Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab

Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab

Here, we report a case of paediatric β-thalassaemia major patient who underwent unrelated T cell-nondepleted bone marrow transplantation and developed a complication of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) refractory to corticosteroid and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. After this child received...

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Main Authors: S. Hongeng, P. Tardtong, S. Worapongpaiboon, A. Ungkanont, S. Jootar
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spelling th-mahidol.205692018-07-24T10:10:52Z Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab S. Hongeng P. Tardtong S. Worapongpaiboon A. Ungkanont S. Jootar Mahidol University Medicine Here, we report a case of paediatric β-thalassaemia major patient who underwent unrelated T cell-nondepleted bone marrow transplantation and developed a complication of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) refractory to corticosteroid and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. After this child received two doses (375 mg/m2/dose) of rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody), his AIHA was resolved. 2018-07-24T03:10:52Z 2018-07-24T03:10:52Z 2002-01-01 Article Bone Marrow Transplantation. Vol.29, No.10 (2002), 871-872 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703551 02683369 2-s2.0-0035998368 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20569 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0035998368&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
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continent Asia
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Thailand
content_provider Mahidol University Library
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topic Medicine
spellingShingle Medicine
S. Hongeng
P. Tardtong
S. Worapongpaiboon
A. Ungkanont
S. Jootar
Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab
description Here, we report a case of paediatric β-thalassaemia major patient who underwent unrelated T cell-nondepleted bone marrow transplantation and developed a complication of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) refractory to corticosteroid and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. After this child received two doses (375 mg/m2/dose) of rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody), his AIHA was resolved.
author2 Mahidol University
author_facet Mahidol University
S. Hongeng
P. Tardtong
S. Worapongpaiboon
A. Ungkanont
S. Jootar
format Article
author S. Hongeng
P. Tardtong
S. Worapongpaiboon
A. Ungkanont
S. Jootar
author_sort S. Hongeng
title Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab
title_short Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab
title_full Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab
title_fullStr Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab
title_full_unstemmed Successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab
title_sort successful treatment of refractory autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in a post-unrelated bone marrow transplant paediatric patient with rituximab
publishDate 2018
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20569
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