Refractory severe aplastic anemia in a child: treatment failure and access barriers in a low-resource setting
This case underscores the urgent need for affordable curative therapies like HSCT in low-income settings. It also emphasizes the variable response to IST and the role of systemic inequities in limiting care for children with life-threatening hematologic diseases.
Authors
- Raghida Dhayni
- Jana Kotaich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-392X)
- Chrystelle Chemaly
- Zeinab Karaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7732-1501)
- Ali Shmeis
Institutions
- Lebanese University (LB)
- Beirut Arab University (LB)
- Medication Management (United States) (US)
- Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000004007
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49