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Constrictive pericarditis and primary effusion lymphoma following allogeneic BMT for CML

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 47, pages 1250–1251 (2012)Cite this article

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Constrictive pericarditis (CP) after allogeneic SCT may develop after infective pericarditis or pericardial GVHD. Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), also a rare disease, is usually seen in immunocompromised patients and has a poor prognosis.

We describe a case of CP and PEL developing in a patient after allo-SCT for CML. We believe it is the first documented case of these complications in this setting, and include rare FDG-PET images of PEL.

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  1. Department of Haematology, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

    H Rose, R McLennan & P Campbell

  2. Goulburn Valley Health Pathology, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia

    M Kulik

  3. St John of God Pathology, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

    R Standish

  4. Department of Gastroenterology, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

    E Prewett

  5. Department of Clinical Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Service, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia

    J Szer

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Rose, H., Kulik, M., Standish, R. et al. Constrictive pericarditis and primary effusion lymphoma following allogeneic BMT for CML. Bone Marrow Transplant 47, 1250–1251 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2011.255

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