Successful allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for childhood-onset refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 103-104, 2000.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-43374
ABSTRACT
Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS) is an extremely rare type of myelodysplastic syndrome in children. We describe a 10-year-old boy with RARS presented with pancytopenia. He remained relatively stable with only a few transfusions until age of 20 years, when he underwent an allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) because of increased transfusion requirements. He remains in complete chimeric state at 20 months posttransplant with normal hematologic parameters. To our knowledge, this is the first description of successful BMT in a patient with childhood-onset RARS. The indication of BMT for this rare disorder in children is discussed.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Transplantation, Homologous
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Anemia, Refractory
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Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Anemia, Sideroblastic
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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