Successful non-invasive ventilatory support in a patient with regimen-related toxicity during allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
A 13-year-old patient with transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia major developed acute regimen-related lung toxicity after the conditioning regimen but before allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. He was successfully managed on non-invasive ventilatory support. Advances in non-invasive ventilatory support may drastically improve the outlook of this subset of patients who otherwise have a grim prognosis.
Ghosh
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Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
Rafique
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Tirkey
J
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Benjamin
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Jacob
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Goes
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000628:therapy*