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To the Editor: Immunocompromised patients can persistently shed influenza, increasing the potential for resistance to antiviral drugs and for nosocomial transmission.^1,2 We report the case of a 23-year-old man with acute lymphocytic leukemia who underwent transplantation of T-cell–depleted hematopoietic stem cells from his HLA-mismatched brother in August 1999 after receiving total body irradiation, thiotepa, fludarabine, and antithymocyte globulin. After transplantation, graft-versus-host disease developed (requiring treatment with prednisone and azathioprine), along with transplant-related nephropathy, avascular necrosis in both ankles, and restrictive lung disease.

In January 2001, rhinorrhea, cough, and fever developed. Computed tomographic scanning showed mucosal thickening in the maxillary, ethmoid, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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