Nonlethal, attenuated, transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease in an immunocompromised child: Case report and review of the literature

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2484-2488

  Neves, João F ^a   Marques, António ^a   Valente, Rosalina ^a   Barata, Deolinda ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

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Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; RASH;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRONCHIOLITIS; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78349253750     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02705.x     Document Type: Article

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