Disseminated toxoplasmosis resulting in graft failure in a cord blood stem cell transplant recipient

Toxoplasmosis is an infrequent infection with a high mortality rate in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, and is usually caused by reactivation of prior, latent infection upon intensive immunosuppression. We report a case of fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis, diagnosed at autopsy, in a 7‐...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2007-02, Vol.48 (2), p.222-226
Hauptverfasser:	Goebel, W. Scott, Conway, James H., Faught, Philip, Vakili, Saeed T., Haut, Paul R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects Fatal Outcome graft failure Graft Rejection - etiology Humans Male Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - therapy stem cell transplantation toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis - complications umbilical cord blood
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