[PAGID] DiGeorge and GVHD

[James Moy]

Thank you.  We will begin communicating with transplantation centers  
immediately.
On Feb 9, 2007, at 9:06 AM, Kathleen E. Sullivan wrote:


> As you well know, the survival for SCID patients with transfusion  

> associated GVHD is extremely poor and the mechanism is roughly the  

> same here.  We did have one SCID survivor after transfusion  

> associated GVHD.  The strategy was to take him for transplant and   

> fully ablate as soon as possible.  During the brief interval prior  

> to transplant we had him on very sturdy immunosuppression.  These  

> days, I might think about Campath as an option.

>

> kate

>

> Kathleen E. Sullivan MD PhD

> Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology

> Associate Professor of Pediatrics

> The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

> (p) 215-590-1697

> (f) 267-426-0363

>

>

> On Feb 9, 2007, at 9:51 AM, James Moy wrote:

>

>> Unfortunately, most likely transfusion related.  Our A/I service  

>> was consulted after the initial presentation of GVHD.

>>

>> James N. Moy, M.D.

>> Chief,

>> Division of Allergy and Immunology

>> Department of Pediatrics

>> Stroger Hospital of Cook County

>>

>> Associate Professor,

>> Director,

>> Section of Allergy and Immunology

>> Department of Immunology/Microbiology

>> Rush Medical College

>>

>> On Feb 8, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Kathleen E. Sullivan wrote:

>>

>>> As in maternal GVHD?

>>>

>>> Kathleen E. Sullivan MD PhD

>>> Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology

>>> Associate Professor of Pediatrics

>>> The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

>>> (p) 215-590-1697

>>> (f) 267-426-0363

>>>

>>>

>>> On Feb 8, 2007, at 8:19 AM, James Moy wrote:

>>>

>>>> What are the treatment options for a 6 week old with DiGeorge  

>>>> and GVHD with skin and liver involvement?

>>>>

>>>> James Moy, M.D.

>>>> Stroger Hospital of Cook County

>>>> Chicago

>>>

>>

>


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