[Treatment of aplastic anemia with antithymocyte globulin].
Acquired aplastic anemia is usually fatal. During recent years autoimmune disturbances have been implicated in bone marrow depression. This has led to a novel therapeutic approach based on immune suppression to enable bone marrow recovery. We report 4 adult patients who were treated with antithymocyte globulin.
Hatskelzon
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L
Blood Bank, Soroka University Hospital, Beer-Sheba.
Harman-Baham
I
I
Gaspar
N
N
Liel
N
N
Dvilansky
A
A
D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000628:therapy*; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum