[Autologous stem cell transplantation in a patient with juvenile chronic arthritis].

In the submitted case-history the authors describe autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) in a patient suffering from juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). ASCT was indicated by rheumatologists and haematologists for refractory polyarticular JCA. Mobilization with cyclophosphamide and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor was effective in terms of CD34+ cell shift to peripheral blood and the good quality autograft reliably led to haematopoetic recovery after megachemotherapy.

Allogeneic BMT for haematological disorders: single centre experience of University Hospital Bratislava.

Data on 65 sibling bone marrow transplantations (BMT) for various hematological disorders are reported. 51 patients had leukemia, 8 severe aplastic anemia, 4 myelodysplastic syndrome, one suffered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma and one from myeloid metaplasia. All but two patients have engrafted.

[Side-effects of continuous and discontinuous cytapheresis].

The authors evaluate the incidence of complications in 767 cytapreheses made on two types of blood cell separators. Complications, incl. technical problems before cytapheresis proper, were encountered more frequently during work with the discontinuous blood cell separators Haemonetics model 30 (27.