Bone marrow patient dies

Bone marrow patient dies

SEMARANG: The first patient to receive a bone marrow
transplant in Indonesia died last Tuesday of heart complications
after surgery.

Lorensia Putri, 3 and a half years old, was treated at the
Telogorejo Hospital in Semarang for the past month following the
surgery, the Antara news agency reported.

The girl, who also suffered from thalassemia, suddenly
developed heart complications before she died, A.G. Sumantri, who
headed the surgery team, said. "We've done all we could to treat
and save Lorensia," he said. (emb)