Graves disease following rabbit antithymocyte globulin treatment of severe aplastic anemia in a Korean child

• Main Authors: In Su Choi (Author), Han Kyul Kim (Author), Dong Kyun Han (Author), Hee Jo Baek (Author), Hae In Jang (Author), Chan Jong Kim (Author), Hoon Kook (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 conditio...