Successful treatment with rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil of refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia post‐hematopoietic stem cell transplant for dyskeratosis congenita due to TINF2 mutation |
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Authors: | Niall O'Connell Matthew Goodyer Mary Gleeson Lorna Storey Martina Williams Melanie Cotter Aengus O'Marcaigh Owen Smith |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Haematology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, , Dublin, Ireland;2. Trinity College Dublin, , Dublin, Ireland |
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Abstract: | AIHA following allogeneic HSCT is appearing more frequently in the literature. It occurs as a result of donor cell‐derived antibodies targeting donor red cell antigens. Little guidance exists on the management of such patients, particularly in the pediatric setting. First‐line conventional treatment is corticosteroids and/or immunoglobulin therapy with monoclonal antibody therapy reserved for treatment failure. We report our experience of a child refractory to immunoglobulin and steroid therapy who required several infusions of rituximab and immunomodulatory therapy to obtain a clinically significant response. |
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Keywords: | anemia hematopoietic stem cell transplant rituximab mycophenolate mofetil |
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