Abstract
Infection is the major cause of mortality in patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) and often results in postponement of immunotherapy or transplantation treatment. We report on a 23-year-old man with very SAA with almost no neutrophils who was primarily treated with peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from an HLA-identical sibling. He received reduced dose conditioning with cyclophosphamide and antithymocyte globulin during active infection with typhlitis and pneumonia. Cyclophosphamide 50. mg/kg/d was given on Day 4 and Day 3 before transplantation and antithymocyte globulin Fresenius 20. mg/kg/d was given on Day 3 and Day 2. Neutrophils and platelets were engrafted on Day +18 and Day +20 after transplantation. Symptoms and signs of acute or chronic graft versus host disease were not observed as of Day +545 after transplantation. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with reduced intensity conditioning may be considered as the primary therapy for SAA complicated by severe infection.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 100-102 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Tzu Chi Medical Journal |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 1 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Infection
- Reduced intensity conditioning
- Severe aplastic anemia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)