Shaimaa El-Ashwah, Noreen Elbayoumi, May Denewer, Mohamed ELboghdady, Emad Azmy, Mohamed Mabed, Gehad Saleh, M A ElBaiomy, Maha Elzaafarany, Mohamed A Ebrahim, Manal A Salah-Eldin, Tawfik ElKhodary, Hayam Ghazy, Sameh Shamaa
CONTEXT: Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is considered the standard of care in relapsed/refractory lymphoid malignancies. One major complication is the occurrence of infection, which is directly related to high doses of chemotherapy and the consequent major immunosuppression, breach of the mucous membrane barrier in the gastrointestinal tract, and line-related infections. The most common infection in post-transplant is bacterial, fungal or viral in nature. OBJECTIVE: A case of bilharzial colitis post-ASCT for R/R diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)...
October 2022: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia