Abstract
A patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who received a CD34-selected autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) developed cytomegalovirus retinitis, adenovirus-associated haemorrhagic cystitis (HC) and fatal herpes simplex virus pneumonia. Depletion of mature T cells from the graft and a persistent decrease in CD4+ lymphocytes following PBSCT may have predisposed this patient to such viral infections. Infusion of cryopreserved autologous PBSC (containing mature T cells) was effective for adenovirus-associated HC. Immunosuppression and resultant vital infections may affect patients receiving CD34-selected autologous transplantation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 348-350 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | British Journal of Haematology |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Hematology