Tissue destruction in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients due to donor T cells responding to host (recipient) antigens
Two types: acute graft-versus-host d...
GVHD can affect any organ.
Most common sites of involvement in aGVHD include skin, GI, and hepatic organs; skin often first involved
Additional sites include oral, ocular, pulmonary, an...
aGVHD is graded from I (mild) to IV (severe).
cGVHD is graded from 0 (mild) to 3 (severe).
aGVHD of skin
Grades I and II: topical triamcinolone 0.1% BID–TI...
Nutritional status, including oral ...
Shaw BE. Graft versus host disease clinical trials: is it time for patients centered outcomes to be the primary objective [published online ahead of print January 14, 2019]? Curr He...
D89.813 Graft-versus-host disease, unspecified
D89.810 Acute graft-versus-host disease
D89.811 Chronic graft-versus-host disease
D89.812 Acute on chronic graft-versus-host disease
279.50 Gr...
aGVHD and cGVHD are defined by clinical manifestations. aGVHD occurs early after posttransplant.
Skin, GIT, and liver are the common sites involved in aGVHD.
The degree of organ involvem...
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