Successful unrelated BMT in a patient with Kostmann syndrome complicated by pre-transplant pulmonary 'bacterial' abscesses

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2001 Aug;28(4):413-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703156.

Abstract

Kostmann syndrome, severe congenital neutropenia, is often associated with life-threatening bacterial infections. A 5-year-old girl with Kostmann syndrome developed pulmonary abscesses. She was refractory to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and antibiotics. She underwent unrelated HLA-matched BMT. Myeloablative conditioning consisted of 12-Gy TBI with lung shielding, antithymocyte globulin, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide. After successful engraftment, the pulmonary abscesses resolved by day 75 post-transplant. Although the option of transplantation is not established in the setting of unrelated HLA-matched BMT in Kostmann syndrome, this case may provide useful information. Furthermore, pre-transplant pulmonary bacterial abscesses may not be a contraindication for BMT in some patients with Kostmann syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / methods*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Abscess / complications*
  • Lung Abscess / microbiology*
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Neutropenia / congenital
  • Neutropenia / therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
  • Syndrome
  • Transplantation Conditioning
  • Transplantation, Homologous