Neuromuscular complications of bone marrow transplantation.
Six children are reported with neuromuscular complications of allogenic bone marrow transplantation. Myositis occurred in 4, chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy in 1, and myasthenia gravis in 1. Chronic graft-versus-host disease was present in 3. The onset following bone marrow transplant may be delayed.
Adams
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
August
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Maguire
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Sladky
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D001706:Biopsy; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000473:pathology; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous