Abstract
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is an established treatment with a high curative potential for various hematological diseases. Chronic graft-versus-host disease is a major complication of this procedure and is the leading cause of late mortality after transplantation. Bronchiolitis obliterans is a particularly serious complication that occurs in 10-15% of patients with extensive graft-versus-host disease and is often refractory to treatment. If there is no response to conventional immunosuppressive treatment after 3-6 months of treatment, the prognosis of these patients is unfortunate. We report the case of a 57 year old woman diagnosed with a chronic T lymphoproliferative syndrome who developed bronchiolitis obliterans one year after an hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Translated title of the contribution | Bronquiolitis obliterante tras trasplante de progenitores hematopoyéticos |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 97-100 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Revista de Patologia Respiratoria |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bronchiolitis obliterans
- Chronic graft-versus-host disease
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation