Abstract
A 28-year-old man with acute promyelocytic leukemia at first early relapse received HLAmatched allogenic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) at first early relapse. Cyclosporin A and methotrexate were administered at conventional doses as a prophylaxis for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). He presented with severe bloody diarrhea on day 87 after BMT. Examination of the lower gastrointestinal tract revealed diffuse mucosal change of inflammation. A diagnosis of late onset of acute gut GVHD was made, in the absence of other manifestations such as skin and liver involvement. A further survey is needed to clarify the incidence and the pathogenesis of atypical gut GVHD. (Internal Medicine 34: 751-755, 1995).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 751-755 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
- bone marrow transplantation (BMT)
- colitis
- lower gastrointestinal tract
- T cell subset