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1: Clin Chest Med. 2005 Dec;26(4):561-9, vi.Click here to read Links

Acute lung injury after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Peters SG, Afessa B.

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. peters.steve@mayo.edu

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has emerged as a common therapeutic option for a variety of life-threatening disorders, especially hematologic malignancies. Pulmonary complications are reported in 30% to 60% of all recipients and represent a major cause of mortality. A major proportion of these complications are the direct result of infection. This article addresses early, noninfectious causes of acute lung injury in the HSCT recipient.

PMID: 16263396 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]