Successful engraftment and survival following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant in a child with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Document Type

Article

Department

Haematology/Oncology; Pathology and Microbiology; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Abstract

Hemophagocytic syndrome is a rare disorder mainly affecting children. Symptoms include prolonged fever, hepatosplenomegaly and cytopenias. Allogeneic stem cell transplant appears to provide the best overall cure rate in this disease. The authors report a young boy, the second child of consanguineous parents, diagnosed with familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplant form HLA matched father.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

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