Bone marrow transplantation in Thailand.
In Thailand aplastic anemia and thalassemias as well as leukemias and lymphomas are prevalent. Bone marrow transplantation has been used to cure these patients. The results are more favorable in non-malignant diseases than in hematological malignancies. The incidence of GVHD and CMV infection is low. There are still some unresolved problems, especially lack of personnel, limited facilities and high cost.
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Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology