Trastornos linfoproliferativos después del trasplante de corazón pediátrico: un estudio multiinstitucional

Steven A Webber1, David C Naftel, F Jay Fricker

  • 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. steve.webber@chp.edu

Lancet (London, England)
|January 24, 2006
PubMed
Resumen

Los trastornos linfoproliferativos posteriores al trasplante (PTLD, por sus siglas en inglés) afectan al 5% de los receptores pediátricos de trasplante de corazón, a menudo relacionados con el virus de Epstein-Barr. La gestión requiere terapias y estrategias mejoradas para proteger el corazón trasplantado.

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