Long-term remission of infantile Takayasu arteritis associated with germline CBL syndrome after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A case report and literature review.

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large-vessel vasculitis that rarely presents in infancy. Casitas B-lineage lymphoma (CBL) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder due to heterozygous CBL gene germline pathogenic variants that is characterized by a predisposition to develop juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). Vasculitis, including TA, has been reported in several patients.

[Heavy menstrual bleeding affects quality of life in adolescents].

Introduction: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) occurs in 37% of adolescents and compromise their quality of life.

Objective: To measure the magnitude of the impact of the SME on the quality of life in adolescents.

Patients And Method: We interviewed adolescents diagnosed with HMB between 10 and 18 years old and one of their guardians.

[Renal function in pediatric patients with allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation].

Unlabelled: Patients with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can develop some degree of renal failure. The aim of this descriptive study is to evaluate markers of kidney injury in pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation between 1991 and 2011.

Patients And Method: A descriptive study of pediatric patients with allogeneic transplant of hematopoietic precursors between 1991 and 2011.