Graft-versus-Host Disease

Record number: 
1128
Adverse Occurrence type: 
Graft versus host disease
MPHO Type: 
Lung
Estimated frequency: 
rare
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence: 
Skin rash; diarrhea; liver disfunction; severe pancytopenia
Demonstration of imputability or root cause: 
HLA typing demonstrated donor lymphocytes in the recipient. engraftment of donor lymphocytes
Keywords: 
lung
GvHD (graft versus host disease)
skin rash
diarrhea
severe pancytopenia
HLA (human leukocyte antigen)
liver dysfunction
References: 
Graft-vs-host disease as a complication of lung transplantation.
Suggest references: 
Smith, D.M., Agura, E.A., Ausloos, K. Ring, W.S., Domiati-Saad, R. and Klintmalm, G.B. (2006). Graft-vs-host disease as a complication of lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 25(9):1175-1177.