1. ¹Oncology Unit, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2. ²Department of Virology, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3. ³Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Correspondence: Dr PJ Shaw, Oncology Unit, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales 2145, Australia. E-mail: PeterS@chw.edu.au

Received 7 February 2006; Revised 31 August 2006; Accepted 25 September 2006; Published online 23 October 2006.

Abstract

Pancreatitis is a well-recognized consequence of blood and marrow transplantation (BMT). In a 4-year period, between January 2001 and December 2004, five children who received a BMT in our institution were diagnosed as having pancreatitis. Four of these five children also had adenoviral infection. We report these four cases and highlight the importance of investigating for pancreatitis patients who have any abdominal symptoms post BMT, and include specific stool culture for viral isolation, if it is not already known.