Polymyositis complicating donor lymphocyte infusion after stem cell transplantation for relapsed chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case and review of literature

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1207-1210

  Liu, Feng Cheng ^a   Chen, Chen Hung ^a   Chao, Tsu Yi ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Donor lymphocyte infusion; Graftvs host disease; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMATINIB; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DNA DETERMINATION; DONOR LYMPHOCYTE INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY EYE; EDEMA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MOUTH ULCER; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT; VOMITING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFUSION; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; POLYMYOSITIS; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; RECURRENCE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 34249868716     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0346-7     Document Type: Article

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