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Induction of Graft-versus-host Disease and In Vivo T Cell Monitoring Using an MHC-matched Murine Model
Published on: August 29, 2012
Diagnosis and treatment for graft-versus-host disease after liver transplantation: two case reports
1Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University, 1 Jiankang Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710061, China. smilebird75@hotmail.com
Aim:
The diagnosis and treatments were of 2 cases of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after liver transplantation are presented herein.
Methods:
The 2 cases were diagnosed at 24 and 32 days after liver transplantation, respectively. Fever, diarrhea, skin rash, and leukopenia were symptoms in both of them. They were treated with methylprednisolone (0.5 g/d, for 3 days), G-CSF, and GM-CSF. The dose of CsA was decreased in 1 of them.
Results:
One patient died of cerebral hemorrhage at 31 days after transplantation. The other 1 responded well to the methylprednisolone and the skin rash disappeared within 1 week after the treatment. He was discharged 50 days after transplantation.
Conclusion:
Clinicians should be familiar with the risk factors, signs, and symptoms associated with GVHD after liver transplantation. Corticosteroids are the choice of treatment for GVHD after liver transplantation. Immunosuppressive agents should be decreased when GVHD is diagnosed.
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