Clostridium difficile infection in Chilean patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Introduction: Patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation have an increased risk of Clostridium difficile infection and multiple risk factors have been identified. Published reports have indicated an incidence from 9% to 30% of transplant patients however to date there is no information about infection in these patients in Chile.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed of patients who developed C.

Response and survival in acute myeloid leukemia patients not candidates to transplantation treated with azacitidine versus palliative treatment: a retrospective study.

Introduction: Acute myeloid leukemia has a high mortality if untreated. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the only curative treatment so far. Patients who are not eligible to receive a transplant can be treated with hypomethylating agents that have shown to improve disease-free and overall survival.

Acquired hemophagocytic syndrome related to parainfluenza virus infection: case report.

Introduction: We present the case of a patient with acquired hemophagocytic syndrome secondary to parainfluenza virus infection, a complication that has not, to the best of our knowledge, been previously reported.

Case Presentation: A 33-year-old Chilean man with fever secondary to parainfluenza 2 virus infection developed progressive cholestasis, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenia and an increased ferritin level (>2000 IU/L). A bone marrow analysis showed hemophagocytosis.