melphalan and Escherichia-coli-Infections

melphalan has been researched along with Escherichia-coli-Infections* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for melphalan and Escherichia-coli-Infections

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Constrictive pericarditis post allogeneic bone marrow transplant for Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Bone marrow transplantation, 2000, Volume: 25, Issue:5 We describe two cases of severe constrictive pericarditis arising after allogeneic BMT conditioning involving total body irradiation and melphalan to treat Philadelphia-chromosome positive ALL. Both patients required pericardectomy, resulting in marked improvement in ventricular filling. However, a degree of right-sided cardiac failure persisted in both patients secondary to restrictive cardiomyopathy. Constrictive pericarditis has not been previously described after BMT, but has been observed following thoracic radiotherapy for malignancy, usually involving a substantially higher radiation dose. Pericardial constriction and restrictive cardiomyopathy should be considered as causes of breathlessness and/or oedema occurring late after BMT. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 25, 571-573. Topics: Adult; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Combined Modality Therapy; Edema; Escherichia coli Infections; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Male; Melphalan; Pericardiectomy; Pericarditis, Constrictive; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Transplantation Conditioning; Transplantation, Homologous; Whole-Body Irradiation	2000

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Constrictive pericarditis post allogeneic bone marrow transplant for Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Bone marrow transplantation, 2000, Volume: 25, Issue:5

We describe two cases of severe constrictive pericarditis arising after allogeneic BMT conditioning involving total body irradiation and melphalan to treat Philadelphia-chromosome positive ALL. Both patients required pericardectomy, resulting in marked improvement in ventricular filling. However, a degree of right-sided cardiac failure persisted in both patients secondary to restrictive cardiomyopathy. Constrictive pericarditis has not been previously described after BMT, but has been observed following thoracic radiotherapy for malignancy, usually involving a substantially higher radiation dose. Pericardial constriction and restrictive cardiomyopathy should be considered as causes of breathlessness and/or oedema occurring late after BMT. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 25, 571-573.

Topics: Adult; Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Combined Modality Therapy; Edema; Escherichia coli Infections; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Male; Melphalan; Pericardiectomy; Pericarditis, Constrictive; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Transplantation Conditioning; Transplantation, Homologous; Whole-Body Irradiation

2000