Obstructive lung disease after allogenic stem cell transplantation in children

• Published in: Anales de pediatría (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 124 - 130
• Main Authors: Alonso Riofrío, R, Villa Asensi, J R, Sequeiros González, A, Díaz Pérez, M A, González Vicent, M, Madero López, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.08.2004
• Subjects: Bronchiolitis Obliterans - epidemiology; Bronchiolitis Obliterans - etiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Graft vs Host Disease - complications; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - adverse effects; Humans; Lung Diseases, Obstructive - epidemiology; Lung Diseases, Obstructive - etiology; Male; Transplantation, Homologous

Bronchiolitis obliterans is recognized as a life-threatening pulmonary complication that can develop 3 months after bone marrow transplantation. To determine the incidence and clinical progression of obstructive lung disease (OLD) in a population of children who had undergone allogenic hematopoietic...