Airway Reactivity in Children Before and After Stem Cell Transplantation
Airway Reactivity in Children Before and After Stem Cell Transplantation
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DOI:
10.1002/ppul.20964
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发表时间:
2009-09-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Elhasid, Ronit
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作者:
Bentur, Lea;Lapidot, Moshe;Elhasid, Ronit
Stem cell transplantation (SCT) is associated with pulmonary complications. We encountered several children post-SCT with a clinical picture suggestive of airway hyper-reactivity (AHR) and evidence of reversible airway obstruction that was not reported pre-transplant. We evaluated the possibility of increased AHR as assessed by methacholine challenge test (MCT) following the course of SCT and assessed a possible correlation between AHR and pulmonary complications. This was a prospective study evaluating consecutive patients referred for SCT to the Department of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology. Evaluation included pulmonary function test and MCT before and after SCT and assessment of pulmonary complications. Twenty-one of 33 patients completed the study The mean PC(20) was 14.3 +/- 4.1 mg/ml prior to SCT; afterward the mean PC20 decreased to 11.2 +/- 5.6 mg/ml (P = 0.018). The number of patients with airway reactivity (PC(20)