GVHD dry eyes treated with autologous serum tears

被引:103
作者
Rocha, EM
Pelegrino, FSA
de Paiva, CS
Vigorito, AC
de Souza, CA
机构
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Ciencias Med, Dept Oftalmol, BR-13081970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Hematol & Hemotherapy Ctr, Hemoctr, BR-13081970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
关键词
GVHD; dry eye; autologous serum tears; allogeneic PBPC transplantation;
D O I
10.1038/sj.bmt.1702334
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
Two cases of GVHD with severe dry eyes are reported where conventional therapy failed to control ocular signs and symptoms. Autologous serum tears, however, resulted in a beneficial clinical effect with marked attenuation of the symptoms. This therapy proved to be safe during 10 months of treatment.
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页码:1101 / 1103
页数:3
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