VDRL screening and haemopoietic stem cell transplantation

Management of cytomegalovirus infection in haemopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Department of Virology, University College London School of Life and Medical Sciences, London, Department of Virology, King’s College Hospital, London, Department of Haematology, Freeman Road Hospital, Newcastle, West of Scotland specialist virology centre, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, Birmingham HPA Laboratory, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, Department of Haematology, King...

Respiratory infections following haemopoietic stem cell transplantation in children.

Disorders of the respiratory system are well recognised following the administration of chemotherapy schedules; although respiratory complications may occur following less intensive regimens, they are most frequently seen following the administration of high dose chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy which is used in preparation for haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT). In this sett...

Unrelated donor haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation: ATG or not?

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a multisystemic syndrome involving tissue inflammation and fibrosis that shares many clinical manifestations with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematous or systemic sclerosis. Despite being associated with lower relapse rates, chronic GVHD is the main cause of late mortality after unrelated allogeneic haemopoietic stem-cell transplant...

Autologous haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation for aggressive multiple sclerosis.

Ethics of Tissue and Stem Cell Transplantation

Tissue and cell transplantation are regarded as a popular procedure in clinical sciences, prospecting a new horizon for several incurable diseases. Along with its usefulness, many ethical concerns accompany this development. The ethical issue of organ transplant is unique to the source used which includes: living related, living unrelated, cadaveric, and xenotransplant. Obtaining organs has a s...