Encephalomyelitis

Rare case of ADEM developing after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Published in Blood Weekly, May 8th, 2003

Rare case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) developed after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

"Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system.

"We describe here a patient who developed ADEM after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT).

"A 48-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia (M2) underwent allogeneic BMT from her HLA-identical sister," scientists writing in the journal Annals of Hematology report.

"Cyclosporin for prophylaxis of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was discontinued from day 15...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2003-05-08)

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