Post-transfusion acute graft versus host disease in a 17-year-old girl with a malignant mesenchymal tumor - Report of a case

Utkan G., Buyukcelik A., Demir Ö., Sanli H., Pamir A.

ACTA MEDICA AUSTRIACA, cilt.30, sa.5, ss.138-141, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA AUSTRIACA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.138-141
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: transfusion, post-transfusion graft-versus-host disease, rhabdomyosarcoma, RISK-FACTORS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Post-transfusion graft-versus-host disease (PT-GVHD) is seldom, but it has a high mortality rate, exceeding 90 percent. There is no standard treatment for PT-GVHD and irradiation of blood and its components before transfusion is broadly accepted for the prevention of PT-GVHD. In this report we present a case (a 17-year-old fermale) of PT GVHD, who died in spite of the use of all available therapeutic options.