Gastrointestinal Bleeding, the First Presentation of Acute GVHD in Two Patients with Thalassemia after BMT
Engraftment by donor lymphocytes in an immunologically compromised host can result in donor T-cell activation against host major histocompatibility complex antigens, with resultant GVHD. The acute form of GVHD (aGVHD) is characterized by erythroderma, cholestatic hepatitis, and enteritis. The intes...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2004-03-01
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Series: | International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research |
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Online Access: | https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/166 |