Haller W, Hind J, Height S, Mitry R, Dhawan A. Successful treatment of mixed-type autoimmune hemolytic anemia with rituximab in a child following liver transplantation.
Pediatr Transplant 2010;
14:E20-5. [PMID:
19254271 DOI:
10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01128.x]
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Abstract
Development of a severe form of mixed-type AIHA after orthotopic liver transplantation is a rare, but a life-threatening event. We report a case of mixed-type AIHA that developed in a child after hepatocyte and living-related orthotopic liver transplantation for factor VII deficiency.
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