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