Successful treatment of cytomegalovirus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome following paediatric orthotopic liver transplantation
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2006
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Hardikar, W.
Pang, K.
Al-Hebbi, H.
Curtis, N.
Couper, R.
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Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2006; 42(6):389-391
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Winita Hardikar, Ken Pang, Homoud Al-Hebbi, Nigel Curtis and Richard Couper
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Haemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) following orthotopic liver transplantation is a rare event which is often fatal. We report here a case of HPS in association with cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation. The patient was treated with a combination of antiviral agents, immunomodulatory and supportive therapy which resulted in suppression of CMV infection and resolution of the haemophagocytosis
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