Yashoda Hospitals save 10-month-old with rare bone marrow disorder

Doctors at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, successfully treated a 10-month-old baby diagnosed with a rare bone marrow disorder, CAMT. A life-saving stem cell transplant using the father as a half-match donor helped the infant recover and improve steadily.

Hyderabad: Doctors at Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, on Wednesday announced successful treatment of a 10-months-old infant, suffering from a life-threatening bone marrow disorder.

The infant, M Khader Armaan, was diagnosed with Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia (CAMT), a rare genetic medical condition that prevents the bone marrow from producing platelets, leaving patients at extreme risk of fatal bleeding.

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The infant was brought to the hospital by parents Mulla Khaja and Reshme from Nandavaram, Kurnool district, on December 26, 2025, with a persistently low platelet count. His condition became critical upon admission when he suffered a feeding-related aspiration episode, leading to respiratory distress and a dropping heart rate.

“He was immediately intubated and maintained on mechanical ventilation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for four days,” said Dr Ashok Kumar Pillai, Senior Hemato-Oncologist and Bone Marrow Transplant Specialist.

Since a stem cell transplant is the only cure for CAMT and due to non-availability of a perfect match, the medical team opted for a haploidentical transplant, wherein the father was selected as a ‘half-match’ donor.

The transplant was performed on January 8, 2026, and post-procedure, the infant gradually showed improvement in platelet count and was successfully taken off ventilator support, Dr S Prashanth Reddy, Unit Head of Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, said.