Resolution of immune haemolytic anaemia with allogeneic bone marrow transplantation after an unsuccessful autograft

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1063-1064

  De Stefano, Piero ^a   Zecca, Marco ^a   Giorgiani, Giovanna ^a   Perotti, Cesare ^b   Giraldi, Eugenia ^a   Locatelli, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Bone marrow transplantation; Immune haemolytic anaemia; Immunosuppressive treatment; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; METHOTREXATE; THIOTEPA;

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032825139     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01658.x     Document Type: Article

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