Life gained through early diagnosis and support
Anisha Bandekar was suffering from bubble baby syndrome. Anisha Bandekar, who was brought to Wadia Hospital from Karwar, Karnataka, underwent BMT at the age of 19 days. Anisha’s stem cell matches were found from donor registries. Actually, a child of Anisha’s parents died due to infection, after which Anisha was also tested after birth in which this disease was revealed. This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and collaboration between medical professionals and donor registries.
19 day old Anisha Bandekar brought from Karnataka
This two-month-old girl suffering from bubble baby syndrome has become one of the youngest patients in the country to undergo bone marrow transplant (BMT) from an unrelated donor. 19-day-old Anisha Bandekar was brought to Wadia Hospital from Karwar, Karnataka, and underwent BMT within two months
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) aka Bubble Baby
Bubble babies, who suffer from the genetic defect Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), are born without an immune system, which makes even the smallest infection life-threatening. This disease affects one in ten million people.
Timely advice helps in saving life
BMT experts said that they managed to get several stem cell matches from the donor registry and were able to perform BMT to help Anisha recover. He also told that due to late detection, bubble babies rarely get timely diagnosis but in Anisha’s case, timely advice from doctors helped in saving her life.
One of the youngest transplant patients
Anisha, who underwent BMT on November 9, was discharged from the hospital a few days ago, but the girl’s family will remain in Mumbai for the next six months. Wadia Hospital CEO Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala has said that he is one of the youngest transplant patients in the country to receive stem cells from a volunteer donor. This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and collaborative efforts of medical professionals and bone marrow donors. This effort of doctors has given new hope in the field of medicine where if there are many more such children then they will get new hope of life.