Medical professionals at the KLE Cancer Hospital in Belagavi performed a unique cancer correction surgery to save a little girl’s life.
A group of surgeons, headed by Paediatric Haematologist Oncologist S. Abhilasha, successfully performed a bone marrow transplant on a patient dealing with congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia(CMT), which is a genetic disorder. Tragically, the girl had previously lost her brother to this same condition.
The kid had been dealing with a consistently low platelet count since they were a baby, needing regular platelet transfusions, and their older sibling had unfortunately passed away from the same condition. After a detailed assessment and genetic confirmation of CAMT, it was decided to go ahead with an allogenic transplant.
The touching part of this story is that the child’s older sister, who doesn’t have this condition, turned out to be a perfect How matched sibling donor. She went through a bone marrow harvest procedure where they take out stem cells from the bone marrow. After following a well-thought-out plan, these healthy stem cells were given to the child.
The recovery after the transplant was carefully watched, and the engraftment was successful. Now, the child is making healthy blood cells.
This case represents a significant milestone in advanced pediatric care for the region, as it was the first allogenic bone marrow transplant conducted in north Karnataka. It demonstrates that even complex procedures like bone marrow transplants for rare genetic disorders and cancers can be successfully performed with the right skills and facilities. This success brings hope to other children facing rare blood disorders and highlights the critical need for early diagnosis, genetic counseling, and access to specialized medical care.
CAMT is a genetic disorder marked by a drastic decrease in platelet production from birth, which can lead to severe bleeding issues. If not treated, the condition can lead to total bone marrow failure. The only available curative option is an allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
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