Late Onset and Protracted Course of Steroid Refractory Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease. (3rd November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gunes, Gursel; Demiroglu, Haluk; Goker, Hakan; Malkan, Umit Yavuz; Eliacik, Eylem; Yayar, Okan; Buyukasik, Yahya
• Other Names: Tsirigotis Panayiotis Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in hematology. Volume 2015(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-11-03
• Subjects: Hematology -- Periodicals; Hematology -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Blood -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Hematology; Hematologic Diseases; Blood -- Diseases; Hematology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 616.15
• DOI: 10.1155/2015/692175
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6560

Abstract

Abstract : Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT). Occurring in 30% to 70% of patients, cGVHD has a median time to onset of 4 to 6 months and most cases present within 2 years after aHSCT. Here, we present a patient transplanted at the age of 55 who developed refractory cutaneous cGVHD more than 5.5 years after aHSCT.