Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease of the Gut

  • Tohru Izumi
  • , Youichi Amemiya
  • , Noriaki Iwao
  • , Toshiyuki Suzuki
  • , Kazuo Muroi
  • , Minoru Yoshida
  • , Kiyohiko Hatake
  • , Yasusada Miura
  • , Noribumi Hitomi
  • , Makio Hatakeyama
  • , Kenji Nakazawa
  • , Ken Saito

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)751-755
Number of pages5
JournalInternal Medicine
Volume34
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
  • bone marrow transplantation (BMT)
  • colitis
  • lower gastrointestinal tract
  • T cell subset

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