Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with autologous adult bone marrow stem cells

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Keywords:

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, adult stem cells, bone marrow.

Abstract

Introduction: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis represents a degenerative disease with a dire prognosis, whose therapeutic options are very limited, so it is necessary to evaluate alternatives available to the population.

Objective: To evaluate treatment with autologous adult bone marrow (BM) stem cells in a 68-year-old patient with a radiological diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis and dyspnea at rest.

Case presentation: The patient attended the consultation with dyspnea at rest, and digital saturation of 74%, which after her first intravenous treatment with adult bone marrow stem cells, achieved significant improvement, with saturations ranging between 85 and 90% at 4 months after the first therapy. Eight months after the first session, she received a second dose, with which she increased the saturation to values between 94 and 97%, three weeks after the latter.

Conclusion: Conclusion: Treatment with autologous adult bone marrow stem cells could improve the signs and symptoms of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

 

Author Biography

Stalin Tello Vera, Centro médico “San Martín de Porres.” Chiclayo

Médico patólogo clínico especializado en laboratorio de biología molecular,histocompatibilidad y citometría de flujo,actualmente jefe del servicio de patología clínica del hospital nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo.

Published

2022-08-30

How to Cite

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Tello Vera S. Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with autologous adult bone marrow stem cells. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 30 [cited 2025 Feb. 2];38(3). Available from: https://revhematologia.sld.cu/index.php/hih/article/view/1651

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Presentaciones de casos