Fulminant isolated adenovirus hepatitis 5 months after haplo-identical HSCT for AML.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Detrait, Marie; De Prophetis, Stephanie; Delville, Jean‐Pierre; Komuta, Mina
- Source
- Clinical Case Reports. Oct2015, Vol. 3 Issue 10, p802-805. 4p.
- Subject
- *HEPATITIS
*ADENOVIRUS diseases
*HEMATOPOIETIC stem cell transplantation
*MORTALITY
*GRAFT versus host disease
*DIAGNOSIS
*PATIENTS
- Language
- ISSN
- 2050-0904
Key Clinical Message The principal limitation of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation except relapse remains the transplant-related mortality ( TRM). In addition to graft-versus-host disease ( Gv HD), infections contribute to TRM in many patients. We describe herein a case of an adult patient presenting 5 months after haplo-identical transplantation an isolated fulminant hepatitis due to adenovirus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]