Gastrointestinal Bleeding, the First Presentation of Acute GVHD in Two Patients with Thalassemia after BMT

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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Main Authors: A Ghavamzadeh, A Moosavi, A Hedayatiasl, R Taghipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-03-01
Series:International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
Subjects:
aGVHD
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Online Access:https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/166

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