with no risk factors. We describe a case of a giant solitary pulmonary bulla in a healthy young female with no known risk factors. 23-year-old female presented to the Emergency department with dyspnea and pleuritic right sided chest pain. She started experiencing these symptoms when she was on a 7-h flight and later experienced similar symptoms when she went scuba diving. Lung exam revealed decreased breath sounds on the right and she was saturating well on room air. Chest X-ray done showed a large bleb at the right lung apex. CT angiogram done was negative for pulmonary embolism, but confirmed a large bulla involving the right upper lobe. She had no history of lung diseases, marfanoid features, cigarette smoking, drug use or family history of similar condition. She underwent VAT assisted mini thoracotomy with resection of the right apical bulla and tube thoracostomy. Surgical pathology showed a pulmonary bleb with pleural fibrosis and prominent adhesions with parietal pleura and no evidence of malignancy. She was advised to avoid air travel and diving for 3 months and is doing well. Idiopathic giant pulmonary bullae have rarely been reported. It is a rare cause of dyspnea and chest pain in young adults. This may be suspected when patients develop symptoms with air travel and deep sea diving.