Successful treatment of cytomegalovirus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome following paediatric orthotopic liver transplantation

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dc.contributor.authorHardikar, W.
dc.contributor.authorPang, K.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Hebbi, H.
dc.contributor.authorCurtis, N.
dc.contributor.authorCouper, R.
dc.date.issued2006
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dc.description.abstractHaemophagocytic 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
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityWinita Hardikar, Ken Pang, Homoud Al-Hebbi, Nigel Curtis and Richard Couper
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2006; 42(6):389-391
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00879.x
dc.identifier.issn1034-4810
dc.identifier.issn1440-1754
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/23258
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asia
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00879.x
dc.subjectCytomegalovirus infection
dc.subjecthaemophagocytic syndrome
dc.subjectimmunoglobulin
dc.subjectliver transplantation
dc.titleSuccessful treatment of cytomegalovirus-associated haemophagocytic syndrome following paediatric orthotopic liver transplantation
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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