Preconstitución inmunológica mediante trasplante medular en un paciente portador de inmunodeficiencia combinada severa

Autor: Benito González M, Esperanza Marzouka B, Soledad Godoy P, Patricia Dal Borgo A
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Revista chilena de pediatría v.64 n.2 1993
SciELO Chile
CONICYT Chile
instacron:CONICYT
Popis: A 6 month old boy with severe combined immunodeficiency disease was treated successfully with a bone marrow'ranspiantaiion (BMT) from his HLA-icntical dizyqotic female twin. Development of immune functions was achieved within3 months with full reconstilulion of T-and B-lympnocyfc-mcdiated responses. The donor was Iransfused with irradiated selffresh whole blood, she showed good tolerance for the procedure, without complications and was discharged 24 hourslater without changes in her hematological parameteis. The receptor showed clinical and bacteriological evidences ofdisseminated infection by bacillus of CalmeUe-Guerin before and after bone marrow transplantation, and was treatedwith rifanpicine, isoniazid, ethambutol. The clinical pre.sentclion of BCG infection was like that seen in similar cases andmimiked some aspects of local reactions at BCG vaccination site that have been described in patients with Kawasakidisease. No conditioning treatment was given to ihe patient and a mild graft versus host disease was seen one monthafter bone marrow infusion, consisting of rash, hepatomegaly, thrombocytopenia and increased scrum activity of liverenzymes. He was successfully treated with hydrocortisone and prcdnisonc for three months. One year after bone marrowtrnsplantation the patient remains clinically well and free of any significant infection.(Key words: severe combined immunodeficiency, disseminated Bacillus Calmcttc-Guerin, bone marrow transplantation,Kawasaki disease.!
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