title: The role of bone marrow transplantation in pediatric rheumatic diseases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunologic and Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. sullivak@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000601:surgery*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006801:Humans