Abstract
An 18-yr-old woman with cystic fibrosis who received a double-lung transplant developed a severe episode of acute lung rejection. Bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy were used to establish the diagnosis. The rejection was refractory to administration of high-dose pulse steroids. OKT3 therapy was successfully used to reverse this episode. This is the first case report of a steroid-resistant double-lung allograft rejection successfully treated with OKT3.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 224-226 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Review of Respiratory Disease |
Volume | 144 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine