Passenger Lymphocyte Syndrome After Pediatric Liver Transplantation

• Published in: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 95 - 101
• Main Authors: Woolfson, Jessica P., Vandriel, Shannon M., Stephens, Derek, Dharmaraj, Blossom G., De Angelis, Maria, Cattral, Mark S., Ghanekar, Anand, Grant, David R., Avitzur, Yaron, Ng, Vicky L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States by European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology 01.07.2019
• Subjects: anemia; blood transfusion; hemolysis; nonidentical compatible graft

ABSTRACT Background: Passenger lymphocyte syndrome (PLS) is a less known etiology of acute onset anemia following ABO‐compatible (ABO‐c) liver transplantation (LT). Available literature on PLS after pediatric LT is limited. Therefore, we evaluated the prevalence, clinical course, and risk factors of...