Life After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Leukemia And

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Graft-vsvs-Host Disease• Donor immune cells (graft) recognize thepatient’s cells (host) as foreign.• Acute (early) GVHD typically in first 100 days• Chronic (late) GVHD after 100 days and up toseveral years after BMT• Can occur in 30-70% of patients• May be triggered by infection, sunburn.– Dry eyes, dry mouth, skin rashes and tightness,trouble swallowing, eating, vaginal dryness andstrictures, lung damage, weight loss, infections.
Acute Graft-vsvs-Host Disease• Skin:– Mild rash– blistering and desquamation• Liver:– cholestasis; mild to severe liver failure• GI:– cramps, anorexia, diarrhea• Anywhere: (Lung, Eye,Joints)
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