Seasonal Human Coronavirus Respiratory Tract Infection in Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

BACKGROUND: Little is known about characteristics of seasonal human coronaviruses (HCoVs) (NL63, 229E, OC43, and HKU1) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). METHODS: This was a collaborative Spanish and European bone marrow transplantation retrospective multicenter study, which included allo-HSCT recipients (adults and children) with upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) and/or lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by seasonal HCoV diagnosed through multiplex polymerase chain reaction assays from January 2012 to January 2019. RESULTS: We included 402 allo-HSCT recipients who developed 449 HCoV URTD/LRTD episodes. Median age of recipients was 46 years (range, 0.3-73.8 years). HCoV episodes were diagnosed at a median of 222 days after transplantation. The most common HCoV subtype was OC43 (n = 170 [38%]). LRTD involvement occurred in 121 episodes (27%). HCoV infection frequently required hospitalization (18%), oxygen administration (13%), and intensive care unit (ICU) admission (3%). Three-month overall mortality after HCoV detection was 7% in the whole cohort and 16% in those with LRTD. We identified 3 conditions associated with higher mortality in recipients with LRTD: absolute lymphocyte count <0.1 × 109/mL, corticosteroid use, and ICU admission (hazard ratios: 10.8, 4.68, and 8.22, respectively; P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Seasonal HCoV after allo-HSCT may involve LRTD in many instances, leading to a significant morbidity.

[Primary lymphoma of penis]. / Linfoma primario de pene.

We describe a case of primary penis lymphoma in a 71 yr old man. We review the bibliography and we emphasize the peculiarity and different sorts of clinical presentation. The initial symptoms were insidious. Physical examination and ultrasound findings made it indistinguishable from other tumors. A MRI confirmed the presence of a tumoral process with a homogeneous density in the distal part of the penis whose biopsy with immune histological processing confirmed us the diagnosis of primary penis lymphoma. The combined treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy allowed preserving the sexual organ and being without disease at 48 month of follow up.

[Comparative study on the usefulness of antibacterial prophylaxis with levofloxacin in patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation]. / Estudio comparativo sobre la utilidad de la profilaxis antibacteriana con levofloxacino en pacientes receptores de un trasplante de progenitores hematopoyéticos.

BACKGROUND: Bacterial infection remains a frequent complication in patients receiving a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, the impact of the antibacterial prophylaxis mortality in these patients is controversial. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective comparison of 2 consecutive groups of patients undergoing HSCT receiving (n=132) or not (n=107) antibacterial prophylaxis with levofloxacin. RESULTS: 41% of patients receiving prophylaxis with levofloxacin had microbiologically documented infection (MDI) with bacteremia, compared with 40% of those not receiving levofloxacin. The frequency of gram-negative bacteremia was 11 and 38%, the resistance to levofloxacin was 39 and 14%, and the mortality was 8 and 7%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: In our experience, the use of levofloxacin as prophylaxis in HSCT was associated with a lower frequency of gram-negative bacteremia but was not associated with a decreased rate of MDI and did not influence their outcome. In contrast, there was an increase in quinolone resistance in patients treated with levofloxacin.

Respuesta a altas dosis de ciclofosfamida en un paciente con anemia hemolítica autoinmunitaria refractaria a tratamiento convencional / Response to high-dose cyclophosphamide in a patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia refractory to conventional treatment

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Estudio comparativo sobre la utilidad de la profilaxis antibacteriana con levofloxacino en pacientes receptores de un trasplante de progenitores hematopoyéticos / Comparative study on the usefulness of antibacterial prophylaxis with levofloxacin in patients submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Fundamento: La infección bacteriana continúa siendo una complicación frecuente en pacientes receptores de un trasplante de progenitores hematopoyéticos (TPH). No obstante, el impacto de la profilaxis antibacteriana en la mortalidad de estos pacientes es controvertido. Pacientes y métodos: Comparación retrospectiva de 2 grupos consecutivos de receptores de TPH según recibieran (n = 132) o no (n = 107) profilaxis antibacteriana con levofloxacino. Resultados: En el 41% de los procedimientos de TPH en los que se administró profilaxis con levofloxacino se constató infección microbiológicamente documentada (IMD) con bacteriemia, frente a un 40% de los que no recibieron levofloxacino. La frecuencia de bacteriemia por bacilos gramnegativos fue del 11 y del 38%, la resistencia a levofloxacino fue del 39 y del 14%, y hubo un 8 y 7% de muertes, respectivamente. Conclusiones: En nuestra experiencia, el uso de levofloxacino se asoció a una menor frecuencia de bacteriemia por microorganismos gramnegativos, pero no se asoció a disminución en la tasa de IMD ni influyó en su evolución. En cambio, hubo un aumento de la resistencia a quinolonas en los pacientes tratados con levofloxacino (AU)

Background: Bacterial infection remains a frequent complication in patients receiving a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, the impact of the antibacterial prophylaxis mortality in these patients is controversial. Patients and methods: Retrospective comparison of 2 consecutive groups of patients undergoing HSCT receiving (n = 132) or not (n = 107) antibacterial prophylaxis with levofloxacin. Results: 41% of patients receiving prophylaxis with levofloxacin had microbiologically documented infection (MDI) with bacteremia, compared with 40% of those not receiving levofloxacin. The frequency of gram-negative bacteremia was 11 and 38%, the resistance to levofloxacin was 39 and 14%, and the mortality was 8 and 7%, respectively. Conclusions; In our experience, the use of levofloxacin as prophylaxis in HSCT was associated with a lower frequency of gram-negative bacteremia but was not associated with a decreased rate of MDI and did not influence their outcome. In contrast, there was an increase in quinolone resistance in patients treated with levofloxacin (AU

Linfoma primario de pene / Primary lymphoma of penis

Se describe un caso de linfoma primario de pene en un paciente de 71 años. Se revisa la bibliografía destacando su extrema rareza y las diferentes formas clínicas de presentación. La clínica fue insidiosa, y los datos de la exploración física y los hallazgos ecográficos la hicieron indistinguible de otras neoplasias. La resonancia magnética confirmó la existencia de un proceso neoformativo de densidad homogénea en la parte distal del pene, cuya toma biópsica junto con las técnicas de inmunohistoquímica confirmó el diagnóstico de linfoma de pene. El tratamiento combinado de quimio y radioterapia permitió conservar el órgano, encontrándose el paciente a los 48 meses libre de enfermedad (AU)

We describe a case of primary penis lymphoma in a 71yr old man. We review the bibliography and we emphasize the peculiarity and different sorts of clinical presentation. The initial symptoms were insidious. Physical examination and ultrasound findings made it indistinguishable from other tumors. A MRI confirmed the presence of a tumoral process with a homogeneous density in the distal part of the penis whose biopsy with immune histological processing confirme us the diagnosis of primary penis lymphoma. The combined treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy allowed preserving the sexual organ and being without disease at 48 month of follow up (AU)