- Case Report
- Graves disease following rabbit antithymocyte globulin treatment of severe aplastic anemia in a Korean child
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In Su Choi, Han Kyul Kim, Dong Kyun Han, Hee Jo Baek, Hae In Jang, Chan Jong Kim, Hoon Kook
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(7):267-269. Published online July 22, 2015
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Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is used as an immunosuppressive treatment (IST) to deplete clonal suppressor T cells in patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA). The depletion of suppressor T cells by ATG may affect the activation of B cells, which results in an increased risk for autoimmune conditions. A 12-year-old boy was diagnosed with idiopathic SAA. As he did not have... |
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