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I'M 33 YEARS OLD. I.M WRITING FROM MILANO - ITALY. IN SUMMER 1998 I ENTERED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR BLOOD DESEASE. IN NOVEMBER 98 DOCTORS CONFIRMED ME SYNDROM OF MOSCHOWITZ. I STAIED IN THE HOSPITAL FROM BEG. NOVEMBER UP TO MID GEN. 1999. FROM THAT DATE I'M VERY WELL I.M ALWAYS UNDER CONTROL (I CHECK MY BLOOD EVERY MONTHS) BUT I'M LIVING A NORMAL LIFE AS BEFORE. IN THE HOSPITAL I HAD APPROX 40 PLASMA EXCHANGES BUT MANY PEOPLE CAN SOLVE THIS DESEASE WITH FEW PLASMA EXCHANGES ONLY. THE HOSPITAL WHERE I STAID IS "SAN MATTEO" IN PAVIA - ITALY. THIS IS THE MOST SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL IN THE NORTH OF ITALY FOR THESE KINDS OF DESEASES AND I THINK THAT MAYBE THAY COULD BE HELP YOU IN GIVING SOME MORE INFO. THE ORIGIN OF THIS DESEASE IS STILL UNKNOWN. I HEARD THAT IN U.S.A. THERE ARE HOSPITALS WHERE STUDIES ABOUT THIS DESEASE ARE IN PROGRESS. I'M SURE THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT ALSO FOR YOU. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST