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Pericarditis associated with Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in a patient following allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from an HLA genotypic 1-locus mismatched sibling donor.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Feb 2004
Aoyama Yasutaka, Nakao Yoshitaka, Ohta Kensuke, Sakai Tomoko, Nakamae Hirohisa, Yamamura Ryousuke, Yamane Takahisa, Hino Masayuki
Abstract excerpt
A 31-year-old woman with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) underwent allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT). On day +274 following transplantation, the patient had severe chest pain, high-grade fever, and general fatigue. Electrocardiographic examination revealed ST segment elevation, and echocardiographic examination revealed an obvious pericardial. The diagnosis of pericarditis was made. We...
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