Aplasia medular adquirida, experiencia en un hospital público de referencia

Abstract

Acquired aplastic anemia. Experience in a public hospital Background: The first line treatment for patients < 40 years old with aplastic anemia (AA) is allogeneic HLA-identical sibling donor transplantation (SCT). Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) with a combination of Thymoglobuline (ATG) and cyclosporine is used for older patients or those without a donor. Five year overall survival (OS) for both therapies is > 70%. Aim: To report the experience with SCT and ATG for AA in a public hospital. Patients and Methods: AA was diagnosed in 42 patients between 1998 and 2016, according to Camitta criteria. Thirty eight (90%) received treatment, 7 (18%) under 40 years old received SCT, and 31 (82%) IST. The rest were not treated. OS was calculated from date of diagnosis until last control, death or loss from follow up. Results: Complete or partial hematologic response, was obtained in 71% and 58% of cases with SCT and IS, respectively. Five year OS was 71% and 55% with SCT and IST, respectively. No difference in response was observed between horse and rabbit ATG. Conclusions: SCT from an HLA-identical sibling donor had a high response rate and survival. IST instead, had a lower response and survival, due to an initial high mortality rate.

Anemia aplásica idiopática en un niño de Otuzco, Perú: reporte de caso

“…Aunque el tratamiento de sostén con hemoderivados, sobre todo plaquetas, puede ser necesaria para mantener a un paciente mientras se busca un donante compatible, su uso prolongado debe evitarse para impedir la sensibilización. 4 Citar como: García-Lázaro P, Barón-López M. Anemia aplásica idiopática en un niño de Otuzco, Perú: reporte de caso. En los exámenes complementarios iniciales se evidenció pancitopenia con hemoglobina: 6.6 g/dL, leucocitos: 560/ μL, neutrófilos: 200/μL, plaquetas: 4,000/μL.…”