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@article{Yu:2002:10.1259/img.14.4.140272,
author = {Yu, DFQC and Desai, SR},
doi = {10.1259/img.14.4.140272},
journal = {Imaging},
pages = {272--277},
title = {Lung complications in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/img.14.4.140272},
volume = {14},
year = {2002}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - • Pulmonary complications are common following bone marrow transplantation. • Infectious complications are the most problematic; aspergillus is the most common fungal pathogen to cause pneumonia and usually occurs in the first 100 days following transplantation. • Pulmonary oedema also occurs early in the post-transplantation period and may be cardiogenic or non-cardiogenic. • Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis tends to occur in the early phase and is associated with high mortality. • The incidence of significant Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia has decreased because of the early institution of prophylactic chemotherapy. • Constrictive obliterative bronchiolitis (a manifestation of chronic graft-versus-host disease in the lungs) can be particularly problematic; there may be severe airflow limitation leading in some patients, to respiratory failure and death. © 2002 The British Institute of Radiology.
AU - Yu,DFQC
AU - Desai,SR
DO - 10.1259/img.14.4.140272
EP - 277
PY - 2002///
SN - 0965-6812
SP - 272
TI - Lung complications in patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation
T2 - Imaging
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/img.14.4.140272
VL - 14
ER -
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