Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a severe inherited disease characterized by a triad of clinical manifestations including abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy, and mucosal leukoplakia. 1 Bone marrow failure is th...Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a severe inherited disease characterized by a triad of clinical manifestations including abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy, and mucosal leukoplakia. 1 Bone marrow failure is the principal cause of early mortality, together with an increased predisposition to malignancy and fatal pulmonary complications. According to the dyskeratosis congenita registry, a peripheral blood cytopenia of one or more lineages is reported in 93% of patients, with 51% developing pancytopenia before the age of 10 years. 2 In patients with DC, bone marrow failure or bone marrow failure treatment-associated complications account for 67% of total mortality. 3 Therefore, management of bone marrow failure syndrome is crucial in patients with DC.展开更多
There are two arms in the management of aplastic anemia,one allogeneic bone marrow transplantation(BMT) and the other immunomodulation therapy with antilymphocyte globulin(ALG).
文摘Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a severe inherited disease characterized by a triad of clinical manifestations including abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy, and mucosal leukoplakia. 1 Bone marrow failure is the principal cause of early mortality, together with an increased predisposition to malignancy and fatal pulmonary complications. According to the dyskeratosis congenita registry, a peripheral blood cytopenia of one or more lineages is reported in 93% of patients, with 51% developing pancytopenia before the age of 10 years. 2 In patients with DC, bone marrow failure or bone marrow failure treatment-associated complications account for 67% of total mortality. 3 Therefore, management of bone marrow failure syndrome is crucial in patients with DC.
文摘There are two arms in the management of aplastic anemia,one allogeneic bone marrow transplantation(BMT) and the other immunomodulation therapy with antilymphocyte globulin(ALG).
