Late onset of severe graft-versus-host disease in a pediatric liver transplant recipient

We report the management of a patient with the late onset of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after orthotopic liver transplantation. GVHD is a rare complication of solid organ transplants that usually presents early after transplantation and is fatal in the majority of cases. Our patient di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transplantation 2001-05, Vol.71 (10), p.1483-1485
Hauptverfasser:	DUNN, Stephen P, KRUEGER, Leslie J, BUTANI, Lavay, PUNNETT, Hope
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Female Graft vs Host Disease - etiology Graft vs Host Disease - physiopathology Graft vs Host Disease - therapy Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - administration & dosage Infant Liver Transplantation - adverse effects Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen Medical sciences Severity of Illness Index Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system
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