Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in a child affected by rituximab-resistant autoimmune hemolytic anemia: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in children younger than 2 years of age is usually characterized by a severe course, with a mortality rate of approximately 10%. The prolonged immunosuppression following specific treatment may be associated with a high risk of developing severe infections....

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Autores principales: Beretta, Chiara, Leoni, Veronica, Rossi, Mario Renato, Jankovic, Momcilo, Patroniti, Nicolo, Foti, Giuseppe, Biagi, Ettore
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-6443

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