Fully born without an immune system the child is finally allowed to go home. For three months he spent in a special bubble, which did not contain any bacteria.
A young resident of Newcastle, Milo knight just two months of age were diagnosed with severe combined immunodeficiency. This meant that the child’s body can not withstand even samoistyazatel infection which can quickly kill. That is why the next three months of his life Milo spent in a sterile bubble, specially created for him by professionals at the Children’s hospital Newcastle. And then the father of the child gave for transplantation of own stem cells, on the basis of which the doctors have developed for boy brand new immune system. And now nine-month-old Milo was allowed to go home that he met his first New year.
Severe combined immunodeficiency is caused by genetic mutation, in which immune cells as white blood cells are either completely absent or are unable to work normally. In the past, most young victims of this disorder quickly died from various infections and bacteria, but modern medicine can preserve the health of the child in a special sterile space until while will prepare the operation for bone marrow transplantation. After the operation, the immune system of the baby starts working fine, as practice shows.
Himself Milo after birth looked completely healthy, but about two months he had a cough, which stubbornly refused to disappear. When the symptoms of cough has not gone in a month, doctors performed a full examination, which showed that the baby still managed to noticeably lose weight. Subsequently, he was diagnosed with severe immunodeficiency, after which he was hospitalized. (READ MORE)