TREATMENT OF NEUTROPENIA IN A RENAL-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT WITH GRANULOCYTE-COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR

We report the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in a renal transplant recipient in whom neutropenia developed following a presumed viral infection. G-CSF was successful in producing a rise in neutrophil count which coincided with a resolution of fever; there wa s no adverse effect on renal function. This is the first use of G-CSF in a paediatric renal transplant recipient, and its use should be cons idered for the immunosuppressed child with persistent neutropenia.