The role of bone marrow transplantation in pediatric rheumatic diseases.
Recent advances in bone marrow transplantation have led to improvement in its safety and it is now being used for rheumatologic disorders resistant to standard medical management. I describe some of the theories underlying its use and review the current data supporting its use.
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Division of Immunologic and Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. sullivak@mail.med.upenn.edu
D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000601:surgery*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006801:Humans