Kostmann Disease Treatment & Management

  • Author: Michael S Tankersley, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, FAAP; Chief Editor: Harumi Jyonouchi, MD   more...
 
Updated: Aug 11, 2010
 

Medical Care

  • Treating Kostmann disease with prophylactic antibiotics may be considered but are not usually required (see Medication).
  • Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is administered to stimulate neutrophil production (see Medication). Ninety percent of cases respond with increased neutrophil count and less infections. Some patients need doses of as much as 120 μ g/kg.[7]
  • Therapy with steroids and testosterone is not effective.
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Surgical Care

  • Drain abscess as needed.
  • Splenectomy is not effective.
  • Consider bone marrow transplantation only in patients unresponsive to therapy with G-CSF or in those with leukemic transformation.
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Consultations

  • Pediatric immunologist
  • Pediatric hematologist
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Contributor Information and Disclosures
Author

Michael S Tankersley, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, FAAP  Program Director, Allergy and Immunology Fellowship; Division Chief, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas

Michael S Tankersley, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Specialty Editor Board

James M Oleske, MD, MPH  François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School

James M Oleske, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, American Society for Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

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Mary L Windle, PharmD  Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine

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David J Valacer, MD  Consulting Staff, Hoffman La Roche Pharmaceuticals

David J Valacer, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Thoracic Society, and New York Academy of Sciences

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David Pallares, MD  Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Louisville

David Pallares, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology

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Chief Editor

Harumi Jyonouchi, MD  Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary Allergy/Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Harumi Jyonouchi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Immunologists, American Medical Association, Clinical Immunology Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Society for Mucosal Immunology, and Society for Pediatric Research

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