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A group of 132 patients with both malignant and nonmalignant conditions was allografted using the 'Mexican' method of non-ablative conditioning. The conditioning was delivered on an outpatient basis and the procedure was planned to be conducted on outpatients in all cases. While 103 patients (78%) were able to complete the procedure totally as outpatients, 29 (22%) were hospitalized because of fever, mucositis or acute graft-versus-host disease. In a multivariate analysis, although differences were not statistically significant, it was found that the patients who were allografted as outpatients had higher levels of hemoglobin (12 versus 11.8 g/dl), higher platelet counts (248 versus 191 x 10(9)/l), lower white blood cell counts (11.7 versus 12.4 x 10(9)/l), higher Karnofsky scale scores (100 versus 90%) and lower creatinine levels (0.9 versus 0.93 mg/dl). A total of 86% of the patients with normal values for these variables could be allografted as outpatients, whereas only 67% of those with abnormal values completed the entire procedure as outpatients. It is concluded that allografting can be accomplished totally on an outpatient basis using the 'Mexican' reduced intensity-conditioning regimen.
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Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/métodos , Adolescente , Adulto , Assistência Ambulatorial , Criança , Feminino , Doenças Hematológicas/mortalidade , Doenças Hematológicas/terapia , Neoplasias Hematológicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hematológicas/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Hospitalização , Humanos , Masculino , México , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Segurança , Taxa de Sobrevida , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/efeitos adversos , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
We herein report a 30 years old male patient with AIDS and Cryptosporidium diarrhea diagnosed by intestinal biopsy. After some days of unsuccessful conventional anti-diarrheal treatment, an analog of somatostatin (octreotide acetate) Sandostatin was started. The stool volume and the bowel movements decreased dramatically and in spite of some collateral effects the patient could be clinically improved and discharged from the hospital.
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/complicações , Criptosporidiose/complicações , Diarreia/parasitologia , Somatostatina/uso terapêutico , Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida/parasitologia , Adulto , Animais , Criptosporidiose/parasitologia , Diarreia/tratamento farmacológico , Diarreia/etiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Infecções Oportunistas/complicações , Infecções Oportunistas/parasitologiaRESUMO
Eight patients with idiopathic severe aplastic anemia received acyclovir as the initial treatment to ascertain if this antiviral therapy could be effective. Three patients showed improvement, but only one had a sustained recovery. The responses could be coincidental, but it seems that some patients can benefit from acyclovir. More studies are needed on the role of viruses and antiviral therapy in relation to severe aplastic anemia.